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From broken railways to packed prisons: Margaret Thatcher’s legacy continues to cast its long shadow

From broken railways to packed prisons: Margaret Thatcher’s legacy continues to cast its long shadow
It’s 100 years since the birth of one of the most divisive political figures Britain has seen. Here’s how her neoliberal ideology still maintains its grip over us
Letters: I feel very alone as a working-class liberal

Letters: I feel very alone as a working-class liberal
A reader is feeling isolated amid the differing political views of family and friends
My aunt was a nun. Even she read Jilly Cooper’s bonkbusters

My aunt was a nun. Even she read Jilly Cooper’s bonkbusters
Aunt Bridie’s death happened in similar circumstances to Jilly Cooper’s. It’s brought back a lot of memories
The ‘Yo-yo Homes’, revealed: How ex-council tenants make over £200k selling homes back to councils
The ‘Yo-yo Homes’, revealed: How ex-council tenants make over £200k selling homes back to councils
Seeing your kid off to university is a joy – but we had some wobbles on the motorway
Seeing your kid off to university is a joy – but we had some wobbles on the motorway
Cillian Murphy: ‘There’s this massive imbalance where the most important people can’t afford a house’

Cillian Murphy: ‘There’s this massive imbalance where the most important people can’t afford a house’
‘I hope it’s a worthy successor to Happy Valley’: Sally Wainwright on menopause and new show Riot Women

‘I hope it’s a worthy successor to Happy Valley’: Sally Wainwright on menopause and new show Riot Women
Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor

Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor
‘Are you really the doctor?’: The realities of life as a Black GP in the NHS

‘Are you really the doctor?’: The realities of life as a Black GP in the NHS
The challenge of counting hidden homelessness in Britain

The challenge of counting hidden homelessness in Britain
This charity uses McDonald’s to fight hidden homelessness

This charity uses McDonald’s to fight hidden homelessness
The hidden homelessness crisis is fuelled by the scourge of domestic abuse

The hidden homelessness crisis is fuelled by the scourge of domestic abuse
Good Boy review – tails of the unexpected in a ghostly shaggy-dog story

Good Boy review – tails of the unexpected in a ghostly shaggy-dog story
Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty

Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
The UK is not doing well. Here’s how the Marmot Principles could help Starmer turn things around

The UK is not doing well. Here’s how the Marmot Principles could help Starmer turn things around
Here’s how projects driven by the eight Marmot principles are transforming Britain

Here’s how projects driven by the eight Marmot principles are transforming Britain
In the age of AI slop, what is the future of art and photography?

In the age of AI slop, what is the future of art and photography?
The Colonel and The King by Peter Guralnick review – behind the myth of Elvis and his manager

The Colonel and The King by Peter Guralnick review – behind the myth of Elvis and his manager
Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’

Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’
Letters: I’ve never met someone with a learning disability earning £30,000 a year

Letters: I’ve never met someone with a learning disability earning £30,000 a year
Inside the Big Issue: Cillian Murphy fights the system

Inside the Big Issue: Cillian Murphy fights the system
Why ‘noodle dramas’ like The Guest are just as enjoyable as ‘caviar dramas’ like Slow Horses

Why ‘noodle dramas’ like The Guest are just as enjoyable as ‘caviar dramas’ like Slow Horses
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: ‘Painful things make you a better version of yourself’

Bad Seed Warren Ellis: ‘Painful things make you a better version of yourself’
Living with Tourette’s syndrome is exhausting, heartbreaking… and undeniably funny
