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John Browne's memoirs

Oil painting

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The road to Downing Street

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Buttonwood's Notebook

Of tontines and annuities

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Do women vote differently from men? Alison Wolf argues that they do (BBC)

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Britain's “broken society”

Through a glass darkly

Crime, family break-up, drunks and drugs: the Conservatives—and apparently plenty of voters—think that Britain has a “broken society”. Does the claim stand up? More»

National Health Service

After the gold rush

The NHS must now clamp down on costs and become more efficient. Really More»

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