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The deluge
Rishi Sunak’s election gamble
The deluge: Rishi Sunak’s election gamble
‘Only a Conservative government, led by me, will not put our hard-earned economic stability at risk,’ said Rishi Sunak as he announced a general election on the steps of Downing Street in the pouring rain. Upon these words, the Labour anthem ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ boomed out from the street. The din made the
The deluge: Rishi Sunak’s election gamble
‘Only a Conservative government, led by me, will not put our hard-earned economic stability at risk,’ said Rishi Sunak as he announced a general election on the steps of Downing Street in the pouring rain. Upon these words, the Labour anthem ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ boomed out from the street. The din made the
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The weird, hypnotic world of Willie Nelson
From the magazineMany years ago, I wrote a book about Willie Nelson. At its conclusion, I reached for an elegiac, valedictory tone. In 2006, when The Outlaw was published, Nelson was already 73, and it seemed plausible to suggest that one of the great American lives might be winding down. I pictured Nelson rolling off the road
Bristol’s new concert hall is extremely fine
From the magazineThe unstoppable rise of country music
From the magazineThe jaw-dropping story of the British Museum thefts
From the magazineBBC1’s new Rebus is the kind of TV detective they just don’t make any more
From the magazineThe new Mad Max film is a betrayal of everything that made Fury Road so good
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‘‘The years before you can get them a phone are so demanding.’’
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‘‘He said don’t make him look all King Charlesy.’’
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