Separate tube carriages for women are not the answer
The campaign means well – but male violence won’t be solved by segregating us and making our lives smaller
Politics
Your Party is a circus – but so are all the others
Corbyn’s comical conference highlighted a broader dearth of vision and intellectual heft that’s diminished UK politics
Letter of the week: AI will never replace the creative process
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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
CS Lewis and the truth about grief
When we lose someone it distorts everything – even the world around us
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
The paradox of Palestinian protest
London police warned off a man with a pro-Israel sign. Meanwhile, his Berlin counterpart won an award
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
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
Where is Reform’s money coming from?
Real journalists would want to know whether any of the party’s finances came in rouble form
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
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
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
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
Andriy Yermak’s Black Friday
Zelensky’s chief of staff has resigned amid the biggest corruption scandal Ukraine has seen. The president must act fast to restore trust – while not forgetting about the frontline
Life in Venezuela is bad – Trump might just make it even worse
Huge numbers of Venezuelans have fled into Guyana to escape inflation and corruption. But if the US attacks, Caracas will not fold. Maduro has too much to lose
Prague is on the brink… will the tourists notice?
As visitors soak up high art and cheap beer, a billionaire populist chameleon and his far right outriders cronies are ready to turn the Czech Republic upside down
The German mayor planning a new Romanian revolution
Dominic Fritz came to Timisoara as a volunteer and ended up running the city that toppled Ceaușescu. Now he’s fighting the far right and the weight of history
How Labour will make Brexit a key battleground at the next election
Nick Thomas-Symonds, minister for EU negotiations, points the way to a showdown that would make Farage squirm
How Farage fails the racism test
Would a person from an ethnic minority trust Nigel Farage in power? So long as the answer remains “no”, Farage and the Reform party are unfit for office
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
Backing books over screens might be Reeves’s best budget move
The chancellor recognises the power of getting children to read – now she must convince the parents
Growth and debt will come back to haunt Reeves
The chancellor used political tricks to deliver a softer budget than expected – but she is storing up economic pain
The Budget: Rachel Reeves’s missed opportunity
A government doesn’t get many chances to make real change. Today was one of those opportunities – the chancellor missed it
Letter of the week: Do voters care about local government?
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Artificial intelligence and the end of capitalism
If machines do all the work, there are no jobs left and no one earns any money, Marx might be proved right after all
We expect politicians to lie – and that’s the problem
We have become too accustomed to figures like Donald Trump, who see misinformation as a weapon rather than an issue
Nathan Gills are everywhere
Gill’s isn’t an isolated case, but a symptom of Europe-wide corruption and demagoguery
Everyday philosophy: Welcome to our terrifying surveillance state
Cameras and digital tracking make our lives more convenient – but at what cost?
Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian playing the US from within
Putin’s friend and emissary has manipulated Steve Witkoff to the point where the US special ambassador is known as “Dim Philby”. And Ukraine is paying the price
The Telegraph falls into the wrong hands
The Daily Mail group backs authoritarian views. The idea that they’re better buyers than an overseas investor is nonsensical
Journalism’s race to the bottom
For decades, the reporting of race and ethnicity has been banned unless strictly relevant to the story. All of a sudden that’s changed. Why?
Nerd’s Eye View: 14 things you need to know about AI and the environment
Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news
Welcome to AI city
A city of tech parks and start-ups, Bidadi is the very image of India’s digital rise
The shine comes off Trump’s ‘golden age’
It may be Thanksgiving, but as the country emerges from the longest government shutdown in history, life is about to get harder for many Americans
Why are there no locals left in Dubrovnik?
Everyone wants to visit the historic city. But without intervention, Dubrovnik could soon face collapse
Latin America has a high-stakes showdown – again
Right wing challengers are capitalising on disillusionment with leftist governments and Chile is just the latest to test that sentiment
Sheikh Hasina and the passing of a sentence of death
What does the ousted prime minster’s death sentence mean for Bangladesh’s political future?
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
2025 – the year disabled people lost their rights
It has been the worst 12 months for people like me, who campaign for the rights of disabled people. And politicians just don’t seem to care
Nick Land, the dark magus of AI
The philosopher’s occult vision of artificial intelligence seemed like fringe raving – until it was taken up by tech billionaires and far right thinkers
Michael Prescott: the BBC assassin’s woeful day in Parliament
The man whose report got rid of the BBC’s boss faced MPs yesterday, along with a group of senior BBC executives. Their appearance raised more questions than it answered
Trump’s Ukraine peace deal: 28 points of disagreement
The offer being pushed on Kyiv forces huge compromises and restrictions on Ukraine, but nothing on Russia. For that reason alone it is bound to fail
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
Britain’s quiet role in a Sudan massacre
Darfur governor Minni Minnawi says the UK is complicit in the killings of 27,000 people in el-Fasher by the violent RSF militia
Why do people hate Sydney Sweeney?
The White Lotus actress is a registered Republican, but that isn’t a reason to troll her – our idea of liberal Hollywood is a myth
Why is a summit called a summit?
As the G20 gathers in South Africa without the US, international deal-making faces another steep climb up the Everest of diplomacy
The radical budget Reeves should deliver
The chancellor should slash VAT and national insurance, but end the pension triple-lock. But she won’t dare
Will the real Shabana Mahmood please stand up
The home secretary says we need to get tough on immigrants, but only a few years ago, she thought the complete opposite – so which is it?
Nathan Gill, the tip of a much bigger iceberg?
When it comes to Russian interference, Bill Browder, the US investor and prominent anti-Putin activist, believes the media has barely scratched the surface
Can Brazil break free from its violent past?
Can Brazil finally defy an old joke, and show its time has come – or will five centuries of inequality, violence and foreign meddling haunt it once again?
An unlikely source points the way to a second Brexit referendum
A promise by Nigel Farage may come back to haunt him if he ever becomes prime minister
If Michael Prescott didn’t leak the BBC bias dossier to the Telegraph, who did?
A whodunnit with serious implications for the future of the broadcaster is underway – with all expected to be revealed at a select committee showdown
Saudi Arabia: the progressive dictatorship
The Crown Prince has spent vast sums modernising his kingdom, but the social reforms and vanity projects can’t disguise his ruthless authoritarianism, or the brittleness of his rule
This government is like The Thick Of It, but unfunny
It is ludicrous that, in little over a year, Keir Starmer has gone from landslide high to record low satisfaction ratings
Hey liberals! What you gonna do?
The right are undermining the institutions of liberal democracy. Progressives must change tack to stop them
Inside Starmer’s shambles
With some Labour MPs in despair and others in revolt, the prime minister’s situation now looks terminal
Letter of the Week: What if 16-year-olds vote for Farage?
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A budget for the bond market
Rachel Reeves has performed a U-turn on tax, but global lenders have not reacted badly. In fact, for the chancellor, there is now light at the end of the tunnel
Virtual friends don’t belong in the real world
If we reach the point where real friends seem retro, life will have lost all its meaning
No, we don’t need to study Hitler’s DNA
For obvious reasons, understanding why the masses fell for the fanatics would be the much more worthwhile research today
Boozing against Beijing
Here in Taiwan, we like a good drink, especially one that reflects our love of freedom. If Beijing doesn’t like it, tough
Living in a submerged world
Large parts of Bangladesh could one day be under water. The tough lives of the Manta river people show what the future may have in store as sea levels rise
The moment Paris will never forget
It is a decade since the worst terror attack in French history left 132 dead. Where people died, Parisians now drink beer and smoke cigarettes
The child killers of the Costa del Sol
Organised crime gangs have started recruiting teenagers online to carry out hits on their rivals. There are a worrying number of willing assassins
The worst day of the Sudan war
The slaughter in El Fasher is the latest episode in the continuing nightmare of the Sudan war – no one is doing anything to stop it
Assisted dying and capital punishment … how can Starmer oppose one and not the other?
The more Kim Leadbeater’s bill is subjected to close scrutiny, the worse it looks
Stella Creasy: This attack on asylum seekers is wrong
Confiscating jewellery and scrapping refugees’ right to secure status won’t solve anything
Keeping misogyny in business
Women in the world of business face appalling levels of abuse – a work culture that shuts out half of the potential workforce is doing immense social and economic damage
How Reform’s Nathan Gill became a Russian agent
Nigel Farage’s close ally has been jailed for 10 and a half years after being recruited and paid by Moscow. We should not be surprised if there are others
The Epstein enablers who looked away
I’m always shocked to my core when I remember that only relatively few people consistently care about rape and sexual assault
Farage and the patriots who hate Britain
Whether criticising our institutions, sucking up to the US or fleeing for warmer climes, it turns out that the Brexiteers don’t seem to love the UK after all
The Epstein files could see MAGA turn on Trump
Jeffrey Epstein knew “how dirty Donald is”. It is becoming increasingly difficult for Trump to hide it from his core supporters
Apparently I have ruined the workplace
That is what the New York Times seems to think – but surely I can’t take all the credit
“We owe our lives to each other”: The Bataclan survivors tell their story
Ten years on, a new drama shows how seven hostages came face-to-face with death
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
Alastair Campbell: how Starmer should defend the BBC
A speech last night in London showed how the PM can stand up to Trump and make clear that the UK’s public broadcaster will not be pushed around
‘Next-level ineptitude’: The coup against Starmer may finish off McSweeney
No 10’s briefings about a plot against the prime minister are the work of his unpopular chief of staff
Dick Cheney, the unlikely anti-Trump symbol
In Trump’s eyes, Cheney was a non-person who did not even merit a comment upon his death
Why Britain’s public services are so bad
We have never paid so much tax and received so little in return. Worst of all, no one in Whitehall or Downing Street will ever take the blame
Letter of the week: The rise in racism and government inaction
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Nick Fuentes, American Nazi
Fuentes is a racist, a Holocaust denier and an admirer of Hitler – and he is now on the verge of the US political mainstream
The super-rich are just super-lucky
Luck has played a part in how the world’s billionaires gathered their wealth. The issue arises when they don’t quite see it this way
Denmark’s asylum policy isn’t the answer
A harsh, intrusive Danish-style immigration system won’t win right wing votes for Labour and will enrage the party’s traditional supporters. When will this government learn?
It’s the font wot won it for Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani’s design team created a campaign brand that was vibrant, diverse and utterly unlike that of his rival
Ghosts of the apartheid monster
South Africans’ experience with racism isn’t just something that happened in the past; it’s a core characteristic associated with the country
When history comes knocking
Rambling houses were part of the bloodstream of west Irish rural life. They have, however, played another role as well
Is Valencia still drowning?
After last year’s devastating floods, reconstruction work is underway in Paiporta but its progress has been politicised
Tim Bradford’s cartoon: MAGA Wars
How do you build a younger future?
The younger generations brought down a government. Can they now help rebuild Bangladesh?
Merz puts art back on Germany’s political map
Like Trump, the chancellor has also been redecorating. His, however, is less golden glitter, more a nod to history
Inside the mind of a 16-year-old
At the next election, 16-year-olds will be able to vote for the first time ever. If politicians don’t help them now, despair will push them into the arms of populists
Farage and the moron premium
If Reform gets into power, Britain will face an immediate, devastating fiscal crisis
Poland, the most successful country in Europe
We have a lot to learn from Poland. If only Keir Starmer were paying more attention
The malign right can’t be allowed to destroy the BBC
Panorama made mistakes but this ‘scandal’ is the work of populists trying to control the airwaves. They won’t rest
The menopause and dangers of quack doctors
The symptoms of the menopause are often severe and help can be thin on the ground. Well done Wes Streeting for finally doing something about it
How Corbyn lost the room
A moment of dissent at a Your Party rally shows how the former Labour leader is being outflanked by both Zack Polanski’s Greens and his own colleague Zarah Sultana
Trump: the Democrats’ biggest weapon
A clean sweep in local contests across the country shows voters think the US is heading in the wrong direction
Shanker Singham, the Daily Express’s dubious ‘Brexit guru’
Who is the ‘guru’ telling Express readers how getting closer to the EU will kill growth in the face of overwhelming evidence?