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If truth is lacking in political discourse, it’s not down to postmodernismLetters to the Observer: Leaders must compel us with their arguments and not undermine the quality of debate through prejudice and falsehood
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We’re living in an age full of possibilities. So why do so many of us feel like losers?In a landmark new book Ian Goldin and Chris Kutarna argue that the dizzying pace of change in every aspect of life, from health to education to technology, can provide for a golden age, as long as the gains are evenly spread
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The Leave campaign is doubling down on immigration because it has been so badly beaten up on the economyThey wanted to gag Nigel Farage. Now Tory Outers sound like him
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Muslims are not a ‘different’ class of Briton: we’re as messy as the restTrevor Phillips, the former Equality commissioner, is wrong to view Muslims as forming a nation within a nation
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French take to the barricades to protect their way of lifeReassessing old belief systems and spreading a message of tolerance is a matter of urgency
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Dr Corbyn’s elixir for electoral success will kill only the patientLabour’s awful showing last Thursday was the worst performance by a new opposition leader in half a century
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The coming refugee crisis: when home leaves usLouisiana’s sinking Isle de Jean Charles shows the urgent need for measures to combat climate change
Flirting with Trump? No, the US will vote for a Boulder solution