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Sergei Cristo: From interference in Brexit to arson attacks on Starmer – then as now, Russia is playing with us

Sergei Cristo: From interference in Brexit to arson attacks on Starmer – then as now, Russia is playing with us

The names linked to the men jailed for attacks on Keir Starmer’s properties are disturbingly familiar to those of us who warned against Putin’s efforts to disrupt Britain 10 years ago, writes whistleblower Sergei Cristo

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‘I need to make money’: the story of Nigel Farage’s crypto-awakening

‘I need to make money’: the story of Nigel Farage’s crypto-awakening

In the latest part of our series The Harborne Receipts, we look at how the chief architect of Brexit fared in post-EU Britain – short of cash, out of politics, but becoming increasingly attracted to digital currencies. Report by Lucia Osborne-Crowley

The Harborne Receipts

'Billionaires aren’t going to save you’: Amazon union trailblazer Chris Smalls on fighting back against the gig economy

'Billionaires aren’t going to save you’: Amazon union trailblazer Chris Smalls on fighting back against the gig economy

The labour activist who took on Jeff Bezos in 2022 – and challenged him again at the Met Gala this year – talks to Lucia Osborne-Crowley about courage, community, class and why he's telling his remarkable story in a new memoir

Culture

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Stewart Lee: Exit stage far-right – now Britain’s theatres are being urged to capitulate to Farage

Stewart Lee: Exit stage far-right – now Britain’s theatres are being urged to capitulate to Farage

A new strategy document is calling for the industry to ‘engage warmly’ with Reform. Why? So Robert Kenyon can remake ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore?

Stewart Lee

Ursula Ferrigno’s Italian courgette pie

Ursula Ferrigno’s Italian courgette pie

The Italian-born food writer shares an easy, summery dish perfect for antipasti, picnics or lunch in the sun.

Weekend Dish

Review of the Week: Glengarry Glen Ross at the Old Vic

Review of the Week: Glengarry Glen Ross at the Old Vic

Patrick Marber’s daring female reimagining of Mamet’s testosterone-soaked classic shows that capitalism can make a desperado of anyone, writes Dorian Lynskey

Reviews

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Deborah Frances-White: The far right find any excuse for rioting and racist violence. Imagine if women took vigilante justice on their male abusers

Deborah Frances-White: The far right find any excuse for rioting and racist violence. Imagine if women took vigilante justice on their male abusers

The men who rush on to the streets to persecute immigrants in Belfast and beyond would be horrified by any act of feminist disorder, writes Deborah Frances-White

Deborah Frances-White

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Scan your eyeballs, think of the children: how Britain sells surveillance as safety

Scan your eyeballs, think of the children: how Britain sells surveillance as safety

Keir Starmer's under-16 social media ban can only work if everyone proves who they are. It is the natural conclusion of the Online Safety Act – and of a Brexit that was always about control, says digital rights advocate Heather Burns

Tech

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The Nerve Hotlist

The Nerve Hotlist

This week’s don’t-miss cultural picks, from Olivia Rodrigo's new album to Marilyn Monroe at the National Portrait Gallery, as enjoyed by our team of editors and writers

Hotlist

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