Politics
Brexit has been a disaster and the old, post-war order is never coming back. In the decade ahead, Britain – and Ukraine – must become part of the EU to help build a new, independent Europe
It may be self-sufficient in energy, but America can’t shut itself off from the global economy. As a result, the president’s war of choice in the middle east is about to make everything a lot more expensive
If the VP ever becomes president, there is truly no hope for America
*Only two of these things are actually true – we think
Defence, welfare, policing – all of these require money that the UK doesn’t have. And when inflation starts to bite, the problems will only intensify, especially for the most disadvantaged
Péter Magyar managed it in Hungary. Can his counterpart be found here to avoid the catastrophe of Nigel Farage?
A 1950 visit to Florence inspired the artist’s greatest work. Now he’s back in the places that changed him
The Oscar-winner’s Bounty is a subversively beautiful work about the ugliness of colonialism
Péter Magyar has a huge challenge ahead of him to repair the catastrophic damage done to Hungary by Viktor Orbán. The first job is to clear out all of his corrupt cronies
Losing 5,000 US soldiers is bad for us – but arguably worse for America
Charles and Camilla aren’t the only royals to have visited the Trump White House – and though Charles’s speech went down well in the UK, the MAGA faithful will no doubt see it very differently
A new book suggesting Jesus and Christ were separate entities has scandalised the nation – even few will ever read it
The warming climate is pushing disease-carrying insects as far north as the Arctic – with unsettling implications for Europe
The former Green Party leader says that the government wants to ignore the climate crisis and if Nigel Farage gets into power, Britain’s climate policy will become even worse
In Singapore, the land on which houses are built is so expensive it’s worth many times more than the houses themselves. That makes farming next to impossible. So where do you get your food?
The region is getting hotter and drier to the point of being uninhabitable. And in the coming decades, as the world moves to renewables and the oil price starts to collapse, what then?
The Conservative leader and her family have once again been the guest of the chair of a climate science denial group
The weather in the south of the country has been so severe that floods have swept everything away in their path
There was a sweet spot back in the 2010s when they were good, but not so good that they overwhelmed your entire life. Until recently, I had a phone like that. And then I got an upgrade. Big mistake
Trillions of dollars of investments rest on one assumption: you can trust AI agents with real work. Now, a landmark, peer-reviewed study says you can’t – no wonder Wall Street is getting nervous
The difference between those who depend on their screen-time and those who can do without it represents a deep social divide. But the full consequences will take decades to play out
Instead of subsidising AI start-ups, the government needs to use the new technology for socially beneficial ends. But the real opportunity will be after the inevitable coming AI crash
A new crop of video games is educating players about cultural looting and the pain inflicted by western colonialism
The promise that everyone can benefit from science rings hollow in a world of inequality and exclusion
