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  • A post-midterms, lame-duck Trump could be the most dangerous yet

    Opinion

    Trump is obsessed with sealing his legacy by any means. The next two years will probably be Trump's most violent yet, writes Michael Martins.

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  • ‘What if a blind person falls over an e-bike?’: The untenable rise of whataboutism

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    Rowing about hypothetical dangers like e-bikes on pavements is turning London into a febrile City, scared of progress, writes Michael Martins.

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  • The secret to Reform’s rise? They don’t put their out of offices on

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    Reform used the summer holiday vacuum to further their cause, and it's made all the difference, writes Michael Martins in today's Notebook.

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    As autonomous warfare spending edges towards a quarter of the MoD’s budget, it makes sense to appoint a dedicated minister for drones.

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