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The idea for the latest challenge - to compose a fan letter from one well-known person from the field of...
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IT WOULD BE WEIRD IF MICHAEL GOVE HADN'T TAKEN DRUGS
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DOES BRITAIN REALLY OWE A ‘DEBT' TO THE EU?
If a lawyer advises you to pay money which you do not owe, and you do so, then you can...
THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF TOM DEREK BOWDEN
When good men who did great things pass into the next life, they leave an example for this one. Tom...
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LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS CAN ACCURATELY PREDICT PSYCHOSIS
A machine-learning method discovered a hidden clue in people's language predictive of the later emergence of psychosis - the frequent...
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Many moons ago, long before I learnt how to cook properly, I took it upon myself to make scotch eggs. It seemed like a nice little...
A GIN DRINKER'S GUIDE TO LONDON
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THE TRAGEDY OF BRITAIN'S ABORTION EPIDEMIC
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CAN ANYONE STOP BORIS JOHNSON BECOMING PRIME MINISTER?
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POPE FRANCIS IS WRONG TO REWRITE THE LORD'S PRAYER
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THE BREXIT QUESTIONS EACH CANDIDATE NEEDS TO ANSWER
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MATT HANCOCK BOWS OUT OF THE LEADERSHIP RACE - WHERE WILL HIS SUPPORTERS GO?
Matt Hancock has become the first leadership candidate to bow out of the race following the first secret ballot. In...
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For the past week they've been exchanging side-glances, passing on compliments, and making excuses to spend time together. Now they've...
JO BRAND AND THE DEATH OF COMEDY
I have celebrated John Bercow, eulogised Martin McGuinness and urged Spectator readers to vote Labour. So I appreciate I'm on thin...
MUNROE BERGDORF, THE NSPCC AND THE FAILURE OF THE MEDIA
It's exam season, so here's a test, suitable for anyone interested in how the media and public conversation work in...
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Royal Navy to deploy troops to protect vessels in Iran amid ‘Tanker Wars'...
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Sherif Lanre slams Love Island bosses for 'ruining chances' with Anna Vakilli
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