Tag: Politics
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The Real Lesson of The Truman Show
Twenty-five years later, the film’s most powerful insight isn’t about reality TV so much as the complicities of modern life.
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A year of hate: what I learned when I went undercover with the far right
Working for Hope Not Hate, I infiltrated an extremist organisation, befriended its members and got to work investigating their political connections
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Breaking taboos and blurring truths: How reality TV has shaped society in its own image
Reality TV created Donald Trump. But who created reality TV?
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The Iranian Revolution Almost Didn’t Happen
From a dying adviser to a clumsy editorial, the Revolution was a cascade of accidents and oversights.
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The Shining: my trip to the G7 horror show with Emmanuel Macron
Deeply unpopular in France, President Macron relishes the international stage, where he projects himself as the leader best placed to handle Trump. Seven years after our last encounter, I joined him as he prepared for battle
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When the Federal Government Eats Itself
After six months of DOGE, vital institutions are in disarray as the civil service braces for new cuts.