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The Week

The Tories should not let their caution on tax conceal the radicalism of their other policies

James Forsyth reviews the week in politics

Diary of a Nottting Hill Nobody

Tamzin Lightwater's unique take on the week

Britain needs US-style think tanks to counter the Left’s grip on universities

Anthony Browne reviews the week in politics

Diary

Dennis Sewell on the state of Lebanon and the charm of Guto Harri

Arts

Spiritual heaven

Peter Phillips on the English choral tradition

Moving and magical

Roberto Alagna
Barbican

Simon Boccanegra
Royal Opera House

The Merry Widow
Coliseum

Books

But what about justice, fairness and honesty?

Alan Judd reads James Griffin's account of human rights

Style & Travel

What's in a name?

Quite a lot, says Matthew Dennison — and it’s not all good

Sacred heights

Simon Courtauld pays homage to one of the world’s great sights

Meet James Purnell: the best hope Labour has of avoiding disaster

Fraser Nelson says that the 38-year-old Work and Pensions Secretary is the best candidate to succeed Gordon Brown. Already surging ahead at his department, he has the gift of sounding like an ordinary human being — and he understands the Cameron Conservative party

Fraser Nelson

I never want to be as insecure as Olivier

Tim Walker talks to Greta Scacchi about her new role in The Deep Blue Sea, the gaucheness of Bill Murray — and being offered the lead in Basic Instinct

Tim Walker

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