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February 13, 2026
Some PR advice for the Andrew-stricken royals – try something that look less like a $12m cover-up | Marina Hyde
A loan to keep the case out of court doesn’t quite add up to ‘thoughts and prayers to Epstein’s victims’. Working with the police might be a start“I could have worse tags than ‘Air Miles Andy’,” th...
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February 10, 2026
It’s nothing short of TV gold: mix horror with wild comedy and call it Starmer’s last stand | Marina Hyde
The only reason we might not get our seventh prime minister in 10 years is that no one can find oneKeir Starmer is now the only person to have lost more comms chiefs than Meghan and Harry. After ye...
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February 6, 2026
So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde
Obsessing over individual players and political chaos leaves less time to focus on the misogyny. And that’s for the best, isn’t it guys?Fair play to Bill Gates’s ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, a wo...
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February 3, 2026
It’s the Epstein files deja vu: how many more powerful men knew about his crimes, and helped him out anyway? | Marina Hyde
I’m sorry, but this is not just a political scandal. Time to refocus on the horrific mistreatment of women and girls, and the role of these ghoulsLike a lot of women, I do vaguely care about the la...
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January 30, 2026
From ICE to Melania’s black carpet, are Trump’s techlords getting pangs of buyer’s remorse? | Marina Hyde
The first lady’s premiere was marked by conspicuous absences. It turns out chumminess with the president might just come at a costWho wasn’t on the red carpet at the official Melania documentary pr...
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January 27, 2026
Masked thugs, sneering elites and terrified citizens: a picture of the US today. We used to have a name for this | Marina Hyde
Truly, I am the country’s biggest fan. But in the spirit of free speech its leaders apparently love, here’s a few things the rest of the world needs them to knowWe in the rest of the world have had...
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January 23, 2026
It’s Andy Burnham, the man who could be king. Will he, won’t he – are we really still watching this movie? | Marina Hyde
Many yearn and yearn for the Greater Manchester mayor to claim his Westminster crown. They should be careful what they wish for – as should heSince Andy Burnham’s will-he-won’t-he return to Westmin...
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January 20, 2026
It’s a Brooklyn v Beckham Inc disaster: what happens when the elephant in the room goes rogue | Marina Hyde
Sir David and Victoria cornered the market in selling their family’s privacy for money – but there was a price to pay, and Brooklyn Peltz Beckham has just sent them the billThe way 2026 has started...
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January 16, 2026
Mystic Nigel has seen the future: a country run by his cabinet of taxidermied Tories | Marina Hyde
By welcoming ‘Honest Bob’ Jenrick into the fold, the Reform seer is embracing the uniparty chaos he claimed to be seeing offLike a 1970s rust-belt serial killer, Nigel Farage is painstakingly assem...
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January 13, 2026
Show some gratitude, people – Nadhim Zahawi has joined Reform for our benefit, apparently | Marina Hyde
The current crop of politicians are constantly telling us they don’t have to be doing this. Aren’t we lucky?Sorry to call it early, but the worst trend of 2026 is politicians who are graciously doi...
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December 12, 2025
Welcome to the 2026 World Cup shakedown! The price of a ticket: the integrity of the game | Marina Hyde
In World Cup parlance, Qatar was Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s qualifier. Now it’s the big time for Trump’s dictator-curious protegeI used to think Fifa’s recent practice of holding the World C...
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December 9, 2025
Make a political hero of Zack Polanski if you want. Just don’t forget to engage your brain | Marina Hyde
The Green party leader is riding high in the polls. But across the political spectrum, uncritical adulation leads nowhere fast Shortly after Donald Trump launched his first White House run in 2015...
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December 5, 2025
The Liz Truss Show will confront the big issues of the day. For example: who on earth would watch Liz Truss? | Marina Hyde
Everyone’s favourite former PM is back! Her mission? To save Britain from its current ‘doomloop’ with, you guessed it, a YouTube talkshowWill you be seeing a pantomime this year? Birmingham’s got G...
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December 2, 2025
Reeves and Starmer are a two-for-one deal - if she goes, he goes. What a cheering thought | Marina Hyde
It’s week two of budget black-hole gate. When will it all end? Probably after the May electionsGood times for Britain when the chancellor is saved by the Office for Budget Responsibility being slig...
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November 28, 2025
Congratulations everyone! Starmer survives another week, and it’s only cost us £26bn | Marina Hyde
Labour can proudly say this was a budget for working people – that is, if your job happens to be prime ministerThanks to Labour’s incredible Black Friday deal, breaking manifesto policies is buy-on...
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