How to beat Putin
Europe could save Ukraine and defeat a dictator by shutting down Russia’s shadow fleet and scaling up its own defence production. But will wary voters accept rising tension as the price of peace?
Politics
What a big scandal says about small Britain
The Afghan leak cover-up is symptomatic of a crumbling, outmoded state where self-preservation trumps honour
It was the best time in history to be Polish
And then along came a new, hard-right conservative president – a man with no answers to the country’s problems
We are becoming more European
A new report shows that Britain is aligning itself with more European rules and standards – but there are two exceptions
Britain’s economy faces another 1920s-style meltdown
When the UK economy stalled back in the 1920s, it changed the shape of British politics. A century later, it might be happening again
Keir Starmer: the vindictive captain of a gloomy ship
The PM has a huge majority and is still relatively new to No10 – so why has he just thrown four of his MPs overboard?
She was murdered, but couldn’t be silenced
Chechen human rights investigator Natalia Estemirova defied Russia – and was killed. Now her daughter is keeping her fight alive
Does the Museum of Brexit actually exist?
A recent spurt of posts by the long-dormant project doesn’t mask the fact that little progress has been made in eight years
Scandal as UK police threaten Palestinian protesters
Video shows how Yvette Cooper’s proscription order against Palestine Action has given licence for thought crime interrogations by cops
Afghan data leak: one part of a great betrayal
The Afghans who served with western forces have been let down by ignorant politicians with no idea who the Taliban truly are
Trump versus the US economy
The president wants to fire the head of the US central bank. If he does manage to sack Jay Powell, the result could be disastrous
Paying for sex could soon be illegal in Scotland
A new bill could have profound consequences for the sex trade. But as one in ten men admit to paying for sex, some will be sitting on the benches in Westminster and Holyrood. Is change possible?
Tim Bradford’s cartoon: A nose for politics – the rise of the ideological fragrance market
Why justice needs juries
A new proposal to restrict the use of trial by jury could fundamentally undermine the justice system
Trump’s private army
He promised to end America’s wars abroad. Instead, he is starting one at home
Letter of the Week: Silencing protest won’t help Palestinians
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Nic Aubury’s 4-line poem: The Absolutists
Trump/Trump is no Frost/Nixon
The president was quizzed by his own daughter-in-law for a Fox News interview which avoided hard questions
Corbyn, Sultana and the politics of inevitable failure
If they ever manage to set up their new hard left party, there will only be one winner – Nigel Farage
Starmer makes progress – and the europhobes can’t stand it
The PM’s meeting with Emmanuel Macron has brought the Brexit ghouls out in a chorus of whingeing. It seems they prefer Britain to be isolated
Do you find this photo boring?
Of course you do – and that’s leading us towards quite a serious economic misunderstanding
The government that tells it like it isn’t
It’s becoming increasingly difficult for politicians to tell voters things they do not want to hear. But deceiving the electorate is a very bad idea
Peter Thiel and the Antichrist
A very influential, rich American says the Antichrist has returned. The worst thing is how many people might actually believe him
Is this the answer to the immigration question?
A new cross-party commission has been created to look at the problems of social cohesion in Britain. But can it confront the most controversial issue of them all?
Palestine Action is bad for Palestinians
The activist group has fallen foul of UK anti-terror laws – good. Because the radical, violent action it carries out harms the very causes its claims to support
We can’t just ignore bad news
Those who turn their back on world news and just get on with their lives inside a protective bubble are part of the problem
How to understand Donald Trump
The chaos he inflicts on the world is perplexing, but his behaviour has clear patterns
Letter of the week: The west has failed Gaza
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How Merz talks his way up in the polls
The chancellor’s straight-talking has, unexpectedly, boosted his popularity
Come to Kerry and escape the heatwave
The cool, damp climate of the south-west of Ireland has become a surprising summer refuge for weary travellers escaping the heat of Europe
It isn’t a general election in Taiwan, but it feels like one
Rising political and military tensions have seen pro-democracy activists stage mass recall campaigns against pro-China Kuomintang lawmakers
After the ceasefire, the Iranian regime cracks down
With the government exploiting emergency wartime powers, life in Iran may worsen for ordinary people
Tim Bradford’s cartoon: All about the Nobel Peace Prize
My struggle with Mein Kampf
The world of extremism has moved on during the past 100 years – but the core ideas of Hitler’s book have not gone away
It’s the values, stupid
There is no grand vision, no -ism. But Keir Starmer can still succeed if he trusts his political instincts
The Labour MPs giving up on Starmer
The government benches in the Commons are packed with ambitious young people who think their careers are hitting a dead end
The disinformation war on Europe
China, Russia and the US hard right now all look at Europe in the same way – as an opponent to be countered
Why Donald Trump should try ayahuasca
He might stop obsessing about building walls – and it might just improve his political philosophy
How the Diddy verdict silenced #MeToo
In the game of he said, she said, the former still wins. Until principles can trump money, MeToo’s survival is fighting a losing battle
Is Meloni now leaning to the left?
Like right wingers everywhere, the Italian government hates immigrants – it also can’t carry on without them. Which means only one thing
Trump’s army makes America poor again
The Republican party used to have principles. Not any more
Labour’s first year in office: nowhere near good enough
The economy was in a mess when they came into office. But they have moved too slowly, and avoided the biggest questions of all
Disabled people are the largest minority in the world, but the government doesn’t care
If the government wanted to win over a large part of the electorate, surely we are the group to appeal to, not Reform voters?
Is Switzerland the future of Britain?
The nation has just negotiated a new settlement with the EU, and British officials have been playing close attention to the terms of the deal
Why I’m rooting for Zohran Mamdani
A politician my age is actually being taken seriously, and potentially welcomed into a position of power
The deadly old men who rule half the world
In a draining digital age of new problems and new tech, the planet’s most powerful leaders are all in their 70s – and increasingly at war with reality
The car-crash cost of Farageonomics
The Reform Party has finally come up with some policies – and they would wreck the UK’s fragile economy
The silent threat of China
Beijing will have watched the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, and will have learned a dangerous lesson
Letter of the week: Farage has forced Britain into a post-truth world
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Nerd’s Eye View: 14 things you need to know about the Chagos Islands
Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news
What would Rousseau think of Bezos’s wedding?
If Rousseau is right, it’s not just Venice and Bezos that are sinking. We all are
The ex-Nazis who got away with their past
A new book reveals the former Nazis at the heart of Das Kanzleramt, the chancellor’s office, the power hub of the young German democracy
After one year in office, here’s what Starmer needs to do now
The prime minister has established strong relationships with leaders of other countries. But now he must fix the one he has with his MPs
The pride of Budapest
Using the LGBTQ+ community as a punchbag is an age-old trick for Orbán but this time, the prime minister miscalculated
Watching Pussy Riot in the city that defied Putin
The protest band got an ecstatic welcome in Dresden, the city where a young Vladimir Putin was stationed as KGB officer
A bloody echo of Colombia’s past
The country’s new-found peace feels fragile once again after the attempted assassination of Miguel Uribe Turbay
Giorgia Meloni: Lucky or political mastermind?
Her autobiography shows that the western queen of the far right is almost impossible to pin down
Coffee, cake and fascism: welcome to Trump’s America
Far right nationalistic beliefs are now run-of-the-mill daily rhetoric in US public life
Can we replace capitalism?
American journalist John Cassidy explains why those who despise this unstable system seem doomed to failure
Tim Bradford’s cartoon: Donald Trump’s diary of a tough president
One-year Keir: the man without a why
On the PM’s first anniversary, Britain is still waiting to be told a narrative in which he turns our crises into a shared endeavour, a patriotic adventure
Meet Zack Polanski, Britain’s first eco-populist
The Greens’ deputy leader wants to take over the party and fight Reform using left wing populism. But if he lets in the Corbynistas, will they ruin everything – again?
No 10 fails to give backing to BBC director-general
The prime minister’s spokesman declined an opportunity to throw the government’s support behind Tim Davie, caught up in a Glastonbury row
How a Reform government would face serious peer pressure
Nigel Farage’s party might need to create 835 new members of the House of Lords if it finds itself in government
Reform’s local government performance goes from bad to worse
From an 18-year-old council leader to missing cabinet members, Nigel Farage’s party is having a torrid time in office
Does anyone want to buy the Daily Telegraph?
The paper drifts on in a state of limbo, becoming ever more right wing – but is a secret dose of foreign money coming its way?
In defence of Bob Vylan
At Glastonbury, the punk-rap duo played to one crowd – and their critics followed by playing to another
Hooked on Ozempic
Weight loss jabs really can help people to slim down. But that’s when the problems start
Britain is not ready for heatwaves – and it’s our fault
It’s time for the country to change its entire approach to the weather
Starmer risks blundering into disaster with ECHR reform
While trying to outflank the right, Labour risks relighting a highly flammable issue
‘Russia is the enemy, not queer people’
Under the shadow of war, the LGBTQ community and other minorities are fighting for equality in Ukraine
The welfare rebellion shows there’s no one driving Labour’s train
The effectiveness of Keir Starmer’s No 10 operation is being openly questioned as another U-turn is confirmed
Climate change will burn the insurance markets
As temperatures rise and insurance markets get spooked, voters and populist politicians still want to spend less on the environment
We still don’t know the state of Iran’s nuclear programme
Donald Trump’s claim to have taken nuclear arms out of Iran’s hands is probably little more than bravado
Letter of the week: Starmer’s lessons from Iran
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What to do with the climate crisis free-riders
The human cost of air pollution is too high to ignore. But, how do we tackle those individuals who won’t change their ways?
The metamorphosis of Africa
In Senegal, young Africans are embracing cultural pride, rejecting victimhood and seeking a new identity for the continent
Can Germany, finally, cut red tape?
Under Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz, laws were passed to this end. But, it never happened
Why I want to keep our ancestral home
In China’s craze for modernisation, many traditional homes were destroyed, including the classical courtyard homes in hutongs or alleys in Beijing. I don’t want our family home to now be one of them
Why Europe’s heart lost a swimming pool
Brussels, a city of 1.2 million, now has no open-air swimming facilities – just in time for summer
European integration, Balkan style
Like many European countries, Bulgaria is facing divisions about its future
Europe’s history is repeating itself
In the age of drone warfare, people in Ukraine are living a higher-tech version of the terror that struck suburban London
Starmer, here’s three ways to beat Reform
As Keir Starmer watches the gradual increase of support for the Reform party, there is one mistake the PM must avoid
Our rivals’ tanks are parked on our lawn
Labour’s new industrial strategy is a big step forward. But will it stick?
Venice cannot be bought, Mr. Bezos
The Amazon boss is getting married here in the city. But locals don’t want their hometown turned into a playground for the global super-rich
Risk and reward: Starmer’s tightrope act
The prime minister needs to retain a strong relationship with Donald Trump’s America – but not any price
Will Farage be prime minister? Really?
The media’s obsession with Reform’s leader makes a disaster of Truss and Boris Johnson proportions ever more likely
Nine years on, the huge true cost of Brexit is revealed
A new paper says leaving the EU is costing everyone in the UK £4,000 a year
Did Steve Bannon drop a hint about Iran plans?
Donald Trump’s former chief strategist appeared to give his podcast listeners a heads-up about the White House’s plan to bomb Iran
Trump is risking a forever war
An impulsive reign has taken a deadly turn in Iran that could end in years of conflict in the Middle East – and an authoritarian power grab at home
Britain is not ready for war
Thrown into a conflict like the one Ukraine, the British army would be combat ineffective within weeks. The UK needs a new kind of military – and fast
The buck stops here: will Trump kill the dollar?
The European Central Bank’s president believes the euro may replace it as the world’s leading currency
Trump bombs Iran. Now chaos is coming
US/Israeli action in Iran could trigger cyber war, sectarian violence and border conflicts across the Middle East
Gen-Z want to ‘rot’ at home. What’s wrong with that?
It has never been harder to live in the real world and easier to live in the digital one. No wonder so many young people are choosing to escape into the online universe
The secrets of Trump’s Bitcoin binge
The president used to disdain cryptocurrency. But legal bills, greed and the chance for leverage over the markets have changed all that
Farage steals a slogan from the Lib Dems
The Reform leader is to pitch himself as the champion of “the people who set their alarm clocks in the morning”. Has he learned nothing from Nick Clegg?
Labour’s devastating disability benefits cuts are a time bomb
Many of its own MPs won’t support measures that could see some people lose £10,000 overnight
Daniel Hannan’s Brexit predictions have not aged well
Nine years ago the Conservative peer predicted what life would look like following Brexit in June 2025. His predictions proved a touch optimistic
Will war in Iran spike global fuel costs?
The world can’t afford a repeat of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But this new conflict might doesn’t look like having the same economic impact
Iran, Trump and the slide into global anarchy
The US and Israel have broken away from the international order and are pushing the world towards anarchy. The rest of the west must do all it can to resist