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Somehow, things seem darker now. Heaven knows we are more miserable now. Thank you, Morrissey, for sharing.

Vauxhall and I has long been considered a pinnacle of Morrissey's solo work... is it still?

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Margaret Thatcher is dead, yet her influence is stronger than ever. What lessons can be drawn from the cultural response to Thatcherism, and can they be applied again?

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