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# seven great reads

Last year

2022

Sitdown Sunday: The socialite who was really a GRU agent

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17.7k

Aug 28th 2022, 9:00 AM

Sitdown Sunday: How David Trimble went from hardliner to First Minister

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13.0k

Jul 31st 2022, 9:00 AM

Sitdown Sunday: The beginning of football's data boom

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13.1k

May 1st 2022, 9:00 AM

Sitdown Sunday: How a university debating society shaped modern British politics

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14.4k

Apr 24th 2022, 9:00 AM