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Portraits of beauty and corruption: the danse macabre of the Countess of Castiglione
(3 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst comes face to face with the disfiguring power of time.
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The poor philanthropist
(3 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst discovers a man who sought to stay poor to give to the poor.
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Easy taxes
(3 minute read) Jack Rowlett offers some simple suggestions to ease the UK’s financial predicament.
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“Our egos do not always have to be in the firing line.”
(4 minute read) Self-worth shouldn’t become self-entitlement, argues Roshaney Aftab.
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How governments control religion
(3 minute read) Brandon Reece Taylorian examines the subtle tool exercised by states to control faith groups.
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Who cares?
(7 minute read) Maddy Fry exposes Britain’s broken social care system.
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What to do when you don’t fit in
(5 minute read) Monica Sharp on the awkwardness of not ‘belonging’.
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The reluctant pilgrim
(4 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst goes kicking and screaming to the shrine of a saint who dared to challenge the political establishment of his time.
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India at 75
(4 minute read) As the world’s largest democracy celebrates 75 years of independence, Rupen Gahir Kalsi examines the nation’s hopes, challenges and unrealised dreams.
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Humour across cultures: no laughing matter
(7 minute read) Lisa Fraser warns of the pitfalls in jokes that don’t travel well.
