Some of the best articles from around the blogosphere this week.
Empire 2.0 is dangerous nostalgia for something that never existed
David Olusoga - The Guardian
Bravery and simple humanity have shown Westminster at its best
Jonathon Freedland - The Guardian
Life after No.10 is not what David Cameron was hoping for
Stephen Robinson - The Spectator
Why GDP is no longer a good measure
Paul Wallace - Prospect Magazine
Martin McGuinness: A life of two halves
Kevin Meagher - Politics.co.uk
Look out America! Here comes Katie Hopkins with her London-loathing hate speech
Marina Hyde - The Guardian
EU's goal in Brexit talks: Divorce first
David M. Herszenhorn - Politico
Osborne's job lowers standards in politics and journalism
Oliver Lincoln - Backbench
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