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‘Epstein would find unsupported children and tell them: I’ll save you’

Mar 31, 2026

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17 min read

‘Epstein would find unsupported children and tell them: I’ll save you’

At the Laugharne Weekend, Lucia Osborne-Crowley, one of four journalists in the courtroom daily for Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial, talked to Robin Ince about abuse, justice and the ‘rape myths’ that silence survivors

Small talk, lager and limp handshakes: face to face with MattGPT in the studio

Mar 31, 2026

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6 min read

Small talk, lager and limp handshakes: face to face with MattGPT in the studio

After his critique of Matthew Goodwin’s rightwing manifesto Suicide of a Nation went viral, Andy Twelves was invited on to GB News for a live debate with the failed candidate for Gorton and Denton. How did Goodwin's defence of his book work out?

Andy Twelves
Andy Twelves
Big Tech tried to get young people addicted. Now the reckoning has begun

Mar 31, 2026

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8 min read

Big Tech tried to get young people addicted. Now the reckoning has begun

Two seismic court decisions in the US have intervened where legislators have failed to defend social media users from exploitation, writes campaigner Zamaan Qureshi

The Nerve Hotlist

Mar 31, 2026

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9 min read

The Nerve Hotlist

The best culture to check out this week – from a Tony-winning high-school stage drama to Riz Ahmed’s new comedy series – as picked by our team of editors and writers

Stewart Lee: No more Cameo videos, no more crypto... Nigel will have to launch Farage’s far-right sex shop

Mar 27, 2026

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9 min read

Stewart Lee: No more Cameo videos, no more crypto... Nigel will have to launch Farage’s far-right sex shop

What will Reform’s leader and party do for money now that their dubious income streams are being shut down?

The UK tech energy grab: how AI data centres are delaying the building of homes

Mar 27, 2026

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11 min read

The UK tech energy grab: how AI data centres are delaying the building of homes

Artificial intelligence infrastructure is being handed priority access to Britain's overwhelmed electricity grid, pushing housing down the list. But as the US shows, there's an alternative: make Big Tech pay for the power it needs. Report by Nicole Kobie

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POLITICS & INVESTIGATIONS


‘It beggars belief’: MoD sources warn Palantir’s role at heart of government is threat to UK’s security

Mar 13, 2026

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10 min read

‘It beggars belief’: MoD sources warn Palantir’s role at heart of government is threat to UK’s security

Experts say that claims UK data remains under government ownership miss the point that the company has the capability to build its own detailed picture of the British population, and even infer state secrets. Report by Charlie Young and Carole Cadwalladr

Charlie Young
Charlie Young
Will Google’s AI hype man kill the BBC?

Mar 25, 2026

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10 min read

Will Google’s AI hype man kill the BBC?

Matt Brittin spent two decades at Google, a tech company helping to destroy journalism. His appointment as leader of Britain’s biggest news organisation represents an existential threat, writes Carole Cadwalladr

Peter Mandelson, the Russian superyacht and the scandal we completely misread

Feb 24, 2026

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14 min read

Peter Mandelson, the Russian superyacht and the scandal we completely misread

When Britain's most powerful political fixer was caught on an oligarch's boat in Corfu, we called it Yachtgate and moved on. The Epstein files now reveal the full picture: a web of Russian money, paedophile kompromat and New Labour access that shaped a decade of British politics, writes Tamsin Shaw

Tamsin Shaw
Tamsin Shaw
‘What will Jesus say?’ Tony Blair, Big Tech and the Israel connection

Sep 30, 2025

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18 min read

‘What will Jesus say?’ Tony Blair, Big Tech and the Israel connection

As Trump announces the former British PM as his choice to help govern Gaza, Carole Cadwalladr investigates the opaque workings of Blair's institute, its funding from friends of Israel's government – including billionaire Larry Ellison – and an emerging rightwing media takeover of the global information space

CULTURE


Orwell, Trump and the persistence of fascism: ‘He was giving us a warning’

Mar 27, 2026

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15 min read

Orwell, Trump and the persistence of fascism: ‘He was giving us a warning’

Raoul Peck, director of a new film about the author, tells Dorian Lynskey that the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four was drawn from lived experience, not prophecy

Dorian Lynskey
Dorian Lynskey
Review of the Week: Sexistential by Robyn

Mar 27, 2026

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6 min read

Review of the Week: Sexistential by Robyn

Babies, boobs and pop bangers! The Swedish star is back with a euphoric new album embracing the joy of motherhood and messy, middle-aged desire, writes Nerve music critic Kate Hutchinson

Kate Hutchinson
Kate Hutchinson
‘It’s everyone’s history’: the artist Hurvin Anderson on his Tate Britain retrospective

Mar 24, 2026

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9 min read

‘It’s everyone’s history’: the artist Hurvin Anderson on his Tate Britain retrospective

The Turner prize-nominated painter, whose luminous canvases span portraiture, barbershop interiors and the lush landscapes of his Jamaican heritage, talks to Nerve art critic Emily LaBarge

Emily LaBarge
Emily LaBarge

THE NERVE WEEKEND DISH


Thuy Diem Pham’s lemongrass and coconut chicken curry

Mar 6, 2026

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5 min read

Thuy Diem Pham’s lemongrass and coconut chicken curry

The London-based chef and restaurateur shares her addictive, easy-cook recipe for Vietnamese cà ri gà

Coconut, basil and broccoli noodle broth by Bosh!

Feb 20, 2026

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5 min read

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

Ben Benton’s masala fish pie with spiced pea thoran

Mar 20, 2026

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6 min read

Ben Benton’s masala fish pie with spiced pea thoran

The chef and podcaster describes the genesis of a new recipe, inspired by his travels in search of Britain’s best food for his forthcoming book

Pary Baban's slow-cooked lamb & butter bean stew

Mar 27, 2026

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4 min read

Pary Baban's slow-cooked lamb & butter bean stew

The London restaurateur and ‘queen of Kurdish cooking’ shares a hearty spring recipe from her debut cookbook

Imogen Carter
Imogen Carter

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