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- Jul 21, 2026
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Burnham is our most well-read PM â the signs of Shakespeare are everywhere (opens the original)
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Forget the clapped-out rituals of failure on the foreign fields of football; Britain today finds itself in those uncharted waters of national destiny that thrill us most: the cut and thrust of politics at the top of the greasy pole. Whoâs in, whoâs out? Whoâs up, whoâs down? Happily, itâs not just about the brutality of power. Not only is our new PM a creature of the neglected North, Andy Burnham is also the UKâs first prime minister to have studied English at university (Fitzwilliam
The Odyssey: Why a film can never do what Homerâs poem does (opens the original)
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Homerâs Odyssey â about 3,000 years old, but forever young â remains a must-read classic. In this age of dread and disruption, the human animal, a storytelling creature, possibly craves the consolation of the tall tale and the heroic protagonist more than ever. These 12,109 lines â the work of different hands, according to some scholars â form the DNA of our storytelling tradition. But is this what Christopher Nolanâs acclaimed new version actually explores? The director has other am
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