Art of the deal
Yanis Varoufakis led Greece’s failed attempt to negotiate with the EU. He explains how the Brussels establishment will do everything to frustrate the British prime minister
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The end of Ukip
This single-issue party has been snuffed out by a combination of Brexit and an intransigent Theresa May – who now picks up its legacy, writes Simon Jenkins
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Macron or bust?
The debate splitting France’s left
I’m voting for Emmanuel Macron to keep Marine Le Pen out of the Elysée Palace, writes Jessica Reed. My cousin, a socialist, is abstaining. Can she convince me she’s justified?
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The tragedy of Sandy Hook
Noah Pozner was the youngest victim killed in the 2012 school massacre. His father Leonard talks about dealing with the conspiracy theorists who have plagued him ever since
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Comme dine with me
The professionally glamorous interpreted the most challenging dress code: avant garde, inspired by Comme des Garçons – and some handled it better than others
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Grammar schools
Theresa May wants to bring back selective schools, but what about the kids who fail the 11-plus? A pupil remembers the classroom riots and useless qualifications of the two-tier education system
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Brad times
The troubled star’s GQ Style cover story is the most excruciating interview of 2017, writes Marina Hyde. Where was his agent?
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The spin doctor
It’s a ubiquitous classroom toy which claims to pacify unruly pupils – but its inventor is struggling to make ends meet
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Ticket to glide
The champagne-gold Train Suite Shiki-shima has five-star lounge, dining and observatory cars, features a menu devised by a Michelin-starred chef and accommodates just 34 passengers
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