

Tinker, tailor, China, farce
A clownish spy scandal has shown up the severe shortcomings of British security, and given the Labour government an even bigger Chinese problem
Arresting a student for holding a copy of The New World shows how Britain’s crackdown on Palestine Action has become absurd and dangerous
The multimillionaire controls a network of news channels, publications and think tanks that the left could only dream of. If Reform or the Tories win the next election, he will become the country’s most influential non-politician
A bullying autocrat has succeeded where years of calm diplomacy failed. Progressives must ask why
Jung Chang on her family’s painful history with the communist regime – and her sequel to the bestselling Wild Swans
The old models aren’t working like they used to – it’s time for something different
For my generation, the internet meant connection. Now it only means division
Jung Chang on her family’s painful history with the communist regime – and her sequel to the bestselling Wild Swans
The Two Matts
The Two Matts
The Two Matts
The Two Matts
The Two Matts
The Two Matts
An author hides behind a pseudonym to invent 75 reasons to celebrate Britain’s slow collapse
Blaming Reform’s leader for impending tax cuts only makes sense if you push the UK closer to the EU, too
In Farage and Badenoch’s eyes, is even paying taxes in Britain good enough for EU nationals like me?
Leaving the ECHR would revive damaging wars with Brussels that Badenoch’s supporters don’t want
The Prosperity Institute’s plans have been tried and failed
By labelling the small boats heading to Britain’s coast with the Reform leader’s name, Labour are finally calling out the man responsible for Brexit
Russia is sending its drones and bombers into Nato airspace. Whatever this is, it feels like just the beginning
Exceedingly wealthy and close to the Kremlin, the infamous Vladimir Solovyov has become a dominating voice on airwaves since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
Vladimir Putin claimed the city was Russian in 2023, but staking the claim doesn’t make it so
Donald Trump says his interventions have brought Ukraine and Russia close to peace. So why does it feel further away than last week?
Donald Trump has favoured Ukraine over Russia in recent weeks. But when he meets Putin in Alaska, all that could change
Russia has intensified its aerial assault on Kyiv. One night may pass in relative calm, giving a fragile sense of normality. The next, destruction starts again
A new book collects the best of the world’s toilets – because even in an age of division, everyone needs somewhere to sit down
Forty years of news photos from the Reuters agency capture a world on fire – and makes a compelling case for the future of photojournalism