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Edition 81 – January 2026 – Cover + Contents
Editorial – Sanctuary
Peter Oborne's Diary – A Dangerous Sponsor
News In Brief – Cryptic Comments
‘Lies’ and the Lobby
That's True Too – In Pursuit of Pluralism – Imagining the Possibilities
A Red Top Christmas Carol
For Better Or For Worse – A Boring, Violent Life
For Better Or For Worse – The Fallacy of the Mean
For Better Or For Worse – Reclaiming a Social Imagination
For Better Or For Worse – Dehumanising Invisibility Versus Insecure Visibility
Fun and Joy Are Very Powerful Political Forces
Beyond Nostalgia – The Left Needs a Lasting Vision Our Lost Society Can Latch On To
‘Hope for Cynics’ (and Everyone Else)
How the Light Gets In
‘History is Not History When It Is Happening’
How Britain Political-Media Machine Enabled Slaughter in Gaza
Nathan Gill Sentenced: The Tip of the Iceberg of Russia’s European Interference
Is Nigel Farage a Changed Man?
Normalise as a Neighbourly Concern
The ‘Pink Ladies’ Laundering Anti-Migrant Views Into the Mainstream
On the Record – The Truth About Nigel
Dinner with Mr Brexit
Jeffrey Epstein: Steve Bannon’s ‘Mr Fixer’
How Luxury Lost Its Lustre
‘Made In Britain’: A Crafted Future?