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Article thumbnail: Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt delivers a speech during the Conservative Party annual conference at the Manchester Central convention complex. Picture date: Wednesday October 4, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Tories. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
Kate Maltby

The Tories’ troubled history with gender-critical feminism

We are still dealing with the cultural consequences of women feeling ignored and betrayed, by both Scottish and Westminster governments

Kate Maltby

Helen MacNamara and Sue Gray are a symbol of what the Civil Service has failed to be

Kate Maltby

The Israel-Hamas war has seen all of us shrink tighter into our communities

Article thumbnail: Florists prepare wreaths for at least 1,200 Israelis killed following assault on Israel by Hamas (Photo: REUTERS/Janis Laizans)
Kate Maltby

Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn is an intelligent political move

Kate Maltby

The alt-right tried to claim classical literature – and ended up embarrassing itself

Article thumbnail: TOPSHOT - Members of the public file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and sceptre, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, London, ahead of her funeral on Monday. - Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall inside the Palace of Westminster, until 0530 GMT on September 19, a few hours before her funeral, with huge queues expected to file past her coffin to pay their respects. (Photo by Yui Mok / POOL / AFP) (Photo by YUI MOK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: TOPSHOT - Members of the public file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and sceptre, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, London, ahead of her funeral on Monday. - Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall inside the Palace of Westminster, until 0530 GMT on September 19, a few hours before her funeral, with huge queues expected to file past her coffin to pay their respects. (Photo by Yui Mok / POOL / AFP) (Photo by YUI MOK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Actor Kevin Spacey speaks to the media outside Southwark Crown Court, London, after he was found not guilty of sexually assaulting four men following a trial. Picture date: Wednesday July 26, 2023. PA Photo. After 12 hours and 26 minutes, the jury panel acquitted Spacey of seven counts of sexual assault, one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. See PA story COURTS Spacey. Photo credit should read: Lucy North/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Actor Kevin Spacey speaks to the media outside Southwark Crown Court, London, after he was found not guilty of sexually assaulting four men following a trial. Picture date: Wednesday July 26, 2023. PA Photo. After 12 hours and 26 minutes, the jury panel acquitted Spacey of seven counts of sexual assault, one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. See PA story COURTS Spacey. Photo credit should read: Lucy North/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: File court artist drawing by Elizabeth Cook dated 17/08/23 of empty chairs in court after nurse Lucy Letby refused to attend Manchester Crown Court during her trial. Judges will be given the power to order an offender to attend a sentencing hearing, including by force if necessary, under new planned legislation announced by the Ministry of Justice. Issue date: Wednesday August 30, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Sentencing. Photo credit should read: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: File court artist drawing by Elizabeth Cook dated 17/08/23 of empty chairs in court after nurse Lucy Letby refused to attend Manchester Crown Court during her trial. Judges will be given the power to order an offender to attend a sentencing hearing, including by force if necessary, under new planned legislation announced by the Ministry of Justice. Issue date: Wednesday August 30, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Sentencing. Photo credit should read: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: LOSTWITHIEL, CORNWALL - JULY 10: Prince William, Prince of Wales helps brother and sister James and Violet Scott to cut the ribbon as he visits The Duchy Of Cornwall Nursery to open The Orangery restaurant on July 10, 2023 in Lostwithiel, United Kingdom. Prince William visits The Duchy Of Cornwall Nursery to open The Orangery restaurant, which has been built as part of a nine-month extension project to create sustainable visitor spaces at the garden centre. (Photo by Hugh Hastings - WPA Pool / Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LOSTWITHIEL, CORNWALL - JULY 10: Prince William, Prince of Wales helps brother and sister James and Violet Scott to cut the ribbon as he visits The Duchy Of Cornwall Nursery to open The Orangery restaurant on July 10, 2023 in Lostwithiel, United Kingdom. Prince William visits The Duchy Of Cornwall Nursery to open The Orangery restaurant, which has been built as part of a nine-month extension project to create sustainable visitor spaces at the garden centre. (Photo by Hugh Hastings - WPA Pool / Getty Images)