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

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

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
Paul McNamee

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
Housing

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
Sam Delaney

Seeing your kid off to university is a joy – but we had some wobbles on the motorway

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What’s behind the enduring appeal of Paul Weller?
Music

What’s behind the enduring appeal of Paul Weller?

Cillian Murphy: ‘There’s this massive imbalance where the most important people can’t afford a house’
Film

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
TV

‘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
Books

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
Health

‘Are you really the doctor?’: The realities of life as a Black GP in the NHS

The challenge of counting hidden homelessness in Britain
Hidden homelessness

The challenge of counting hidden homelessness in Britain

This charity uses McDonald’s to fight hidden homelessness
Hidden homelessness

This charity uses McDonald’s to fight hidden homelessness

The hidden homelessness crisis is fuelled by the scourge of domestic abuse
Maria Sookias

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
Film

Good Boy review – tails of the unexpected in a ghostly shaggy-dog story

Marmot principles should be applied to government departments for ending poverty
John Bird

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
Marmot Places

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
Marmot thinking

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?
Artificial intelligence

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
Books

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’
Letter to my younger self

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

Letters: I’ve never met someone with a learning disability earning £30,000 a year

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Inside the Big Issue: Cillian Murphy fights the system
Inside the Big Issue

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
TV

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’
Letter To My Younger Self

Bad Seed Warren Ellis: ‘Painful things make you a better version of yourself’

Living with Tourette’s syndrome is exhausting, heartbreaking… and undeniably funny
Health

Living with Tourette’s syndrome is exhausting, heartbreaking… and undeniably funny