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CONTENTS
Meritocracy is the last thing Britain needs — Philip Collins
Jeremy Paxman: ‘I’m not ashamed to say I’ve suffered depression’ — Interview by Janice Turner
Bataclan: one year on — Adam Sage
You can’t trust the people with democracy — Roger Boyes
Burnt and tortured migrants filled decks as we rushed to help — Bel Trew
‘Tantrums and shocking racism’ of inquiry’s dysfunctional dame — Andrew Norfolk, Sean O’Neill
Middle-aged virgins: Japan’s big secret — Richard Lloyd Parry
Royal family are more secretive than MI5 — Ben Macintyre
Inside Britain’s only transgender clinic for children — Louise France
A bare-knuckle fighter in the bloodiest contest ever — Rhys Blakely
Let’s stop being so paranoid about androids — Matt Ridley
Game’s soul is not at Lord’s. It is here — Mike Atherton
Confessions of a middle-aged man — Jonathan Gershfield
Terrible teaching is what makes Oxford special — Giles Coren
Children killed in Duterte’s drug war — Richard Lloyd Parry
Cash belongs in the past so let’s abolish it — Ed Conway
Wild swimming is a rare splash of freedom — Edward Lucas
Children of the internet are happy to live a lie — Oliver Moody
How I conquered my morbid fear of flying — Melanie Phillips
Year of revolution — Leading Article
The NHS is in need of emergency treatment — Janice Turner
The hedgie with a 99.9% success rate — Harry Wilson
Are you tough enough for ‘radical candour’ at work? — Helen Rumbelow
Our week: everyone — Hugo Rifkind
Tourist exodus leaves gigolos hungry for love — Jerome Starkey