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Kate Maltby

Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 15: Gary Lineker arrives at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in association with BOSS at The Royal Opera House on November 15, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Benett/ Getty Images)
Kate Maltby

Gary Lineker's big mistake

The simple solution is to encourage him to quit the BBC

Kate Maltby

MPs fear another expenses scandal - and it is putting their safety at risk

Kate Maltby

The Elgin Marbles are slipping away - and the British Museum only has itself to blame

Article thumbnail: Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt delivers a speech during the Conservative Party annual conference at the Manchester Central convention complex. Picture date: Wednesday October 4, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Tories. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
Kate Maltby

Helen MacNamara and Sue Gray are a symbol of what the Civil Service has failed to be

Kate Maltby

The Israel-Hamas war has seen all of us shrink tighter into our communities

Article thumbnail: Florists prepare wreaths for at least 1,200 Israelis killed following assault on Israel by Hamas (Photo: REUTERS/Janis Laizans)
Article thumbnail: Florists prepare wreaths for at least 1,200 Israelis killed following assault on Israel by Hamas (Photo: REUTERS/Janis Laizans)
Article thumbnail: Rishi Sunak has finally proved he can set the political weather (Photo: Alastair Grant/Pool via REUTERS)
Article thumbnail: Rishi Sunak has finally proved he can set the political weather (Photo: Alastair Grant/Pool via REUTERS)
Article thumbnail: Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored.
Article thumbnail: Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored.
Article thumbnail: TOPSHOT - Members of the public file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and sceptre, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, London, ahead of her funeral on Monday. - Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall inside the Palace of Westminster, until 0530 GMT on September 19, a few hours before her funeral, with huge queues expected to file past her coffin to pay their respects. (Photo by Yui Mok / POOL / AFP) (Photo by YUI MOK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: TOPSHOT - Members of the public file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and sceptre, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, London, ahead of her funeral on Monday. - Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall inside the Palace of Westminster, until 0530 GMT on September 19, a few hours before her funeral, with huge queues expected to file past her coffin to pay their respects. (Photo by Yui Mok / POOL / AFP) (Photo by YUI MOK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)