Politics

Labour's gamble believes that AI will steer everything in future. The risk of being left behind is too existential not to gamble

2025 has been a wild ride, and in these ten articles, writers here at The New World confronted some of the most important questions of the year

The dictator’s threats and dirty tricks go unanswered and unpunished. We can’t keep rolling over like this

In the months leading up to the holy festival in Bangladesh, bombs have been going off at Christian sites, and nobody knows why

As America retreats from the world into its own sphere of influence, the resulting vacuum will bring more confrontation, uncertainty and disorder. And in almost all cases, Trump won’t care

Decisions made in Beijing have caused immense suffering for the Chinese people. It’s time to understand the mistakes of the past, or risk falling into ignorance

Western leaders and diplomats have spent huge amounts of political capital on Gaza and Ukraine – but not on Sudan. Even now, the slaughter goes on, but where is the response?

The government thinks neurological conditions are being “over-pathologised” and the Tories that mental health diagnoses are costing too much money in benefits payments. Why are they so clueless?

Immigration crackdowns are cutting revenues from overseas students - and now some institutions are on the brink

The Erasmus scheme allowed millions of UK students to broaden their horizons – and also their private lives

Rejoining the reciprocal study scheme has infuriated Brexiteers - and given new impetus to calls for a full return to the EU

A hard core of American Catholic ultra-conservatives look at the White House and like what they see. The new man in the Vatican takes a different view

Most politicians remain oblivious to the threat, especially on the left. But they must realise Putin could do to us what he’s done to Ukraine, without firing a shot

A Scottish geologist made a discovery that altered the way we see ourselves, and our planet. And yet his name is widely forgotten

Everyone knows No 10 briefs against members of the cabinet, but Starmer told the Commons it doesn’t. That, in a nutshell, is why political trust is dying out

Flags waved, Trump ranted and raved, an ex-royal was depraved and the PM looked like he couldn’t be saved. It’s been one hell of a year

A turbulent 2025 unfolded in striking contrasts – from apocalyptic climate disasters and surging global protests to the ever-present threat of war

Write to letters@thenewworld.co.uk to have your views voiced in the magazine

The president is moving beyond politics – and seeking to claim control of what Americans watch

The Reform leader has beaten off stiff opposition to be named the very worst of Westminster in 2025

French right wing MEPs are leading a campaign to ban words like ‘steak’ and ‘sausage’ from vegan food

How much do you remember about what has been a political 12 months to forget?

If they check my social media posts at the border, I might well be on the first plane back, which tells you Trump’s talk about free speech is nothing but a sham

Every year the president hosts a White House reception for the Washington press pack. This year he’s cancelled it, which perhaps shouldn’t be a surprise

If you really want to understand this country and who we are, you need to come here in December

After the murder of Jewish Australians on Bondi beach, the instinct is to use grief as a way to bolster preconceived arguments. But certainty itself carries its own dangers

An endorsement from the porn star underlines the hypocrisy at the heart of Nigel Farage's party

Politicians and activists must do better than using slaughter to justify their points of view

His motives for calling on religion look less like a personal awakening and more a cynical marketing ploy

Non-French speakers don’t fully understand the phrase “sales connes”. But we do, which makes the president’s wife using it even more awful

You can’t convince people to have more babies through tax cuts – so how do you reverse a falling birthrate?

The UAE is attracting right wing Brits who mock Britain’s supposed decline while ignoring their hosts’ repression