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But how does he compare to past Labour leaders – and will voters like what they find out? [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoNWs0P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdWsvaG9tZS1uZXdzL2tlaXItc3Rhcm1lci1sYWJvdXItZWxlY3Rpb24tdG9ueS1ibGFpci1iMjU1MTAxNS5odG1sP2xpZD1zeGg0ZnFzdTEwc2kmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0wNS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmUTTmUmZkJWvEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [What makes a great Labour leader – and does Starmer have what it takes?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoNWs0P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdWsvaG9tZS1uZXdzL2tlaXItc3Rhcm1lci1sYWJvdXItZWxlY3Rpb24tdG9ueS1ibGFpci1iMjU1MTAxNS5odG1sP2xpZD05eGcyaXdyOGEydnkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0wNS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmUTTmUmZkJWvEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Labour leaders: (from left) Harold Wilson, James Callahan, Tony Blair, John Smith, Keir Starmer, Clement Atlee   [I helped expose the extent of the infected blood scandal – this does not end here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoNWs0P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvaW5mZWN0ZWQtYmxvb2Qtc2NhbmRhbC1pbnF1aXJ5LW5ocy1iMjU0OTYzOS5odG1sP2xpZD0wdm13OTRyZWx1OGwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0wNS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmUTTmUmZkJWvEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Having investigated the scandal over a number of years for her award-winning podcast and book, [Cara McGoogan](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoNWs0P0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2NhcmEtbWNnb29nYW4_bGlkPTZyejNvenV2bTM5OCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRNOZSZmQla8RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) recounts the relief of an emotional week and why it isn’t over yet... [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoNWs0P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvaW5mZWN0ZWQtYmxvb2Qtc2NhbmRhbC1pbnF1aXJ5LW5ocy1iMjU0OTYzOS5odG1sP2xpZD1oY2Q3N3R4cWg5ODImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0wNS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmUTTmUmZkJWvEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [I helped expose the extent of the infected blood scandal – this does not end here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoNWs0P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvaW5mZWN0ZWQtYmxvb2Qtc2NhbmRhbC1pbnF1aXJ5LW5ocy1iMjU0OTYzOS5odG1sP2xpZD1yNXR1eTNvcTAxY2UmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0wNS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmUTTmUmZkJWvEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) ‘Half a century of shame’: Campaigners have been fighting for justice for years   CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT [Is this new author really the next Patricia Highsmith and does The Safekeep live up to the hype?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoNWs0P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9ib29rcy9mZWF0dXJlcy90aGUtc2FmZS1rZWVwLXJldmlldy15YWVsLXZhbi1kZXItd291ZGVuLWIyNTQ4MTAxLmh0bWw_bGlkPWdmYTM0eDVhc3ZrMCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRNOZSZmQla8RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) The Dutch writer’s debut novel went to a nine-way book auction and Yael van der Wouden has been compared to Patricia Highsmith and Sarah Waters. But this tale of sex and guilt set in post-war Holland is dominated by feelings rather than story and atmosphere over plot. Welcome to the 21st-century novel, writes [Robert McCrum](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoNWs0P0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL3JvYmVydC1tY2NydW0_bGlkPWs3Zjc5aWh6MmVraiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRNOZSZmQla8RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoNWs0P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9ib29rcy9mZWF0dXJlcy90aGUtc2FmZS1rZWVwLXJldmlldy15YWVsLXZhbi1kZXItd291ZGVuLWIyNTQ4MTAxLmh0bWw_bGlkPThjczN4Z3g0ejU3NCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRNOZSZmQla8RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Is this new author really the next Patricia Highsmith and does The Safekeep live up to the hype?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoNWs0P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9ib29rcy9mZWF0dXJlcy90aGUtc2FmZS1rZWVwLXJldmlldy15YWVsLXZhbi1kZXItd291ZGVuLWIyNTQ4MTAxLmh0bWw_bGlkPTAzMmx5M2M2ZmVreSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZRNOZSZmQla8RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ‘The Safekeep’ by Yael van der Wouden is a new historical novel being published following a wave of hype   COMMENT & ANALYSIS [What can the bookies tell us about who might win the general election?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoNWs0P4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3ZvaWNlcy9nZW5lcmFsLWVsZWN0aW9uLXJpc2hpLXN1bmFrLWtlaXItc3Rhcm1lci1nZW5lcmFsLWJldHRpbmctbWFya2V0cy1sYWRicm9rZXMtYjI1NTAzNzcuaHRtbD9saWQ9YzQzemw5aXpkaGpxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjYtMDUtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZlE05lJmZCVrxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [What can the bookies tell us about who might win the general election?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoNWs0P4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3ZvaWNlcy9nZW5lcmFsLWVsZWN0aW9uLXJpc2hpLXN1bmFrLWtlaXItc3Rhcm1lci1nZW5lcmFsLWJldHRpbmctbWFya2V0cy1sYWRicm9rZXMtYjI1NTAzNzcuaHRtbD9saWQ9Y3R5dXNvMjR4bjB2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjYtMDUtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZlE05lJmZCVrxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) A Labour majority government is as short as 1-12 with one bookmaker, despite the party needing a historic swing to secure even a small majority. But voters have upset the odds before, writes [James Moore](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoNWs0P0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2phbWVzLW1vb3JlP2xpZD1rOXNhbTUxbTFyd2kmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0wNS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmUTTmUmZkJWvEUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoNWs0P4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3ZvaWNlcy9nZW5lcmFsLWVsZWN0aW9uLXJpc2hpLXN1bmFrLWtlaXItc3Rhcm1lci1nZW5lcmFsLWJldHRpbmctbWFya2V0cy1sYWRicm9rZXMtYjI1NTAzNzcuaHRtbD9saWQ9anY2bHdydHIxN2szJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjYtMDUtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZlE05lJmZCVrxFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Independent Premium] [What can the bookies tell us about who might win the general 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