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Boris Johnson is a Boarding School Survivor – That Should Concern Us All
Iain Overton draws on his personal experience to explore why the Prime Minister’s background may explain his mendacious approach to politics – and life

The Apotheosis of Apophenia: Conspiratorial Minds
What links the assassinations of Lincoln and Kennedy to Coronavirus denial? Otto English has found a pattern...

How Wisden is a Global Record of War, Plague, Racism and Environmental Change
Richard Heller and Peter Oborne peer into Wisden Cricketers Almanac for signs of the times

Infurno: March Episode - Dead Cats Society
An epic underworld adventure for our times, Martin Rowson launches a film noir detective thriller starring Pete the Dog that plunges right through the catflap of contemporary politics

The Upside Down: The Cobbett Conundrum
John Mitchinson explores the problematic legacy of one of the founding fathers of English radicalism

British History’s Brutish Imperialism has Become a Global Talking Point
John Lubbock explores how the restitution of looted historical artefacts is being navigated by cultural institutions around the world

Heroes and Anti-Heroes: Why True Life Dramas Need Light and Shade
Ellin Stein looks at the power of moral complexity as played out in two BAFTA nominated films based on real events
