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The relentless rise of France’s far right
Once consigned to the fringes, French voters now have to decide if they are ready to hand power to Marine Le Pen’s party
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Cracks appear in France’s new leftwing bloc ahead of snap elections
The New Popular Front was formed this week and is a threat to Emmanuel Macron but it has been rocked by a purge
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British army delays King Charles cap badges over China spying fears
UK defence official cites possibility that tracking devices or GPS transmitters could be embedded into metal crests
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Europe’s real tourist trap
The continent gets too much attention from the world to recognise its irrelevance
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After Baillie Gifford, who is ‘clean’ enough to fund the arts?
The campaign against the asset manager has left festivals struggling to adapt to a new age of protest
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Post Office campaigner Alan Bates knighted in King’s birthday honours
Former PM Gordon Brown, LSE chief Julia Hoggett and HSBC chair Mark Tucker all receive recognition
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What I learnt from your open-ended wisdom on closed-ended funds
My previous column on investment trusts filled my mailbag with expert responses
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Keir Starmer says he is prepared to make enemies to improve economy
Limited election pledges a ‘downpayment’ for future investment, says Labour leader
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