Why the rise in post-Brexit nationalism could have unexpected benefits
Whatever happens next in terms of structures and international arrangements, the UK's detachment from the EU could usher in a period of cultural rebirth
Whatever happens next in terms of structures and international arrangements, the UK's detachment from the EU could usher in a period of cultural rebirth
Farage ended his speech with a cry to defeat the establishment. This was the most heartfelt moment of all, because no one has had to fight harder against the establishment than Trump
The insurgents appear as far away from real government as ever – though they cannot be written off just yet
The Deputy Mayor of Nice told the BBC's World at One today: "When you see a burkini on the beach, people feel unsafe". Whether or not people feel unsafe over a slightly modest piece of clothing is besides the point - they should have no right to impose their prejudice on others
The particular abuse reserved for black women is so widespread that it even has its own term: misogynoir
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We need an education system that gives chances to people like me from working class backgrounds to become nurses, rather than puts them off – and a social care system that allows us more than 10-minute slots with the most vulnerable people in society
Alexander Vedernikov makes his Proms debut on the podium
Scottish Ballet's new double bill for the Edinburgh Festival is ambitious, tough and danced with fierce conviction
If the goal of the Nice attack perpetrator Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was to add fuel to the fire and escalate community tensions, he chose the strategically right spot. The French Riviera, a traditional stronghold of the French Republicans, has recently seen the highest poll results for the far right
From photoshopped CCTV and #piggate to the fact that RAM-PACKED ISN'T EVEN A WORD, all bases are covered in this definitive list
Sunnis have been the principal victims of the largely Shia hangmen now carrying out the 'democratically elected' Iraqi government's executions
'Scared Straight' schemes, which expose young people at risk of turning to crime to prison life, actually made them more likely to become criminals. Many factors influence policy decisions, but prejudice and ignorance should not be among them