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PatriotismandtheFalklands

Selling off the silver The treasures of the Church that are at risk as religious houses close When the hurt stops and the healing starts Elena Curti reports from Rome on the biggest effort yet to tackle child abuse by priests

Iron and velvet Forget Meryl Streep. Denis Tuohy remembers the real Margaret Thatcher – and a chink in her armour

Making markets moral again First understand society’s fundamental values, says theologian and economist Daniel K. Finn

PLUS MIND'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE PAUL FARMER EXPLAINS WHY BEFRIENDING IS GOOD FOR MENTAL HEALTH