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They drive inequality, entrench the outmoded attitudes about our past and hold back the natural talents outside the gilded circles of wealth and privilege

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Seaside towns like Skegness are yet to experience the 'merits' of Brexit and levelling up just isn't cutting it

The government’s Brexit policy has devastated the sector – and opened up a £7bn black hole in public finances

Britain is no longer fit for purpose. It should voluntarily become a colony of India

The arrival of the Anglo-Saxons pushed what was once Britain’s dominant language into three unconnected regions

These zones will not only protect women from abuse and intimidation; they will also make the law more coherent when it comes to access

A collage exposing the dark heart of the British countryside gets a musical makeover. But what will the Europeans make of it?

The minister who helped negotiate the Australia trade deal now admits it was rubbish. Might Sunak be heading for a similar revelation – on Brexit itself?

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Climate campaigners are blocking roads and defacing artworks. But is anyone listening?

It's a falsehood being peddled by the government at its own peril

The logic of a British passport is sound enough. But, it underlines how much we have lost for the little we have gained

Amy Trigg’s play about life with spina bifida is a tremendous piece of writing and acting, but repeats are for television

In an attempt to save his image, what other shows could the former health secretary make all about him?

Margaret Thatcher would not have made much of the former health secretary's claim to be a celebrity

No 10 has mistaken excellence for elitism. The results could be disastrous

Brexit has been a car crash. When will we have a leader brave enough to tell the truth about this?

Britain needs strong economic growth. One of the world’s leading economists explains why that’s not going to happen

Britain will stop on Sunday to honour its war dead. But in a new era, what should we remember, and how should we do it?

Five years after we upset the people of Skegness by describing their town as Brexitland-on-Sea, we handed MARTIN FLETCHER a tin helmet and sent him back to see if their sunlit uplands ever materialised

The birth of the singles chart signalled the future direction of British pop

The UK Jewish film festival forces us to confront the past, no matter how agonising

A show about shallow people really shouldn’t be so shallow itself. Sadly, this production falls into this trap

The play's 90 minutes pass effortlessly enough, but ultimately one was left feeling it was much ado about nothing

For those of the Brexit persuasion, the East Europeans who managed to get in should be called Benefits Vultures. They are as far from this as imaginable

'Wimbledonisation' helped the City of London become Europe’s financial capital. But leaving the EU has been much less of an advantage

Who will Suella Braverman go after next in her attempt to out-bigot the bigots?

Nowadays, I tend to steer clear of SW1A 0AA. Perhaps, it's the bad memories, or maybe it's the horrific state of British politics today

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Burns is seen as making the true blue Tory heartland seat look “eminently winnable” for Labour