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Kirstie Allsopp: I’m not a snob for not liking detached new builds

Social media went mad when I said I’d prefer an old, solid terraced home every time, says Kirstie Allsopp. But here’s why I’m right (even if I do live in a lovely old detached house in Devon)

<p>Kirstie Allsopp got into a social media spat for saying it would be better to live in a well built terraced house than a badly built new detached </p>

<p>Paterson Joseph in ‘Boat Story'</p>

Boat Story’s shocking opening uses one of TV’s most irritating clichés

<p>Javier Milei and his sister Karina Milei – who he calls the mastermind of his campaign – as results came in</p>

The Madman and The Lion: Argentina’s new far-right leader

<p>Painful memories: Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1990 sci-fi thriller ‘Total Recall’</p>

Errors & Omissions

Mea Culpa: like Arnie, we badly needed a total recall

Voices

<p>Ask any woman: having your period when you’re at work is an absolute pain</p>

Women in the workplace deserve paid ‘period leave’

<p>A political resolution that addresses the roots of the conflict is the only way to defend Israel’s borders and citizens</p>

I’m an ex-IDF soldier – Israel must rethink its military strategy

<p>Her interest in horses began a couple of years ago, with origins unknown</p>

My daughter’s hobby makes her happy, but our home now hums

The Longer Read

<p>President John F Kennedy and his first lady Jackie, moments before the fatal shot was fired </p>

I was there when JFK was shot – I’ve no time for conspiracy theories

<p>When Biden turned 80 last November he became the first octogenarian to ever serve as US president</p>

Soup, salad and Peloton: How they keep Biden on his feet at 81

<p>Ukrainian soldiers undergoing combat training in the north of the country </p>

Russia’s plan B in Ukraine is working – the West must not turn away

Politics Explained

<p>Sir Patrick Vallance, giving evidence </p>

Covid revelations show the value of an honest diary

<p>Turning the screw: Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt visit a training centre in London on Monday</p>

What tax cuts can we expect, and will they make it harder for Labour?

<p>Rishi Sunak was described as ‘the most persistent’ prime minister Jeremy Hunt has worked with</p>

Is Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan finally dead, or merely resting?

<p>The agreement is unlikely to lead to cheaper holidays for British citizens – though there are some positives </p>

Does Florida ‘trade deal’ signal sunny optimism for Brexit Britain?

Most Commented

EU didn’t believe Boris Johnson’s ‘madman’ no-deal Brexit bluff

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Whitty says Cummings’ attendance at Sage meetings ‘caused quite a row’ - live

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Hunt’s ultimatum to the disabled: WFH or lose your benefits

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Autumn statement latest: Jeremy Hunt to unveil benefits crackdown in budget

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Editorials

22 November 2023

The Independent View

Why the chancellor’s ‘back to work’ plans won’t work

<p>Motor insurance is a complicated business – but also one that seems to be unusually opaque</p>

The Independent View

Insurance companies must hit the brakes on excessive premiums

<p>Jeremy Hunt should not sacrifice his reputation for providing stability by playing party politics</p>

The Independent View

Jeremy Hunt’s tax cuts are a cynical pre-election ploy

Culture

<p>Clockwise from back left: Mick Avory, Ray Davies, Pete Quaife, Dave Davies</p>

The Kinks’ Ray Davies: ‘I’d done all my drugs when I was a student’

<p>Edgar Degas, 'Dancer Seen from Behind’, c. 1873</p>

The RA’s Impressionists on Paper show is a jewel of an exhibition

<p>The Cult appearing on music show ‘The Tube’ in January 1984</p>

The Cult: ‘We’re fighting skinheads then suddenly we’re in Smash Hits’

Travel

<p>Getting ‘bumped’ off a flight is becoming more common but there are benefits </p>

Why do airlines frequently overbook popular flights?

<p>New guidelines have been drawn up since an eruption caused an aviation shutdown </p>

Could an Icelandic volcano ground flights like in 2010?

John RentoulThe Independent’s chief political commentator

<p>Rishi Sunak was behind the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, an initiative launched in August 2020 to kickstart restaurants after the lockdown</p>

‘Eat Out to Help Out’ was a good idea

<p>Their respective departures show us that Phillips knows how to behave in public, whereas Braverman has ceased to care </p>

A tale of two resignations: Labour wants power; Tories have given up

<p>To some outsiders, it seems that Labour is tearing itself apart over semantics</p>

Keir Starmer’s hardline stance on Gaza is asking for trouble

Andrew GricePolitical columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

<p>More than 25,000 people have been detected crossing the Channel in small boats so far in 2023 </p>

Rwanda’s out – so what’s the government’s plan B?

<p>Rishi Sunak with his home secretary Suella Braverman</p>

Look out, Rishi – Suella is coming for your job

<p>While Johnson’s political career is now dead, Sunak’s is still alive</p>

Rishi has to take down Boris – and run the risk of Tory civil war

Chris Blackhurst

<p>John Lewis deliberately sets out to surprise with its Christmas ads... hence this year’s production centred on, of all things, a mischievous Venus flytrap</p>

Business Comment

The supermarket boss ignoring the Christmas TV ad race

<p>David Cameron back in Downing Street on Monday after being appointed Foreign Secretary</p>

David Cameron and the lobbying scandal that tarnishes his reputation

<p>Bankman-Fried leaves a Manhattan federal court in February</p>

How did ‘crypto king’ Sam Bankman-Fried get away with it for so long?

News analysis

<p>The families of those being held by Hamas have been calling for their release for weeks</p>

Anatomy of a deal: Why a hostage release has finally got over the line

<p>Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of Foxconn, is running to be Taiwan’s next president</p>

Why a billionaire’s foray into politics is stoking anger in China

<p>Joe Biden with Xi Jinping before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit last year in Bali </p>

Can Biden and Xi get the US-China relationship back on track?

<p>Patients and internally displaced people are pictured at al-Shifa hospital</p>

Hospitals and hostages will come to define Israel’s next steps in Gaza

Sport

<p>Manager Rob Page with stand-in captain Ben Davies at full-time</p>

Life after Bale: Page faces key problems trying to reinvent Wales

<p>Andriy Shevchenko visits the ruined centre of Borodyanka, near Kyiv</p>

Shevchenko on Ukraine: ‘Cold is coming. Russia will hit our energy’

Mary DejevskyExpert on foreign affairs, Russian politics and diplomatic relations between the Kremlin and the west

<p>Does Biden’s meeting with Xi Jinping signal a shift in global power?</p>

How two men met to change the world as we were looking the other way

<p>The proliferation of events and the duplication of Armistice Day ceremonial in particular cry out to be given a single sense of purpose</p>

Is it time for the UK to rethink the way it remembers its war heroes?

<p>According to WhatsApp messages from the head of the civil service, which were read out at the Covid inquiry, Boris Johnson’s approach to the pandemic was ‘mad and dangerous’ </p>

Blaming Boris is easy, but would a different PM have fared any better?

America

<p>Joe Biden speaks in Belfast on 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement</p>

Biden says Brexit deal can bring ‘significant’ US investment to NI

<p>Such leaks remind countries like Russia – as well as US allies – of the sheer scale and reach of Washington’s operations</p>

The diplomatic damage done by the Pentagon leak won’t last long

<p>Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley wrote a tweet attacking ‘weak and woke’ ideology the day she declared her candidacy</p>

Republicans are running on ‘wokeism’ – but don’t know what it is