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Long Read: Under a Blue Moon: Reflections on the Last UK General Election
"You began to sense that something had been let out of the bag." For a brief moment, the 2017 election result seemed to puncture a hole in a nationwide malaise. In a touching memoir, Alex Niven recalls the emotional journey of the last election and how it signalled new possibilities.