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The unspoken rules of sitting down
You've been doing advanced mathematics in the park all this time
May 22 • Jack Kessler
Politicians who can't perform politics
Won't make a decision? Can't work a room? Funny but only in private?
May 21 • Jack Kessler
What happens when America stops borrowing
Record US deficits are a global problem. Then again, so were its surpluses
May 20 • Jack Kessler
Too close to home
The Millennium Stadium gave the FA Cup final something Wembley can’t
May 19 • Jack Kessler
Andy Burnham rows back on Rejoin
As Wes Streeting embraces EU membership, why is Burnham getting cold feet?
May 18 • Jack Kessler
Is it ok to like Jeffrey Archer?
Plus Martins Wolf, Keown and the Communist Party of Great Britain
May 15 • Jack Kessler
The dirty little secret of office life
Getting paid to kill time
May 14 • Jack Kessler
The revolving door at Number 10
Britain isn't ungovernable — each PM since Cameron *had* to go
May 13 • Jack Kessler
How not to do a reset
“Conference, we have run out of ideas and would quite like to keep our job”
May 12 • Jack Kessler
Back to Basics
It was a lecture on personal morality — what did you *think* was going to happen?
May 11 • Jack Kessler
Intruding on private grief
Danielle Crittenden and David Frum tell Miranda's story
May 8 • Jack Kessler
"Surreal, but nice."
Why the first 45 minutes of Notting Hill is a masterpiece
May 7 • Jack Kessler
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