The Independent (2015 - 2016)
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Aug 28, 2026
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The Independent Letters from the Editor and more
Everything else I wrote for The Independent (links provided)
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Aug 12, 2026
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A conversational, guided tour of a golden age for cricket
Mark Nicholas's book gives fans a ringside seat amid the jollity of the sports best years, writes Amol Rajan
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Aug 12, 2026
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Charities are fighting to get those with learning disabilities hired – here’s how we can help
There are about 1.5 million people in Britain with a learning disability, such as Down’s Syndrome. It is a basic affront to justice that they should be less likely to find paid employment than those without learning difficulties
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Aug 12, 2026
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Caribbean holidays: Embracing the all-inclusive in Barbados
Caribbean island aficionado Amol Rajan finds there can sometimes be a certain pleasure in holing up in your hotel
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Aug 12, 2026
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This is the death of liberalism – poor education has pushed us into a new world
In Britain, as Runciman's brilliant analysis made clear, the Remain vote was often an island of resistance amid a sea of Leave: Norwich, Cardiff, Bristol, Nottingham, Brighton, Oxford, Cambridge and others – they are all places with good universities
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Aug 12, 2026
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Don’t call for another referendum – they cause more problems than they solve
After a referendum the losers have nowhere to go. You end up with a disenfranchised constituency agitating for another go or nursing such a constant grievance that they undermine the whole electoral system
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Aug 12, 2026
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A plea for education
The GCSE results pose some tricky questions
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Aug 12, 2026
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Letter from the editor-at-large: There are still good days to bury bad news
Consumers might have access to more information than ever, but they still devote limited time to reading the news
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Aug 12, 2026
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Farage, Trump, and the new fault-lines in our very divided kingdom
Old people said they wanted their country back. So they took it back. From their children
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Aug 12, 2026
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Letter from the editor-at-large: Jo Cox gave her life for democracy
Following the events of the past couple of months, and the death of Jo Cox, the very least you can do this week is head down to your local polling booth and vote
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Aug 12, 2026
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Don't blame social workers for the awful death of Liam Fee
The two-year-old's death invited comparisons with Baby P. Both cases, while desperately sad, ought not to be misinterpreted
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Aug 12, 2026
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The death of Tony Cozier rings a sad knell for the decline of the West Indies cricket team
Letter from the Editor-at-Large
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Aug 12, 2026
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Sadiq Khan never loses - and if he triumphs in London he could become Britain's first Muslim Prime Minister
It’s easy now to pretend that Khan was always the favourite. But if you go back to the moment he beat Tessa Jowell, the feeling in Westminster was that Zac had the edge
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Aug 12, 2026
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How The Independent made a habit of reinventing modern journalism
Letter from the editor: From the beginning, right up to the end, the newspaper has been radical
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Aug 12, 2026
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Editor's letter: Trump is the voice of voters discarded by political elites
Tribal allegiances are becoming redundant in modern politics, both in the US and at home
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Aug 12, 2026
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EU referendum: Shouldn’t liberals and democrats be fighting for Brexit?
Plenty of people who call themselves democrats or liberals are wavering - are you?
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Aug 12, 2026
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I wish I could ban all those pictures of hi-vis George Osborne
To be crude about it, hi-vis visits make for good pictures
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Aug 12, 2026
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Don’t shoot me if I say Corbyn’s Labour really isn’t working
I offer nine observations on the party's current state
