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The gold that got away

The gold that got away

Gordon Brown’s bullion blunder looks worse than ever as gold hits new highs

Stephen
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Empire in reverse: How Britain pays to lose its own territory

Empire in reverse: How Britain pays to lose its own territory

The UK is poised to surrender the Chagos Islands to a China-aligned Mauritius while paying billions for the privilege. What began as decolonisation ends as self-liquidation.

Stephen
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The end of the liberal settlement: Ben Habib and the return of majority politics

The end of the liberal settlement: Ben Habib and the return of majority politics

Habib indicts the liberal technocracy he says has replaced British democracy with rule by rights, bureaucracy, and supranational decree.

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Algorithms, institutions and influence: Paul Marshall’s media bias diagnosis

Algorithms, institutions and influence: Paul Marshall’s media bias diagnosis

At Oxford this week, the hedge fund boss and media investor delivered a rare diagnosis of the UK’s media dysfunction.

Stephen
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The great brexit reversal

The great brexit reversal

Keir Starmer is rejoining the EU without saying so – and handing Nigel Farage the keys to Britain’s next insurgency

Stephen
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Lowe unleashed: a parliamentarian without a party

Lowe unleashed: a parliamentarian without a party

Vindicated and unrepentant, the independent MP lays out a radical defence of sovereignty, accountability and the individual.

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