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The Weekend Edit: money, power struggles and sex

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diarising a chat about what you do in the bedroom sounds excruciating, says [Franki Cookney](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2ZyYW5raS1jb29rbmV5P2xpZD15aXFtc2xuc252MTAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0xMS0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplX_4JY2WCKnLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). But the results can be profound [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3NleC1jb3VwbGVzLWNvdW5zZWxsaW5nLXJlbGF0aW9uc2hpcC1kYXRpbmctY29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbi1iMjQ1MDQyNS5odG1sP2xpZD1wZmppN2FmbGIxdnEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0xMS0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplX_4JY2WCKnLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Discussing your sex life](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3NleC1jb3VwbGVzLWNvdW5zZWxsaW5nLXJlbGF0aW9uc2hpcC1kYXRpbmctY29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbi1iMjQ1MDQyNS5odG1sP2xpZD1zd28xZmZ2NDkxNDMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0xMS0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplX_4JY2WCKnLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) A key tip when talking about sex is to make sure you have the conversation outside the bedroom. Choose a neutral space, in a moment when you aren’t tired, hungry, or preoccupied   [Marianne Jones](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvaGVhbHRoLWFuZC1mYW1pbGllcy9oZWFsdGgtbmV3cy9uaHMtYXBwb2ludG1lbnRzLXdhaXRpbmctbGlzdC1iMjQ1MjgyNy5odG1sP2xpZD01azdldnlzc2NjbncmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0xMS0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplX_4JY2WCKnLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Waiting for an NHS appointment could have had a devastating impact on my life](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvaGVhbHRoLWFuZC1mYW1pbGllcy9oZWFsdGgtbmV3cy9uaHMtYXBwb2ludG1lbnRzLXdhaXRpbmctbGlzdC1iMjQ1MjgyNy5odG1sP2xpZD04eWd2MzB3OXFiZnomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0xMS0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplX_4JY2WCKnLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium] [Marianne Jones](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvaGVhbHRoLWFuZC1mYW1pbGllcy9oZWFsdGgtbmV3cy9uaHMtYXBwb2ludG1lbnRzLXdhaXRpbmctbGlzdC1iMjQ1MjgyNy5odG1sP2xpZD00dGI5Y3Rodmh4dWkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0xMS0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplX_4JY2WCKnLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Waiting for an NHS appointment could have had a devastating impact on my life](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvaGVhbHRoLWFuZC1mYW1pbGllcy9oZWFsdGgtbmV3cy9uaHMtYXBwb2ludG1lbnRzLXdhaXRpbmctbGlzdC1iMjQ1MjgyNy5odG1sP2xpZD1pcXpoYXp5bzlnenYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0xMS0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplX_4JY2WCKnLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium]   [Sam Altman](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdGVjaC9vcGVuYWktc2FtLWFsdG1hbi1jaGF0LWd0cC1haS1zdXRza2V2ZXItYjI0NTE4OTQuaHRtbD9saWQ9aTQxenJvdngwOWw4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjYtMTEtMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZV_-CWNlgipywFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Doomers vs tech boomers: inside OpenAI’s bizarre boardroom battle with the man ‘who can see the future’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdGVjaC9vcGVuYWktc2FtLWFsdG1hbi1jaGF0LWd0cC1haS1zdXRza2V2ZXItYjI0NTE4OTQuaHRtbD9saWQ9NjF6N253cHZ0Z2s0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjYtMTEtMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZV_-CWNlgipywFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Independent Premium] [Sam Altman](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdGVjaC9vcGVuYWktc2FtLWFsdG1hbi1jaGF0LWd0cC1haS1zdXRza2V2ZXItYjI0NTE4OTQuaHRtbD9saWQ9aDcwMHE0NmVhMWpwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjYtMTEtMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZV_-CWNlgipywFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Doomers vs tech boomers: inside OpenAI’s bizarre boardroom battle with the man ‘who can see the future’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdGVjaC9vcGVuYWktc2FtLWFsdG1hbi1jaGF0LWd0cC1haS1zdXRza2V2ZXItYjI0NTE4OTQuaHRtbD9saWQ9OWpjMW42NXBtZ21zJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjYtMTEtMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZV_-CWNlgipywFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Independent Premium]     COMMENT [With friends like these... Nadine Dorries and Boris Johnson](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3RheC1jdXQtdG9yeS1wYXJ0eS1qZXJlbXktaHVudC1hdXR1bW4tc3RhdGVtZW50LWIyNDUyMjA1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWswcDg4dWJxNjlsMyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTExLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVf_gljZYIqcsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Hunt’s tax cut charade will not be enough to lead his party to an election victory](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3RheC1jdXQtdG9yeS1wYXJ0eS1qZXJlbXktaHVudC1hdXR1bW4tc3RhdGVtZW50LWIyNDUyMjA1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXozMWx6dnl1MnBtNyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTExLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVf_gljZYIqcsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) The Autumn statement has made some big promises about reducing national insurance, writes [Andrew Grice](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2FuZHJldy1ncmljZS0xP2xpZD01ZGRjZ3ZlOXR6dmYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0xMS0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplX_4JY2WCKnLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). But voters are unlikely to experience enough of a ‘feel good factor’ for it to make a dent at next year’s general election [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3RheC1jdXQtdG9yeS1wYXJ0eS1qZXJlbXktaHVudC1hdXR1bW4tc3RhdGVtZW50LWIyNDUyMjA1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWNkeHJ6cmd4Z3h5dyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTExLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVf_gljZYIqcsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium] [With friends like these... Nadine Dorries and Boris Johnson](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3RheC1jdXQtdG9yeS1wYXJ0eS1qZXJlbXktaHVudC1hdXR1bW4tc3RhdGVtZW50LWIyNDUyMjA1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPThpejZ1YTl4MzR6byZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTExLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVf_gljZYIqcsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Hunt’s tax cut charade will not be enough to lead his party to an election victory](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3RheC1jdXQtdG9yeS1wYXJ0eS1qZXJlbXktaHVudC1hdXR1bW4tc3RhdGVtZW50LWIyNDUyMjA1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXMxYTdocnRhZDl6ciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTExLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVf_gljZYIqcsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium]   [Boris Johnson](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL25ldC1taWdyYXRpb24tZmlndXJlcy1vbnMtYm9yaXMtam9obnNvbi1iMjQ1MjQwNy5odG1sP2xpZD1nb2l3enZxajU4ZGwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0xMS0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplX_4JY2WCKnLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [I blame record-high immigration on one man – Boris Johnson](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL25ldC1taWdyYXRpb24tZmlndXJlcy1vbnMtYm9yaXMtam9obnNvbi1iMjQ1MjQwNy5odG1sP2xpZD1vdThmc3BrZmNsajImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0xMS0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplX_4JY2WCKnLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Having campaigned for a Leave vote, the former PM believed in controlling migration, rather than reducing it, writes [Sunder Katwala](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL3N1bmRlci1rYXR3YWxhP2xpZD1wZTJkODU3Yzd6ZjcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0xMS0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplX_4JY2WCKnLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). It was a classic case of trying to have his cake and eat it [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL25ldC1taWdyYXRpb24tZmlndXJlcy1vbnMtYm9yaXMtam9obnNvbi1iMjQ1MjQwNy5odG1sP2xpZD1kcnp2NjJrbDMxdGImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0xMS0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplX_4JY2WCKnLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium] [Boris Johnson](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL25ldC1taWdyYXRpb24tZmlndXJlcy1vbnMtYm9yaXMtam9obnNvbi1iMjQ1MjQwNy5odG1sP2xpZD0zYWNqOHQ2andzMmcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0xMS0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplX_4JY2WCKnLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [I blame record-high immigration on one man – Boris Johnson](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL25ldC1taWdyYXRpb24tZmlndXJlcy1vbnMtYm9yaXMtam9obnNvbi1iMjQ1MjQwNy5odG1sP2xpZD1yNW1tNXNnaHRmZXYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0xMS0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplX_4JY2WCKnLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium]   [Geert Wilders](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2dlZXJ0LXdpbGRlcnMtZHV0Y2gtZWxlY3Rpb24tbmV0aGVybGFuZHMtZmFyLXJpZ2h0LWIyNDUyNTE4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTZsczR3ejk1ajBmNSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTExLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVf_gljZYIqcsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [How scared should we be of the rise of the ‘Dutch Trump’?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2dlZXJ0LXdpbGRlcnMtZHV0Y2gtZWxlY3Rpb24tbmV0aGVybGFuZHMtZmFyLXJpZ2h0LWIyNDUyNTE4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXB1MXEwZnI3eDR5dyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTExLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVf_gljZYIqcsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) As well as being football’s finest ambassador, the Man Utd and England legend was the manifestation of a certain kind of Englishness that is lauded around the world, writes [Jim White](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2ppbS13aGl0ZT9saWQ9Mm56MzN6MjA3N214JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjYtMTEtMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZV_-CWNlgipywFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2dlZXJ0LXdpbGRlcnMtZHV0Y2gtZWxlY3Rpb24tbmV0aGVybGFuZHMtZmFyLXJpZ2h0LWIyNDUyNTE4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWpxdW50cWhmbndneSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTExLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVf_gljZYIqcsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium] [Geert Wilders](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2dlZXJ0LXdpbGRlcnMtZHV0Y2gtZWxlY3Rpb24tbmV0aGVybGFuZHMtZmFyLXJpZ2h0LWIyNDUyNTE4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXhjcWF5cnUxZDJkayZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTExLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVf_gljZYIqcsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [How scared should we be of the rise of the ‘Dutch Trump’?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2dlZXJ0LXdpbGRlcnMtZHV0Y2gtZWxlY3Rpb24tbmV0aGVybGFuZHMtZmFyLXJpZ2h0LWIyNDUyNTE4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXNvNHJ3YTBveDRieCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTExLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVf_gljZYIqcsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium]   [Kirstie Allsopp](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2tpcnN0aWUtYWxsc29wcC1uZXctYnVpbGQtaG91c2VzLWIyNDUyODE5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXZ4b29rcGF0ODdjdiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTExLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVf_gljZYIqcsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Kirstie Allsopp: Why I’m right about detached new-build houses](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2tpcnN0aWUtYWxsc29wcC1uZXctYnVpbGQtaG91c2VzLWIyNDUyODE5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXMycXF6bTdqZGZ6OCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTExLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVf_gljZYIqcsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Social media went mad when I said I’d prefer an old, solid terraced home every time, says [Kirstie Allsopp](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2tpcnN0aWUtYWxsc29wcD9saWQ9bDl0eTByMHoyZzkzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjYtMTEtMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZV_-CWNlgipywFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). But here’s why I’m right (even if I do live in a lovely old detached house in Devon) [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2tpcnN0aWUtYWxsc29wcC1uZXctYnVpbGQtaG91c2VzLWIyNDUyODE5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTV4cWh5OWE0bTZldSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTExLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVf_gljZYIqcsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium] [Kirstie Allsopp](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2tpcnN0aWUtYWxsc29wcC1uZXctYnVpbGQtaG91c2VzLWIyNDUyODE5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXNvaXJ2bTRteWgwbCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTExLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVf_gljZYIqcsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Kirstie Allsopp: Why I’m right about detached new-build houses](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2tpcnN0aWUtYWxsc29wcC1uZXctYnVpbGQtaG91c2VzLWIyNDUyODE5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTduamdlaWRoYWYzaiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDI2LTExLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVf_gljZYIqcsBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium]   [The UK has become thin-skinned and defensive: we must make sure it doesn’t turn into nationalism](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnRY7-P0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL3VrLWV1cm9wZS1uYXRpb25hbGlzbS1icmV4aXQtbGliZXJhbGlzbS1iMjQ1MjkwMi5odG1sP2xpZD1zbWZydGprbHMxMTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyNi0xMS0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplX_4JY2WCKnLAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [The UK doesn’t want to be lectured by ‘bloody foreigners’ 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