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The Covid inquiry has exposed more than just a few bad apples – the whole system is rotten | Martin Kettle theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

My latest column. Must Britain really wait 15 months for a general election? | Martin Kettle theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The universal rules of war that emerged after 1945 are being broken – and not just in the Middle East | Martin Kettle theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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First time the press regulator has forced a paper to correct an article written by a secretary of state. By Braverman inevitably. theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

Great opening concert of this year’s HHChamberMusicFest last night with Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective and Orsino - and lots more to come tonight and over the weekend. Tip top treat.

See Sunak’s green retreat for what it is: a ruthless short-term electoral gamble | Martin Kettle theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Ulez reveals a systemic problem with how UK government works – or rather, doesn’t | Martin Kettle theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The Scottish byelection will be a high noon test for Starmer and Sunak | Martin Kettle theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Don’t be fooled: this row is about more than Nigel Farage and Coutts – what lies beneath is Brexit | Martin Kettle theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Undeniably true. The media will drive this issue bigtime. Pressure from and on Labour to scrap the ULEZ scheme will now be fierce. Perhaps also even to replace Sadiq Khan as mayoral candidate. London Labour MPs with small notional majorities in the new seats will be worried too.

Starmer’s caution infuriates some in Labour. But there’s method in his mildness | Martin Kettle theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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Dramatic lighting for my recital in St. Alban's Cathedral tonight. A wonderful setting to play Bach (Preludes & Fugues) and Beethoven Op. 111. Those top notes above trills on last page of 111 rang out so beautifully, and the 'boogie-woogie' section was glorious in that acoustic.

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What would Britain look like today if we’d chosen to follow the roads not taken? | Martin Kettle theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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Really insightful column by Martin Kettle about how far Labour has come. The comments below the line give some indication of how far it still has to go. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…