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This week’s cover: @JeremyCliffe on why the disintegration of the US should worry us all.
Plus @emilyctamkin on Roe vs Wade, @bbclysedoucet on Volodymr Zelensky behind the mask and @jonathanliew on woke Wimbledon.
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Maintaining a few scruffy flower beds banishes the need for shop-bought bouquets, writes @alice_emily.
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The pay rise process for nurses and public sector workers is "fair", says Sajid Javid.
@andrewmarr9 interviewed the Health Secretary for #NSpoliticslive
Watch the full interview here: invidious.fdn.fr/zuQg46Q1PCI
Sajid Javid: pay rise process for nurses is "fair"
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The Conservatives are in trouble. The overwhelming likelihood is that Keir Starmer will be the next prime minister, writes @AndrewMarr9. newstatesman.com/politics/uk…
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In 1997, Wired magazine predicted 25 years of prosperity and peace driven by new technology. How have its prophesies fared? newstatesman.com/ideas/2022/…
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Inside the Oxford English Dictionary
@pippa_bailey charts the course of the dictionary from its mid-19th century origins to its most recent “new words” (“terf”, “stealthing” and “sportswashing” were among the June 2022 inclusions). Read by @emmahaslett
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Inside the Oxford English Dictionary
Pippa Bailey charts the course of the dictionary from its mid-19th century origins to its most recent “new words” update (“terf”, “stealthing” and “sportswashing” were among the June 2022 inclusions)
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"There are many Hong Kongers who would argue it is the nascent police state that is flourishing."
@katiestallard on Xi Jinping’s parallel reality in Hong Kong. newstatesman.com/world/asia/…
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"Countless women, every day, experience sexual violence, harassment and coercion. To declare sex meaningless is to deny reality."
@zoe_grunewald on the danger of "sex-neutral feminism".
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Stranger Things is exploring what its audiences really care about: the depths of the self and the complexities of human experience, writes @_emilybootle. newstatesman.com/culture/tv/…
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What is behind Nicola Sturgeon’s IndyRef2 gambit?
@Anoosh_C is joined by @chrisdeerin to discuss the SNP's latest referendum plans, and then chats to @freddiejh8 about whether Keir Starmer is truly rejecting Corbynism.
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What is behind Nicola Sturgeon’s IndyRef2 gambit?
Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Chris Deerin and Freddie Hayward to discuss the motivations behind this latest bid for independence, as well as Keir Starmer's rejection of Corbynism.
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‘Some things could not be left at the gates – and nor should they be.’
@ellen_cph on Glastonbury.
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Long may Kosminsky go on making telly like this – addictive, vital, gorgeously creative – and long may Channel 4 continue to support him, writes @MsRachelCooke.
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"I do not miss lockdowns, but I miss the summer of two years ago, when everything reopened but we knew it would be temporary." Marie Le Conte navigates post-lockdown life. newstatesman.com/comment/202…
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If Tory politicians and the British press sincerely believe in the necessity of critical discussion, they should stop trivialising serious efforts to modernise what students read, writes @jntod. newstatesman.com/culture/202…
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Wimbledon has always liked to imagine itself as all things to all people. The time may soon come when it has to pick sides, writes @jonathanliew.
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Inside the Oxford English Dictionary
@pippa_bailey charts the course of the dictionary from its mid-19th century origins to its most recent “new words” (“terf”, “stealthing” and “sportswashing” were among the June 2022 inclusions). Read by @emmahaslett
podfollow.com/audio-long-rea…
Inside the Oxford English Dictionary
Pippa Bailey charts the course of the dictionary from its mid-19th century origins to its most recent “new words” update (“terf”, “stealthing” and “sportswashing” were among the June 2022 inclusions)
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"Like the teacher-turned-president he played on screen, Zelensky came to power pledging 'no to nepotism and friends in power'. But 'kumy' – cronies or buddies – soon turned up everywhere."
@bbclysedoucet on Zelensky: A Biography by Serhii Rudenko
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‘In 2022, Pride may well feel like it has hit a (rainbow-painted) brick wall. But taking it for granted would be dangerous,’ writes @EleanorMargolis.
Free to read. 🔓
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Recent years have raised the question of whether the world’s oldest tennis tournament is able to encompass a social and political landscape that is shifting at an unprecedented pace, writes @jonathanliew.
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Joe Biden & Kamala Harris "actively dislike" Boris Johnson for "racist" treatment of Obama
@SarahChurchwell discusses the US view of UK politics at #NSPoliticsLive
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Joe Biden "dislikes" Boris Johnson for "racist" treatment of Obama
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In a world ever more fractured, even brushing your teeth next to a stranger can feel strangely liberating, writes @ellen_cph.
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