Paul Mason
02 September 2026
Is the future communist?
In an exclusive extract from Paul Mason’s new book, Reds: A Global History of Communism, he warns that, in the struggle between democracy and dictatorship, the entire history of the left is now in play
Read the full article31 August 2026
The far left has a dictator problem
From Tehran to Beijing, parts of the left have become disturbingly willing to excuse authoritarian power
Read the full article17 August 2026
The 60% problem: Why a hotter climate is a crisis for the UK economy
Drought is hitting British farms just as war and supply shocks make our food supplies more vulnerable
Read the full article10 August 2026
The end of Putin is at last on the table – but we must be sceptical
An oligarch’s way out of war would give Russia and its dictator an easy ride, and may yet prove to be a con
Read the full article04 August 2026
A message to the UK – if you can’t keep up with the AI revolution, you’re toast
When it comes to AI, Britain is stuck between the US and China – and the choices are stark
Read the full article28 July 2026
Trump has made his biggest, most dangerous mistake yet
His deal to let Saudi Arabia develop a domestic, unregulated nuclear programme is a landmark moment in the disintegration of global order
Read the full article22 July 2026
The UK government warns there’s a 25% chance of catastrophic water failure
A new threat assessment says the country’s water system faces a new, more troubling level of threat – the only answer is nationalisation
Read the full article14 July 2026
The extent of Trump’s foreign policy humiliation is now clear
Disruption has failed – and America looks diminished and declining
Read the full article06 July 2026
A Critical National Infrastructure superministry could fix Britain
Burnham could end Treasury stagnation with a single department that centralised water, energy, transport and telecoms
Read the full article01 July 2026
Burnham’s biggest problem – UK leftists parroting Putin’s lies
Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, so the Kremlin is boosting its disinformation campaign. Unfortunately for the next PM, the British left are falling for it
Read the full article23 June 2026
After Brexit, “the special relationship” became a weakness
Out of Europe and reliant on an unreliable US, Britain has drifted towards strategic irrelevance. There is a way back – by engaging with the bloc of half a billion people that’s right on our doorstep
Read the full article22 June 2026
A message to the next PM – to avoid Starmer’s fate, concentrate on defence
This is Labour’s last chance to see off the threat of a 2029 Farage victory. There is one piece of advice that the next PM needs to hear
Read the full article09 June 2026
How the global far right is attacking your mind
A brutal murder in Southampton has exposed the way political extremists influence and distort politics in other countries
Read the full article29 May 2026
Why have we let Putin get away with it for so long?
The Intelligence and Security Committee demanded a full inquiry into Russian meddling in British politics. It never happened. A new report makes clear that it needs to happen – now
Read the full article26 May 2026
Putinism has failed, and a new kind of threat has arrived
More than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in Putin’s war in Ukraine. But he cannot back off. Instead, he will switch tactics. Ukraine – and the west – must be ready
Read the full article20 May 2026
The science is clear – the world is heading for water catastrophe
Scientists predict that, during the next century, entire regions of the earth will run out of water. And the day that a tap is turned on and nothing comes out, it will all be too late
Read the full article11 May 2026
It’s not about a new leader. It’s about a new story
Any replacement for Keir Starmer would face the same problems – and the need for a fresh narrative to match future challenges
Read the full article04 May 2026
The left has no concept of radical evil
The likes of Jeffrey Epstein rise while we try to rationalise and redeem
Read the full article28 April 2026
When war comes home: how should a government rule in times of conflict?
It is time for Britain to rewrite the rules on war powers. Better to do it now than to wait until hostilities break out. By then it will all be too late – and what’s more, Farage might be in power
Read the full article22 April 2026
Yes, AI can make our lives better. Here’s how
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
Read the full article10 April 2026
The truth about Trump’s Iran downfall? The worst is yet to come
With Epic Fury’s epic fail, the president has given encouragement to aggressors everywhere
Read the full article01 April 2026
Europe’s escape plan from Trump’s chaos machine
The continent needs to take the crucial step towards ending US global economic dominance. Here’s how to do it
Read the full article26 March 2026
This attack on Jewish ambulances is a new kind of warfare
The aim of the people who targeted the ambulances outside a north London synagogue was all too clear – and the reaction of UK extremists on both the left and right was exactly what the attackers wanted
Read the full article21 March 2026
Iran has killed off Reeves’s fiscal rules. Here’s how to radically rewrite them
Bring back quantitative easing, reboot the OBR and – for a while – let inflation shrink the debt mountain
Read the full article18 March 2026
Britain needs militant democracy
Anti-democratic voices are gaining ground in British politics. Excessive tolerance of these people is the route to disaster – they must be confronted
Read the full article11 March 2026
The quislings of the right have abandoned patriotism
Their mud-slinging over Iran shows that Farage, Badenoch and the Mail prefer to side with US extremists than back their own country
Read the full article05 March 2026
Will AI destroy capitalism?
A recent report by a consultancy imagined a global economic crisis caused by artificial intelligence. The trouble is, they might just be on to something
Read the full article02 March 2026
Iran war: It’s time for Europe to become a superpower
We know what happens when the US breaks something and then walks away. The result is catastrophe. The problem is, Trump doesn’t really care
Read the full article28 February 2026
US attacks on Iran push the world towards chaos
Trump wants to decapitate the Iranian regime. But the danger now is a proliferating conflict that runs out of control
Read the full article24 February 2026
How Europe stops Gen Z going to war with Putin
Governments across the continent must borrow to spend on defence. If they do not, then Gen Z will end up going to war
Read the full article11 February 2026
Three years to save Europe
When leaders meet at Munich, they must start the process of European rearmament in a way that takes account of the threat from Putin – and Trump
Read the full article03 February 2026
Techno-financial fascism is at the depraved heart of the Epstein files
The revelations go far beyond a paedophile's vile exploitation - and explain why so many hate the super-rich elites
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