From the US midterms to the hard right in Britain, empathy has become a dirty word in politics | John Harris
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
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- The Guardian US reports: “Around the world, virtues such as compassion and kindness are gathering dust, like old hymn books in a long-deserted churchTowards the end of the summer, the Tory-Reform defector Robert Jenrick aut…”
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