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Edition 73 – May 2025 – Cover + Contents
Editorial information
Editorial – The Need to Be Seen
News In Brief – Niet Zero
Peter Oborne's Diary – The Sycophants
Political Musings – Spring is Here
On The Ground – Royal Flush
High Court Case Brought Against Dan Wootton Over ‘Catfishing’
Bad Press Awards – Janet Daley Scoops the Leopard Print Ribbon for Tragically Late Epiphanies
Mandrake – Hacking Away
‘Turning A Blind Eye to Gaza is the Fatal Flaw in Starmer’s European Alternative to the Trump-Putin Axis’
Blue Labour in the ‘MAGA Square’
Keir Starmer’s ‘Elbows Down’ Approach to Power Is Winning Over His Enemies and Alienating His Voters
‘How Rapidly the Labour Government Has Been Disowned by the Liberal Left is Self-Indulgent and Irresponsible’
‘Living Through This Labour Government’s Benefits Cuts Is Brutal’
From Grief To Grievance
‘Two-Tier’ Justice Or Two-Tier Punditry?
‘Legitimate Concerns’ and Root Causes: Have Lessons Been Learned From Last Summer's Riots?
‘The Wider Issues the Riots Were a Symptom of Must Remain on the Political Agenda’
Adolescence May Have Created a ‘Cultural Moment’ But Our Conversations About Misogyny and Masculinity Are Missing the Mark
Cultural Crisis: Why Can’t We Talk About the Water We Swim In?
‘There May Not Be Any Institutions Left to Rebuild – the Democrats Need to Project Confidence and Keep Fighting’
Do the Democrats Need Their Own Joe Rogan – Or Just a Compelling Argument?
The Silent Violence of Trump’s Second Term
Being Braver Than We Want To Be
Political Culture – Trump’s Tariffs: Starmer’s Moment of Danger