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Jim Moore’s Gold Coast-inspired coconut and lime shrimp skewers

Jim Moore’s Gold Coast-inspired coconut and lime shrimp skewers

The Northern Irish barbecue champion shares a sun-soaked, Australian-influenced recipe for the grill from his new book

Weekend Dish

‘It’s like this was made up by a schoolkid’: Reform’s vanishing crypto bill

‘It’s like this was made up by a schoolkid’: Reform’s vanishing crypto bill

Nigel Farage launched it in Las Vegas and promised to make it law. Now, as his links to cryptobillionaire Christopher Harborne are under scrutiny, Reform’s flagship policy has disappeared. When you understand who would benefit from its proposals – and from other policies Farage has lobbied for since – this is perhaps no surprise. By Ian Tucker

The Harborne Receipts

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The Nerve Hotlist

The Nerve Hotlist

This week's don't-miss cultural picks, from sculptor Anish Kapoor's gigantic forms to an intimate, war-torn love story, as enjoyed by our team of editors and writers

Hotlist

Philippa Perry: Prime ministers change, but the problems stay the same. Here's my advice for Andy Burnham

Philippa Perry: Prime ministers change, but the problems stay the same. Here's my advice for Andy Burnham

In families, as in politics, blame for dysfunction is often pinned on one individual. But the issue is usually a shared inability to process conflict, writes the Nerve’s cultural agony aunt

Philippa Perry

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As Farage is investigated ... did Boris Johnson also fail to disclose a gift from Christopher Harborne?

As Farage is investigated ... did Boris Johnson also fail to disclose a gift from Christopher Harborne?

Leaked documents appear to reveal a previously undeclared trip made by the former PM with the crypto and defence billionaire to the heart of war-torn Ukraine. Report by Carole Cadwalladr and Charlie Young

The Harborne Receipts

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‘There are no normal people here’: the youth verdict on the rightwing Davos

‘There are no normal people here’: the youth verdict on the rightwing Davos

This week’s ARC conference in London, an event bankrolled by the old and very rich, insists it is fighting for the young. They aren’t convinced, writes Stella Tsantekidou

Politics

The Nerve's summer books 2026

The Nerve's summer books 2026

From a sweeping Korean family saga to a love letter to George Michael, our team of writers and editors each recommend a perfect read for your summer getaway – and one they’ll be taking on holiday. Plus three Bookstagrammers share their top picks

Culture

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Stewart Lee: It’s not been a great week for denying climate change. But the global far-right tried anyway!

Stewart Lee: It’s not been a great week for denying climate change. But the global far-right tried anyway!

As London boiled in the record-breaking heat, the anti-net-zero ‘Alliance for Responsible Citizenship’ were in town. Let’s hope they remembered to hydrate

Stewart Lee

Review: Frida Kahlo - The Making of an Icon

Review: Frida Kahlo - The Making of an Icon

Frida Kahlo's image is now so commercialised that her celebrity is in danger of eclipsing her art. The problem with the much-anticipated Tate show about her legacy is that we don’t see enough of her electrifying work, writes Imogen Carter

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