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- Edition 84 – April 2026 – Cover + Contents
- Editorial – Breaking Into the Mainstream. On Our Own Terms.
- Letters – April 2026
- On the Ground – What Did I Miss?
- Peter Oborne's Diary – Nothing to Celebrate
- Bad Press Awards – The Brass-Plated Biro for Brown-Nosing Biography
- That's True Too – Drama of Dirty Reality
- As Another Brick Is Laid in the Green Wall, a New ‘Silent Majority’ Emerges
- Reform Attacks Byline Times
- On the Record – The Plot to Stop a Good Win
- The Lesson Sir Jim Ratcliffe Could Learn From My Immigrant Father-in-Law
- The Epstein Files Reveal the‘Plot to Topple’ Theresa May
- Farage’s Staggering Side Hustles
- Sir Paul Marshall and the Rise of Elite Evangelical Nationalism
- A Letter from America – Trump’s War On the World
- The Inhumane Cost of Spectacle: Iran Under Bombs
- Big Tech’s Interests in the Iran War
- The ‘Content’ of War in the Age of AI and Influencers
- The Economics of Trump’s New World Order
- The Iconography of Destruction
- Paul Conroy – ‘The Funniest, Most Beautiful Man To Be in Hell With’
- Cuba’s Moment of Reckoning
- Ukrainian Resilience Four Years On
- The Modern Fausts Among Us
- Notes on Now – Finally, the Great British regime has hit its endgame
- Mandrake – Stollar’s Tours
- Welcome to The Fête of Britain
- Zeitgeisters – Michael Pollan
- Puzzle Solutions – Edition 84
- The Upside Down – Fiat Lux
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Edition 84 – April 2026
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In This EditionHighlights
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Sir Paul Marshall and the Rise of Elite Evangelical Nationalism
Sir Paul Marshall, co-founder of asset management firm Marshall Wace, is one of the UK’s most powerful – but least scrutinised – political actors.
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The Inhumane Cost of Spectacle: Iran Under Bombs
In the 10 days since Israel and America’s illegal war against Iran started, everything has turned upside down. It is the stuff of nightmares.
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Cuba’s Moment of Reckoning
The moment Donald Trump’s snatch squad bundled Nicolás Maduro onto a rendition flight to the United States out of Venezuela in January, all eyes slid 90 miles across the water to Cuba.
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The Modern Fausts Among Us
The Epstein Files have released something undeniably diabolical into the air.
Investigations, Analysis, Reports and Columns
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Editorial – Breaking Into the Mainstream. On Our Own Terms.
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Letters – April 2026
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On the Ground – What Did I Miss?
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Peter Oborne’s Diary – Nothing to Celebrate
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Bad Press Awards – The Brass-Plated Biro for Brown-Nosing Biography
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That’s True Too – Drama of Dirty Reality
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As Another Brick Is Laid in the Green Wall, a New ‘Silent Majority’ Emerges
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Reform Attacks Byline Times
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On the Record – The Plot to Stop a Good Win
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The Lesson Sir Jim Ratcliffe Could Learn From My Immigrant Father-in-Law
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The Epstein Files Reveal the‘Plot to Topple’ Theresa May
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Farage’s Staggering Side Hustles
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A Letter from America – Trump’s War On the World
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Big Tech’s Interests in the Iran War
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The ‘Content’ of War in the Age of AI and Influencers
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The Economics of Trump’s New World Order
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The Iconography of Destruction
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Paul Conroy – ‘The Funniest, Most Beautiful Man To Be in Hell With’
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Ukrainian Resilience Four Years On
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Notes on Now – Finally, the Great British regime has hit its endgame
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Mandrake – Stollar’s Tours
-
Welcome to The Fête of Britain
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Zeitgeisters – Michael Pollan
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Puzzle Solutions – Edition 84
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The Upside Down – Fiat Lux