Why Rachel Reeves chose a ‘smorgasbord’ of tax tweaks – and the risks involved in that approach
The chancellor rejected the big, bold sweep of an income tax rise.
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Hacksaw Ridge promised to champion pacifism – but the film is sadly just jingoistic
The Oscar-nominated film is pure Hollywood hokum and a lost opportunity.
How poetry can help to fight polarisation and misinformation
By encouraging people to imagine beyond their own experience, reading poetry can help them see things from a different perspective.
Explainer: how do cyclists reach super fast speeds?
Even though spoked wheels and pneumatic tyres were invented in the 1880s, bicycle design hasn’t really changed a great deal in the time since – at least, at face value. However, look closer and around…
Cycling should take a lead from F1 as hidden motor scandal emerges
Cycling has been on the look out for mini engines in bike frames, and it may have come up trumps. But it might be missing a trick to invigorate the sport.
Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement is a poisoned chalice for whoever wins the next election
Swingeing cuts especially to infrastructure spending after 2025 give Labour some choices to make.
LGBT+ history: the story of camp, from Little Richard to Lil Nas X
Camp defies easy categorisation and has come to mean many things over the span of queer history
Pro‑Putin movement expands across the former Soviet bloc – here’s why
East Germans are not the only former members of the Soviet bloc who are moving closer to Putin’s position on the Ukraine war.
Scientific progress could result in human extinction
An obscure Russian prince lays claim to being the first person to announce that humanity may destroy itself through its own technological advancement.
Back to the bad old days, as civil service infighting threatens UK’s only hope for digital government
The GDS has built the foundations of digital government, but they’re being undermined.
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