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Hedley Twidle launches this year’s competition with a personal story touched by the influence of the master essayist
Satellite TV, laser printers and the EU — all prescient ideas in one book, writes James Lovegrove
A richly detailed history of English literary life in the 20th century is alive to the influence of class but less sure-footed on gender
‘As 2015 turned into 2016, I discovered that I quite like the idea of being monitored’
Selling beer is no longer the mainstay of the British hostelry
The National Front leader promises return to a past Europe thought it had left behind forever
First editions of James Bond novels and other modern classics feature in price index by Stanley Gibbons
Meetings can be boring. We asked readers which person, living or dead, they would like to invite along
Orwell’s novel makes a successful transition to the stage thanks to expressive dance language
Legislators were slow to realise the effects of the original, ethereal internet, writes Helen Lewis
John Kenchington considers the implications of pension funds’ fee non-disclosure agreements
We are miles away from the hardship of the prewar years, writes Giles Wilkes
The English writer is revealed in all his fierce integrity in a new collection of journalism
George Osborne vents anger at ‘hyperbolic’ media coverage of Tory policy for lowering deficit
Pay inequalities have widened recently but shareholders are more worried by performance
The technology now exists to let you read every email your child sends and receives. But should you?
The British Library archivist trying to save audio recordings is in a race against time
Soon nobody will need words any more and we journalists will become even more redundant. This week I’ve been replaced by drawings
We are missing a British writer to whom we can turn and learn from at moments of national consequence or crisis
The governor of California talks about taxes, Mother Teresa and being back in charge
Country’s first literary festival a potent sign of change
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