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Both Greek and British citizens think the sculptures should be returned. What’s needed now is political will and courage, says Kyriakos Mitsotakis, prime minister of Greece

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“We need to rediscover communitarianism afresh as a defining but often overlooked strand of the Labour tradition. From the co-operative movement to trade unions, Labour’s greatest achievements have co...

A country short of land and prone to earthquakes is seeing innovative design gems demolished for new developments — but not, in some cases, without a fight

Since Charter 88, democratisation efforts in the UK have focused on constitutional reform to change the internal structures of the Westminster state. Today, however, the major challenge for democracy...

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The decline of the Liberal International Order is increasingly acknowledged by observers of international relations. This decline has left liberals struggling to respond to the rise of a more reali...

Race to develop ‘embodied AI’ focuses on creating dextrous hands to transform humanoid robots from gimmicks into useful products

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Committed pro-European who formed half of the so-called dream ticket with Neil Kinnock was 93

Featuring cover bands, walking tours and the poet laureate as DJ, The Fall: Futures and Pasts is the ultimate Fall fan experience. But can our writer get through Eat Y’Self Fitter at karaoke?

Certain Kinds of CarpetJonathan Parry Liberal Worlds: James Bryce and the Democratic Intellect by H.S. Jones. Princeton, 445 pp., £38, JanuaryIf historians​ are remembered posthumously, it tends to b...

Libertarian government targets vast ‘social tourism’ complexes founded under Perón

Abstract. Ideal societies, better worlds, more just and peaceful ways of living: these have long been the stuff of human beings’ social dreaming. In this c

The Pensions Commission has today (19 May) published its interim report on the state of retirement saving in the UK, setting out the key challenges facing the current system and where it will focus it...

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