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Correspondents Captain Abbott’s pick David Hayes 2 October 2020 Britain’s man-gets-job frenzy was less about Tony Abbott than it seemed Books & Arts Imperial lives Nicholas Thomas 6 August 2020 Books | Three intersecting figures illuminate an age that is still with us National Affairs “I think you are playing the ‘Vice-Regal’ hand with skill and wisdom” Mike Steketee 15 July 2020 The Queen’s private secretary walked a very fine line during the months leading up to the dismissal National Affairs Universities, a shared crisis, and two centre-right governments Glyn Davis 13 July 2020 Britain and Australia have reacted very differently to the pandemic’s impact on higher education

National Affairs The Brexit blame game Peter Brent 3 January 2020 Some supporters of Jeremy Corbyn think Brexit explains Labour’s defeat. But the evidence is scant Correspondents Echoes of revolutions past David Hayes 31 December 2019 A dizzying 2019 ends in a Conservative upheaval with distinct traces of Tony Blair’s New Labour Correspondents The choice: Johnson in, Corbyn out, Brexit done David Hayes 13 December 2019 Britain has voted for clarity, but the aftermath will be muddy International Why Labour lost Peter Brent 13 December 2019 How important was Brexit to the British election result?

Correspondents Brexitannia on edge David Hayes 21 August 2019 Boris Johnson’s team, clutching European exit visa and election plan, flies towards the sun Books & Arts How Hollywood saw England Brian McFarlane 1 August 2019 Books | American filmmakers viewed England through the lens of contemporary history Correspondents A good day for democracy David Hayes 24 July 2019 Boris Johnson the showman needs to become a statesman. Can he? Books & Arts The sulphurous intrigue of the past Matthew Ricketson 12 July 2019 Books | The shifting allegiances of The Troubles are brought alive in this year’s Orwell Prize winner