Opinion
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
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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
Tech
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I confronted a tech boss about my sister’s suicide. I don’t know why I bothered
Aimee died at 21 after going on a notorious self-harm forum. But when I approached a tech CEO to talk about online safety at a Davos debate, I was threatened with removal, writes Adele Walton
Tech
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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
Tech
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No one’s sure what’s up with the Beckhams. So why does everyone think the women are to blame?
A grown man posted claims on his own social media account – and critics immediately rounded on his wife and his mum, because female behaviour is always the first to be moralised, writes author and comedian Tova Leigh
Culture
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‘Europeans have to understand that it’s over’: Robert Kagan on Trump’s coming ‘dictatorship’
The geopolitics expert, who warned of the president’s authoritarianism a decade ago, tells Carole Cadwalladr how deep the roots of American white nationalism are – and that European governments needs to wake up, fast
Politics
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'The word terrorism is used to remove empathy': Natasha Walter on how language dehumanises the Palestine Action hunger strikers
Heba Muraisi has never been charged, tried or convicted of terrorism. But she and the other hunger strikers have been stripped of humanity in the way they have been labelled by the government. The damage is evident in how ordinary people react to them
Politics
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Brian Eno: Let's make Together for Palestine's record this year's Christmas No 1
The artists behind this autumn's sold-out Palestine solidarity concert have just released a charity record, Lullaby. Here the musician and activist explains why it matters
Music
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Cringe, actually. A young person's guide to how not to do politics on social media
In the absence of any youth-friendly policies, British politicians, led by Keir Starmer, are doubling down on online comms – and it isn’t working. Nerve editorial assistant Anandita Abraham analyses some cover-your-eyes examples
Tech
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Philippa Perry: My 10 rules for a happier Christmas
Dreading the post-turkey singalong? Haunted by spirits of the past? It’s time to step back and think about how your rituals could become truly festive again, says the Nerve's cultural agony aunt
Culture
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Storm Claudia puts Wales under water – why did these record-breaking floods barely make the news?
On the frontline of a deluge on the Welsh borders, Jude Rogers heard local stories of devastation and heroism – but incredibly the disaster was hardly referred to in Westminster and the national press
Politics
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The visual arts sector has a class problem and I'm trying to fix it. Join me!
Meg Molloy, the founder of Working Arts Club, was the first person in her family to go to university and had to fight for her career and to fit in. Now she wants to open the doors of the art world to people like her
Culture
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The BBC is the biggest prize in the information war – and the right may be about to destroy it
The corporation is always under attack. But this time it has been sabotaged by conservative ideologues deep within its heart. Is it time for the culture secretary to step in? By Dorian Lynskey
Culture
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The prince, the paedophile and the walk in the park: why did Andrew meet Epstein that day in New York?
Last week Democrat members of the US Congress called for Mr Mountbatten Windsor to be interviewed as part of their investigation into the dead financier. The former prince has one big question to answer, writes John Sweeney
Politics
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Celebrity Traitors is era-defining telly - because it knows that fame is the ultimate deceit
Will anyone ever trust Jonathan Ross again? Will Tom Daley come out in the edit as the ultimate villain? The genius of the new A-list version of The Traitors, argues Julia Raeside, is that it turns the celebrity power dynamic on its head
TV
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