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J.K. Rowling, ex-porn stars, the death of Jews and me
What I learned from an X storm
Oct 9 • 
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Anti-fascism ain’t for the faint hearted
As the fracturing of the Never Trump movement shows
Oct 7 • 
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A warning from Trump's America
Charlie Sykes on breaking out of progressive bubbles
Oct 6 • 
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Why the radical left can’t fight anti-Jewish racism
It would have to fight its friends if it did
Oct 4 • 
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Tony Blair can never be the colonial ruler of Gaza
Firing memos into a mass grave
Oct 1 • 
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September 2025

Keir Starmer finds his voice and takes on Farage
Too little, too late?
Sep 30 • 
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The UK descends into extremism
Farage wants to be Britain’s tinpot Trump
Sep 29 • 
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It looks like Moldova is defying Putin
Good news - at last!
Sep 28 • 
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Lie-Distract-Attack: The rules of modern propaganda
Putin, Farage and Trump follow the same playbook
Sep 27 • 
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The enshittification of streaming TV
Pay more, get less
Sep 26 • 
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Trump enables Farage to move to the extremes
The global far right embraces its returning son
Sep 24 • 
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Is it all over for Starmer?
Either he takes the fight to the right, or he goes
Sep 23 • 
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