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Revenge of the nation state - The new era of realpolitik and the crumbling of the liberal order. By John Bew

Boris Johnson’s fall - Martin Fletcher. The Tory charlatan who treats Britain like a banana republic

John Gray on what Machiavelli knew

Marigold Johnson Paul Johnson at 90

Alan Rusbridger

Paul Dacre’s rage

Helen Lewis on Germaine Greer