That marks the end of nearly 20 years of MAS rule, and assures a rightward tilt for the country’s politics in October. ■ Sign ...

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Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, frets about the “lack of progress for children from white working-class ...

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IN RECENT years China’s economy has obeyed a three-act dramatic structure, recognisable to any playwright. Growth starts the ...