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‘I'm sick of the system’ – Lionel Shriver on six months of Trump

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John Sturgis

My Kafkaesque clash with TfL

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The new era of censorship

John Power

Ctrl U: the Online Safety Act is shutting down the internet

This time last year, the UK was consumed by the worst race riots since 2001. It was precipitated by the spread of online rumours that the perpetrator of the Southport atrocity was a Muslim refugee. This summer, there have been smaller protests following reports of sexually motivated attacks allegedly perpetrated by migrants. But something is

Ctrl U: the Online Safety Act is shutting down the internet

This time last year, the UK was consumed by the worst race riots since 2001. It was precipitated by the spread of online rumours that the perpetrator of the Southport atrocity was a Muslim refugee. This summer, there have been smaller protests following reports of sexually motivated attacks allegedly perpetrated by migrants. But something is

Culture

The good, the bad and the ugly in books, exhibitions, cinema, TV, dance, music, podcasts and theatre.

Edinburgh Fringe’s war on comedy

From the magazine

Every day my inbox fills with stories of panic, madness and despair. The Edinburgh Fringe is upon us and the publicists are firing off emails begging critics to cover their shows. If the festival is a national X-ray, this year’s image is shadowed by emotional frailty and a distinct sense of humour failure. The brochure

Podcasts

Cartoons

Wilbur

‘‘Don’t you kids know how to download a VPN?’’

Cartoon

Bernie

‘‘Are you going to talk about football all night?’’

Cartoon

G.V. Chappell

The ballad of broken Britain

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