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- Edition 80 – December 2025 – Cover + Contents
- ‘Neutral’ Sources and the Evidence Against Trump
- The ‘Boriswave’ Powering the Carousel of Scapegoats
- Editorial – Seeing the Light
- Peter Oborne's Diary – Merger and Assignations
- ‘Brook House is a Money Machine’
- Conservative Mismanagement of the Asylum System Revealed
- ‘Virginia Roberts Giuffre Was an American Hero’
- Bad Press Awards – The Scuffed Aluminium Sports Trophy for Most Awful Awards Show
- How the Islamophobia Definition Became a New Front in the Culture War
- ‘The Hack’: ITV’s Phone-Hacking Drama Is Already Old News
- That's True Too – In Pursuit of Pluralism – Politics with a Difference
- Follow the Money: Why the Right Weaponises the Costs of Supporting Learning Disabled People
- News In Brief – Concerning Colour ‘Concerns’
- On the Ground – Sore Winners
- What Kind of World Am I Leaving For My Children?
- On the Record – A Friend for Fergie
- ‘That Fills Me with Hope – That Human to Human, We Can Find Connection, Understanding and Empathy’
- More Government Reforms the Media Doesn’t Mention
- Power in Darkness
- Ben Habib: ‘Money Is a Big Motivator for Farage’
- Does the Mamdani Moment Signal an Off-Ramp for the Carousel of Scapegoats?
- From Underground Man to Internet Man: Apocalyptic, Cleansing Violence
- Notes on Now – Indignity
- The Nathan Gill Affair: Farage’s Close Ally and the Kremlin-Backed Forum on How to Subvert Western Democracy
- Reform Councillor’s Apology After Suggesting Only People with ‘Anglo-Saxon Heritage’ Can Be English
- Sonia Purnell's Perspectives – Social Immobility
- Mandrake – Splitting Heirs
- Reform-Run Council Asks Opposition Politicians for Help Making Cuts After ‘Desperate’ Search for Savings Falls Short
- Letters – December 2025
- Martin Rowson's Cartoon
- The Carousel of Scapegoats
- Zeitgeisters – Melanie Challenger
- Puzzle Solutions – Edition 80
- The BBC Becomes a Scapegoat in Its Attempts to Appease the ‘Coup’ Against It
- The Lobbyist Behind the BBC Bias Memo
- The Upside Down – Mad, Sad and Glorious to Know
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EDITION 80 – DECEMBER 2025
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In This EditionHighlights
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‘Virginia Roberts Giuffre Was an American Hero’
Amy Wallace spent four years collaborating with Virginia Roberts Giuffre on her memoir, Nobody’s Girl, which has had a far-reaching impact in the fight for justice for the victims and survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse. Stephen Colegrave corresponded with the US-based writer and journalist about the book and the extraordinary woman behind it
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‘The Hack’: ITV’s Phone-Hacking Drama Is Already Old News
Even the creatives behind Adolescence and Mr Bates vs The Post Office haven’t been able to reignite any interest in our problematic press, writes Tom Chivers
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