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Political writer Ash Sarkar: ‘This one's really going to get me into trouble...’

Feb 20, 2026

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Political writer Ash Sarkar: ‘This one's really going to get me into trouble...’

The author of Minority Rule answers the Nerve Q&A - on why she's not despondent about politics, the appeal of Zack Polanski and why 'handwash only' means what it says. Interview by Ursula Kenny

Ursula Kenny

Feb 20, 2026

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9 min read

David Starkey just can’t help himself: now he’s talking about black people ‘dipped in chocolate’

The once-respected historian has descended into public racism again on his contrarian podcast. The even bigger problem is, he’s now an adviser to the hard right, says Sangita Myska

Sangita Myska

Feb 20, 2026

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9 min read

Stewart Lee: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse all work for Pimlico Plumbers

I heard the prophet of the AI-driven end times foretell our doom in chilling detail last week. It was Reform donor Charlie Mullins on LBC

Feb 20, 2026

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8 min read

The Recommender: Bella Freud

The fashion designer and podcaster shares her current cultural favourites

Feb 20, 2026

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6 min read

Review of the Week: Dracula at the Noel Coward theatre

Cynthia Erivo is a remarkable presence playing every character in this multimedia gothic revival – even if it feels more like watching an arena concert than a play, writes Nerve theatre critic Dorian Lynskey

Feb 20, 2026

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5 min read

The Nerve Weekend Dish: Coconut, basil and broccoli noodle broth by Bosh!

Bestselling British vegan duo Henry Firth and Ian Theasby share a fragrant, nourishing dish with a spicy peanut topping from their latest collection

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The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science

Feb 13, 2026

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14 min read

The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science

Edge - Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds, writes Virginia Heffernan. The files reveal it was something far darker: a decades-long project that cloaked eugenics, race science and sexual misconduct in Ivy League respectability

Virginia Heffernan

Revealed: 80% of Reform’s funding comes from Tory donors

Feb 17, 2026

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11 min read

Revealed: 80% of Reform’s funding comes from Tory donors

The majority of the money behind Nigel Farage’s movement was being supplied by Conservative interests even before the defection of so many high-profile figures from the party – to the alarm of former Reform faithfuls, writes Charlie Young

Charlie Young

What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here

Jan 30, 2026

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13 min read

What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here

Peter Thiel's data surveillance company Palantir is powering Trump's ICE operation in the US. Carole Cadwalladr argues that the UK will be next

Carole Cadwalladr

Revealed: Palantir deals with UK state total at least £670m – including £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency

Jan 27, 2026

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13 min read

Revealed: Palantir deals with UK state total at least £670m – including £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency

EXCLUSIVE Nerve investigation finds Trump ally Peter Thiel's surveillance firm has won at least 34 contracts, including management services for Britain's nuclear deterrent, with MPs warning of 'gaping vulnerability' as US president threatens Nato allies. By Carole Cadwalladr, Charlie Young and Max Colbert

CULTURE

Mills & Boon meets TikTok: as literary adaptations go, this Wuthering Heights is a bit clueless

Feb 13, 2026

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8 min read

Mills & Boon meets TikTok: as literary adaptations go, this Wuthering Heights is a bit clueless

The problem with Emerald Fennell’s adaptation is not the mad casting or that it’s unfaithful to the novel; it’s that it isn’t true to the teenage experience of raunchy, reckless first love, writes Nerve film critic Ellen E Jones

Ellen E Jones

A teenager was hounded until she died by the 'ordinary women' of Tattle Life. A ban is long overdue.

Feb 13, 2026

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6 min read

A teenager was hounded until she died by the 'ordinary women' of Tattle Life. A ban is long overdue.

The suicide of 16-year-old Princess Dickson came after incessant targeting on the anonymous influencer gossip forum. The commenters – mainly professional women – should be ashamed, writes Dr Jessica Taylor

Feb 17, 2026

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9 min read

The Nerve Hotlist

The best culture to check out this week – from a captivating Brazilian thriller to Charli xcx's 'goth spring' – as seen and enjoyed by our team of editors and writers

THE NERVE WEEKEND DISH

Feb 13, 2026

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6 min read

Noor Murad’s Bahraini chicken and vegetable stew

The food writer and Ottolenghi collaborator shares a hearty and flavourful saloonat dajaj from her Gulf homeland

Dec 5, 2025

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5 min read

Padella’s pappardelle with garlic mushrooms

London restaurateurs Tim Siadatan and Jordan Frieda share an easy but indulgent Italian favourite from their award-winning cookbook

Nov 28, 2025

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3 min read

Poppy Cooks' one-pot Tuscan salmon

Michelin-trained chef and TikTokker Poppy O’Toole shares a quick and delicious recipe for salmon

Feb 6, 2026

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4 min read

Jeffrey Boadi's Ghanaian red red stew

The wellness writer and fitness enthusiast shares a delicious vegan dish that always reminds him of his childhood

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Political writer Ash Sarkar: ‘This one's really going to get me into trouble...’

David Starkey just can’t help himself: now he’s talking about black people ‘dipped in chocolate’

Stewart Lee: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse all work for Pimlico Plumbers

The Recommender: Bella Freud

Review of the Week: Dracula at the Noel Coward theatre

The Nerve Weekend Dish: Coconut, basil and broccoli noodle broth by Bosh!

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The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science

Revealed: 80% of Reform’s funding comes from Tory donors

What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here

Revealed: Palantir deals with UK state total at least £670m – including £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency

CULTURE

Mills & Boon meets TikTok: as literary adaptations go, this Wuthering Heights is a bit clueless

A teenager was hounded until she died by the 'ordinary women' of Tattle Life. A ban is long overdue.

The Nerve Hotlist

THE NERVE WEEKEND DISH

Noor Murad’s Bahraini chicken and vegetable stew

Padella’s pappardelle with garlic mushrooms

Poppy Cooks' one-pot Tuscan salmon

Jeffrey Boadi's Ghanaian red red stew

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