Deeply odd, deeply scary: My 48 hours with Truss, Farage and the new right
The first CPAC GB conference was chaotic, confused and sparsely attended – but also a harbinger of danger to come
Politics
The trouble with Andy Burnham’s place-first politics
The new PM should be careful about talking up the importance of where you’re from
Andy Burnham is already saying the right things about Labour and the left-behind
His first speech as leader wasn’t memorable, but it may end up being significant
Yet more Brexit baggage we’re left with
The EU is banning airlines from charging for hand luggage. Guess who will only, at best, half-benefit?
Mr Farage, what first attracted you to multi-millionaire fraudster Posh George?
The Reform leader’s right hand money man, who did time in the US for fraud, is surrounded by a series of deeply troubling unanswered questions
Kemi Badenoch’s incredible shrinking Tory party
By throwing out everyone she disagrees with, Badenoch is making the Tories both narrow and insular – and people don’t vote for parties like that
Our national character melts in the heat
Germans used to be against air conditioning. Not any more
The EU’s Burnham question – is the new PM worth the risk?
Andy Burnham is pro-EU and politicians across the continent know it. The issue is whether he will last long enough to change British views on Europe
France, Germany, Britain: which one’s in the deepest shit?
Surprisingly perhaps, of the three Britain gives the least cause for pessimism – but the political threats from Germany and France are deeply worrying
The activists trying to save cinema, one screen at a time
Over 2,500 of Italy’s cinemas have closed since the pandemic. But a group of film enthusiasts has a plan to turn things around
Le Pen’s rift with Bardella could wreck her run for power
Open warfare between supporters of the far right rivals has turned the National Rally party into an episode of Succession
Le Pen may have made an even bigger blunder than Farage
France’s far right presidential candidate could end up campaigning while wearing an electronic tag
Our national character melts in the heat
Germans used to be against air conditioning. Not any more
Letter of the week: Burnham might be mad for it, but it’s not all about Manchester
Write to letters@thenewworld.co.uk to have your views voiced in the magazine
Tim Bradford’s cartoon: Climate crisis… does anyone give a shit?
The Reform guide to climate change
The secret manual that tells you how to debunk stupid Net Zero and annoy posh people with dreadlocks
How I learned to hate the great British heatwave
I used to pray for days of 30-degree temperatures. But this year, something has shifted
We are living in the age of climate unreality
The charlatans who said we had nothing to fear from Brexit now make the same claim about the world getting hotter
Sorry Geoffrey Hinton, but AI isn’t conscious
The problem is that it’s impossible to separate what a brain does from what it actually is
Our national character melts in the heat
Germans used to be against air conditioning. Not any more
Visiting the city that Trump and Musk both hate
The population of Bradford has changed, but to say this represents some kind of social failure is ridiculous. How do we get beyond these obvious lies?
Germany tried to introduce a sick note revolution – it failed
The chancellor decided that too many Germans were skiving, so he tried to change the rules. But it didn’t work
How Modi became king of India
The prime minister is not so much a political leader as a national myth and the extent of his appeal, as shown in recent state elections, is so huge that it’s changing India into a single-party state
What happens if America shuts off your AI?
Trump banned non-Americans from using Anthropic’s most powerful model. That decision has now been reversed, but it sets a dangerous precedent
Why Britain still doesn’t know how to treat George Michael
Gary Stevenson wants a wealth tax. Then what?
The love stories we should see on the news
The greatest country star you’ve never heard of
‘I photographed the Tommy Robinson march – here’s what I saw’
Mike Pickering, the Haçienda’s secret weapon
Britain isn’t the country you think it is
