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The Post Office Horizon IT scandal is rooted in class prejudice

Letters: Readers respond to the testimony of Paula Vennells, former managing director of Post Office Limited, at the inquiry into the failings of its Horizon IT system

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Sunak seems convinced that Who Dares Wins. Spoiler alert: sometimes they lose really badly

A drowned-rat PM, a blank page contender and frit Farage refusing to stand at all. All in the first 48 hours – are you not entertained, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Rev Vennells wept but couldn’t remember much about sending innocent subpostmasters to jail. All so long ago

As the former Post Office CEO faced the inquiry and her victims, she said ‘sorry’ a lot. About what? It was never really clear, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Into Britain’s angry pulpit steps Rev Vennells, who ran the Post Office – to explain why it sent honest people to jail

Her inquiry appearance has been long awaited. So far, no official has been held accountable for the ruining of so many lives, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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So Russell Brand has repented? I’ll believe it when I see it

Letters: Readers respond to Marina Hyde’s article about the former TV presenter’s recent baptism in the River Thames

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So Russell Brand was baptised in the Thames, and all his sins were washed away. Cheaper than a lawyer, I suppose

His journey to Christianity was very moving, and infinitely more spiritual than his trip to the police station to deny criminal allegations, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Piers Morgan won’t care where the Baby Reindeer saga goes. But Netflix should

An interview with the woman who allegedly inspired the stalker character has been the latest jaw-dropper in the hit show’s afterlife, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Frock horror! In these dark times, let us be grateful for the ludicrous spectacle of the Met Gala

Roll up for a buffet of baffling outfits, celebs scared stiff of Anna Wintour and an utter refusal to acknowledge the outside world, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Voter ID has a role to play in free and fair elections

Letters: The requirement to present photo ID at polling stations reinforces confidence in our elections, says Robert Frazer, but Maureen McLaughlin worries about those left without a vote. Plus letters from Nigel Evans and Peter Bottomley

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Did we really expect Tory MPs who fought for voter ID rules to follow them? Don’t be ridiculous

We have reached the stage where Sunak’s MPs seek empathy for their inability to comply with their own policies, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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It seems certain Sunak will lead the Tories into the local elections. After that, regicide as usual

He will get zero credit for good results and blame for all the bad. And hovering overhead is Penny Mordaunt, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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How much did #MeToo change for women? Let’s ask Harvey Weinstein today – or Donald Trump

Both were pilloried, but that was then. Today, one has beaten a rape conviction, the other may return as president, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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On your marks, get set, dope! Welcome to the Enhanced Games – the sporting event no one wants

Athletes paid $1m to take enough performance-enhancing drugs to win records? Truly we get the TV sports we deserve, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Give water company board members a taste of filthy rivers

Letters: Wendy Bradley suggests a grand water downing ceremony presided over by the king for Thames Water and others. Plus a letter from Pete Lavender

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Can you smell what The Rock is cooking? Could it be the most surreal presidential bid yet?

He’s never wanted to be in politics, you know – but if the people keep asking, he might just have to become America’s Final Boss, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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An MP who gives colleagues’ numbers to blackmailers. Isn’t William Wragg just right for this Westminster?

The ‘senior Tory’ has issued a self-flagellating apology, but we should see him as a child of this political age, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Look at the Thames and know the time for metaphors is over: our politics is drowning in effluent

It took a sewage-plagued Boat Race to do it, but people can now see the appalling state of England’s water industry and waterways, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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California, here he comes! Think of Sunak’s honours list as an open job application

Meanwhile spring has sprung, and in keeping with their traditions, Tory MPs are plotting regicide yet again, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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If Tories who want to run the capital think London is in New York, shouldn’t we be worried?

It was crazy to flag up UK crime using footage of the NY subway. But then, Susan Hall is the candidate: wisdom’s in short supply, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Congratulations, Rupert Murdoch! Let’s hope this love match lasts longer than TalkTV

This is the media mogul’s second proposal in 12 months. We mortals can only speculate about his mesmerising dating secrets, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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It’s the Christian Horner paradox: F1 is now hideously dull, but the drama has never been better

Who cares if the races lack competition – you can tune into the Red Bull boss’s personal life for the latest episode of Keeping Up With the Carkrashians, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Look at the political hellscape of Sunak, Anderson, even Starmer and ask: are they making my life any better?

When politicians compete in a race to the bottom, is it any wonder that the public are not far behind, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Tears, shouting, procedural tantrums: just your standard day in the Commons, until democracy took a sinister turn

When MPs are intimidated and precedent binned, let’s not pretend there’s any justification, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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From Tucker Carlson to Johnny Depp, a celebrity bromance is the must-have accessory for the modern dictator

The men had suffered career setbacks, and were in desperate need of love – thank goodness, then, for the open arms of Putin and MBS, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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In Rochdale, there’s good amid the bad and ugly

Letters: Rochdalian Tricia Ayrton remembers the town’s late MP Tony Lloyd, while Molly Berry suggests a candidate the town could vote for. Plus letters from David Vaughan, Donald Entwistle and Dr John Puntis

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