Alastair Campbell’s diary: Where is Reform’s money coming from?
Real journalists would want to know whether any of the party's finances came in rouble form
Highlights
Nigel Farage has a race problem
The school stories, the admiration for Enoch Powell and comments about the “US Jewish lobby” all hang over Farage - and make him unelectable
Keir Starmer: the anger manager
In the aftermath of the budget, Starmer and Reeves have faced a wall of right wing rage. If he wants to win in 2029, he must take the heat out of UK politics
Leatherface and me: the Chainsaw that won’t stop
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the most terrifying film ever made. So why did I watch it when I was 11, and why does it still have a hold on me?
In this edition
Everyday philosophy: CS Lewis and the truth about grief
When we lose someone it distorts everything - even the world around us
Letter of the week: AI will never replace the creative process
Write to letters@thenewworld.co.uk to have your views voiced in the magazine
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Where is Reform’s money coming from?
Real journalists would want to know whether any of the party's finances came in rouble form
When looters arrived in Sudan’s National Museum
What they couldn’t take they tried the destroy, using statues for target practice - they even shot all the mummies
The Epstein scandal shakes Slovakia
One of Robert Fico’s political allies was in close contact with Epstein – it may be one scandal too many for the Bratislava government
The hard right Belgian PM confronts the unions
Bart de Wever says he represents his entire country, but he seems more interested in cosying up to the Dutch government
Tearing down a piece of Italian history
The San Ciro in Milan is legendary. But it was too shabby to host the Champions League final - which can only mean one thing
The adults in power have betrayed my generation
We live in a world shaped by banal, slogan-heavy politics, and leaders whose ideas are tilted against the interests of the young. They will leave behind nothing but catastrophe
Nic Aubury’s 4-line poem: Conventional Wisdom
Germansplaining: The paradox of Palestinian protest
London police warned off a man with a pro-Israel sign. Meanwhile, his Berlin counterpart won an award
The year of American carnage
Martial law is on the way in the US - because violence and civil strife, real or imagined, are the dark core of Donald Trump’s aggressively authoritarian governing ethos
Assisted dying dirty tricks could kill the Lords
The machinations of a few opponents means the upper house is in danger of being seen to flout the will of MPs
Nigel Farage has a race problem
The school stories, the admiration for Enoch Powell and comments about the “US Jewish lobby” all hang over Farage - and make him unelectable
Tim Bradford’s cartoon: Nigel Farage’s schooldays
Keir Starmer: the anger manager
In the aftermath of the budget, Starmer and Reeves have faced a wall of right wing rage. If he wants to win in 2029, he must take the heat out of UK politics
Why the right wing media keeps screaming ‘tax raid’
This isn’t journalism, it’s propaganda that reframes tax policy as assault and a democratically elected Labour government as thieves
The crazy right will never be satisfied about migration
Keir Starmer slashed net migration as the Mail and Farage demanded - and still got hammered for it
Sky’s Halo channel was a feminist catastrophe
The reduction of female empowerment to a pink coloured, ditsy sports channel was not only a stunningly poor idea, but also grossly insulting
The fall of the (SS) United States
It was the size of the Empire State Building, could move at motorway speed and was a symbol of American power
The prayers under fire in Ukraine
In frozen trenches and shattered towns, chaplains pray with the dying, bless the living and try to keep hope alive
Nerd’s Eye View: 11 things you need to know about immigration
Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news
Leatherface and me: the Chainsaw that won’t stop
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the most terrifying film ever made. So why did I watch it when I was 11, and why does it still have a hold on me?
Return of the glassholes
Smart glasses were ridiculed into extinction back in 2015. Now they’re back - and this time things could be very different
Nigerian art against the empire
A brilliant Nigerian Modernism exhibition shows the defiant beauty born from oppression
Joan Armatrading shows the right are wrong about Birmingham
She won’t talk politics, but her career speaks volumes - and it shows her city is a multicultural success
Prisoner 951 is another drama that shames Britain
The fictionalised version of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s torment in Iran is damning for the state, and for Boris Johnson
L’Autre, London’s most unexpected restaurant
This Polish-Mexican bistro is a mismatch that probably shouldn’t work. But it absolutely does, and there is nowhere like it in Britain, maybe even the world
Margaret Atwood settles the score
At 86, the author has finally written a memoir, and it’s everything you’d want it to be
An Iranian exile’s rebellion in sound
Nava Golchini dreams of the day she can go home and perform. Gabbeh, her debut album as NAVA, turns hyperpop into protest
The lessons we need to learn from the Covid inquiry
It’s time to protect British science from political interference. Just look at who’s leading in the opinion polls
Matthew d’Ancona’s culture: Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon is simply exquisite
Linklater’s film takes on thwarted love and the pain of looming obsolescence. It was easily my favourite from this year's London Film Festival
Sócrates, the beautiful game’s great romantic
He never lifted the World Cup, but his intelligence and fight for democracy made him one of the nation’s most beloved footballing icons
Gove gives sex offender Taki a shameful Spectator return
The columnist was convicted of attempted rape in 2023
Would you give £500,000 to Liz Truss?
The 49-day PM is back, selling off memberships to a networking club for the super-rich
Dead dogs and train trauma: Your Party’s shambolic conference
Infighting between Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana overshadowed a get-together in Liverpool
Nigel Farage’s golden ticket contest makes him a complete and utter Wonka
You could win the chance to have lunch with Reform’s leader - as long as you’ve got £350 to spare first
Daniel Hannan, the man with no shame
Why does a man responsible for delivering one of the most shattering economic blows in Britain’s history still regard himself as an economic authority?
The hidden Swedish voices of the Baltic
Small communities across Finland, Estonia and even Ukraine keep the Swedish language alive in unexpected corners of Europe
Dilettante: It’s time to get out of your cultural silo
I’ll go out of my way to watch stuff I’m sure won’t be my thing, just because finding common ground is pleasant – even if it’s friendly disagreement