‘Gamble-gate’ will go down as Rishi Sunak’s Covid

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Plus, you can [secure 6 month's access for just £1](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlP2xpZD0zbDd4ajFzdmVoOHMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAzMC0wNi0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmdPIKgWZ6jhXXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~).   LIFESTYLE & CURRENT AFFAIRS [Biden’s performance was beyond awful – the time has come to step aside](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1qb2UtYmlkZW4tZGViYXRlLXByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1lbGVjdGlvbi1kZW1vY3JhdHMtYjI1NzA0NjUuaHRtbD9saWQ9cmtpOWQ0anlpMHhtJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMzAtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnTyCoFmeo4V11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) President Biden managed to stay upright for the 90 minutes of the debate and didn’t fall asleep – but that’s about as good as it gets, writes [Jon Sopel](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2pvbi1zb3BlbD9saWQ9OXAyZG11dDAxeW11JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMzAtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnTyCoFmeo4V11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1qb2UtYmlkZW4tZGViYXRlLXByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1lbGVjdGlvbi1kZW1vY3JhdHMtYjI1NzA0NjUuaHRtbD9saWQ9djNrcm13Y2txNWc2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMzAtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnTyCoFmeo4V11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Biden’s performance was beyond awful – the time has come to step aside](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1qb2UtYmlkZW4tZGViYXRlLXByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1lbGVjdGlvbi1kZW1vY3JhdHMtYjI1NzA0NjUuaHRtbD9saWQ9ejNjczY1dHY0OHFkJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMzAtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnTyCoFmeo4V11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) ‘It was horrid. Beyond awful. Biden’s performance will reinforce every fear and anxiety that Americans have that he is way too old’   [Why more Gen Z could vote for Farage and it could be what we all deserve](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9mYXJhZ2Utd2luLWVsZWN0aW9uLXZvdGluZy1nZW4tei1taWxsZW5pYWxzLWIyNTY5OTQ4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXlvZ3g4Nnh5M3hvZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDMwLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZ08gqBZnqOFddSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Voting for extreme parties or not voting at all – all eyes will be on what Generation Z and millennials are doing this election. But, don’t blame us if we rebel, says [Zing Tsjeng](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL3ppbmctdHNqZW5nP2xpZD12ZW9neGN5OTl3dWcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAzMC0wNi0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmdPIKgWZ6jhXXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) – we feel betrayed and taken for granted, and everyone will pay the price, not just us… [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9mYXJhZ2Utd2luLWVsZWN0aW9uLXZvdGluZy1nZW4tei1taWxsZW5pYWxzLWIyNTY5OTQ4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXY1YXpjM3N3ODNtZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDMwLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZ08gqBZnqOFddSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Why more Gen Z could vote for Farage and it could be what we all deserve](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9mYXJhZ2Utd2luLWVsZWN0aW9uLXZvdGluZy1nZW4tei1taWxsZW5pYWxzLWIyNTY5OTQ4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXBucncxZ2Q1Z21nYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDMwLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZ08gqBZnqOFddSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Nigel Farage poses for pictures at a pub in Blackpool before England’s match against Denmark at Euro 2024   CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT [The unofficial retirement of Jack Nicholson – where did Hollywood’s most charismatic star go?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2phY2stbmljaG9sc29uLW1vdmllcy1ob2xseXdvb2Qtd2hlcmUtYjI1NjkxNjQuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZmZqNXNqNzN0eDY3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMzAtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnTyCoFmeo4V11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Jack Nicholson’s performances in ‘Chinatown’ and ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ are cast-iron classics. Fast-forward half a century later, and the actor has performed a vanishing act. [Geoffrey Macnab](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2dlb2ZmcmV5LW1hY25hYj9saWQ9anM5emFwaHN2YjlyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMzAtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnTyCoFmeo4V11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) asks: where is he now? [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2phY2stbmljaG9sc29uLW1vdmllcy1ob2xseXdvb2Qtd2hlcmUtYjI1NjkxNjQuaHRtbD9saWQ9MXE2Zm02bmIzYWJkJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMzAtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnTyCoFmeo4V11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [The unofficial retirement of Jack Nicholson – where did Hollywood’s most charismatic star go?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2phY2stbmljaG9sc29uLW1vdmllcy1ob2xseXdvb2Qtd2hlcmUtYjI1NjkxNjQuaHRtbD9saWQ9YTZvb290ODE0MnFvJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMzAtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnTyCoFmeo4V11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) This year marks the 50th anniversary of Roman Polanski’s ‘Chinatown’ (1974), the 1930s LA-set crime thriller that has one of Jack Nicholson’s most famous performances   COMMENT & ANALYSIS [‘Gamble-gate’ will go down as Rishi Sunak’s Covid](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZ2FtYmxpbmctYmV0dGluZy10b3J5LXNsZWF6ZS1zY2FuZGFsLWVsZWN0aW9uLWIyNTcwNjQwLmh0bWw_bGlkPXJjM3Y2YW51Y29qZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDMwLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZ08gqBZnqOFddSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [‘Gamble-gate’ will go down as Rishi Sunak’s Covid](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZ2FtYmxpbmctYmV0dGluZy10b3J5LXNsZWF6ZS1zY2FuZGFsLWVsZWN0aW9uLWIyNTcwNjQwLmh0bWw_bGlkPTNseW9yd3JjbWZucyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDMwLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZ08gqBZnqOFddSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) The betting virus is killing the Tories’ hopes of avoiding a Labour supermajority, and the prime minister’s response has only served to speed up the rate of infection, writes [Andrew Grice](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2FuZHJldy1ncmljZT9saWQ9MmN3aXYxcXduampwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMzAtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnTyCoFmeo4V11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZ2FtYmxpbmctYmV0dGluZy10b3J5LXNsZWF6ZS1zY2FuZGFsLWVsZWN0aW9uLWIyNTcwNjQwLmh0bWw_bGlkPWUxNnFhb3I5dnlrYyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDMwLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZ08gqBZnqOFddSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium]   [Julian Assange is free at last – but his case will have a chilling impact on us all](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2p1bGlhbi1hc3NhbmdlLXJlbGVhc2Utd2lraWxlYWtzLXNlY3JldHMtZXNwaW9uYWdlLXNweS1iMjU2ODU1NS5odG1sP2xpZD10Nnh2NGt2cHRnb3QmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAzMC0wNi0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmdPIKgWZ6jhXXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Julian Assange is free at last – but his case will have a chilling impact on us all](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2p1bGlhbi1hc3NhbmdlLXJlbGVhc2Utd2lraWxlYWtzLXNlY3JldHMtZXNwaW9uYWdlLXNweS1iMjU2ODU1NS5odG1sP2xpZD1ncm5qZm12a2gwbHYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAzMC0wNi0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmdPIKgWZ6jhXXUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) The treatment of the WikiLeaks founder is a victory for government and the secret state, writes [Alan Rusbridger](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoY4_yP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2FsYW4tcnVzYnJpZGdlcj9saWQ9bDF1dXNvdmlpZjNjJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMzAtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnTyCoFmeo4V11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). 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