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John Sweeney: Reform UK’s 'boy wonder' Warwickshire council leader has gone too far this time

John Sweeney: Reform UK’s 'boy wonder' Warwickshire council leader has gone too far this time

The Nerve's Reform correspondent assesses teenager George Finch’s recent controversial comments about the alleged rape of a child – and says he’s skating on thin ice

Reform UK

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The Recommender: Derek Owusu

The Recommender: Derek Owusu

The fast-rising British novelist on his latest art and culture discoveries

Culture

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Review of the Week: All My Sons

Review of the Week: All My Sons

Ten years after his first triumph with an Arthur Miller play, director Ivo Van Hove has returned to the American dramatist and produced another masterpiece that feels startlingly current, writes Dorian Lynskey

Reviews

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Is the current generation of leading men our best ever?

Is the current generation of leading men our best ever?

No longer dreaming of playing Bond, today’s group of young British and Irish actors are fun, reflective and helping to redefine masculinity. I'm all for it, says Nerve film critic Ellen E Jones

Culture

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Stewart Lee: Had youthful Farage’s youthful alleged racism story concerned a leftist figure, it would not have been disappeared

Stewart Lee: Had youthful Farage’s youthful alleged racism story concerned a leftist figure, it would not have been disappeared

You would think the alleged indiscretions of the schoolboy Nigel Farage would have drawn outrage from a just, impartial British media. Strangely, it seems they have not

Stewart Lee

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Poppy Cooks' one-pot Tuscan salmon

Poppy Cooks' one-pot Tuscan salmon

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

Weekend Dish

Which politician beats all others for genuine love of English football? New York's Gooner mayor-elect

Which politician beats all others for genuine love of English football? New York's Gooner mayor-elect

Zohran Mamdani, a lifelong Arsenal fan, has been lighting up social media with his passion for football, writes John Mulholland. British politicians could learn a thing or two

Reform UK’s barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don’t play the bully’s game

Reform UK’s barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don’t play the bully’s game

My news organisation, Nation.Cymru, was threatened with legal action over a story involving Nigel Farage’s party in the Senedd. Instead of hiring our own lawyer, we simply told them to go away, writes Martin Shipton

Politics

Exclusive Nerve T-shirt collab!

Exclusive Nerve T-shirt collab!

We are teaming up with ethical British clothing brand Black & Beech to produce our first merchandise - limited edition 'Have Nerve' T-shirts made from organic cotton and screenprinted in Wales. Pre-order now for delivery before Christmas

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