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MARCH 2014 | £4.50

What’s the point of the news? ANDREW MARR

Plus The seats Ukip can win PETER KELLNER

2014: year of the pay rise HAMISH MCRAE, RACHEL REEVES, TIM FARRON, MATTHEW HANCOCK

The art of ageing MARGARET DRABBLE

Ukraine needs us CHRYSTIA FREELAND

Martin Creed: genius or joke? HEPHZIBAH ANDERSON

Also Daniel Dennett, AC Grayling, Diane Coyle, Elaine Showalter, Stefan Collini, Anna Blundy

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