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    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      Pilita Clark
      Is WhatsApp making work life more nasty and brutish?

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    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Jemima Kelly
      You don’t restore trust in the media by abandoning objectivity

      In the current political climate we need to double down on fundamental journalistic principles, not surrender them

    • Saturday, 4 March, 2023
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      The tragedy of Matt Hancock

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    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
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    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
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    • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
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    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
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    • Friday, 18 February, 2022
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    • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
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    • Sunday, 11 July, 2021
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    • Wednesday, 30 June, 2021
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      Matt Hancock’s fall will have lasting consequences

      The instance of a second leading lockdown advocate breaking the rules will have a permanent impact on UK government

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    • Monday, 28 June, 2021
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    • Sunday, 27 June, 2021
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      Sajid Javid could boost a cabinet struggling to control its agenda

    • Saturday, 26 June, 2021
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      Matt Hancock resigns as UK health secretary

      Sajid Javid tapped as replacement in cabinet comeback after acrimonious resignation last year

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