World
Is Big Oil back?
Cop29 has drawn to a close with arguments over a $250 billion (£200 billion) a year ‘loss and damage’ fund,…
Is there any escape from Olivia Colman?
I still remember the day when, as an adult in my twenties, I was informed by a well-wisher that Aslan…
What confronting my own mortality taught me about assisted dying
It was when my newly-implanted bone marrow failed to produce the blood cells that keep all of us alive that…
Starmer needs the royal family to help him woo Trump
Donald Trump’s historic re-election must be a particularly bitter pill for Keir Starmer to swallow. Leaders from Javier Milei to Giorgia…
The International Criminal Court must fall
The arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant should be the last the…
The truth about the lesbian pay premium
Some lesbian and gay campaigners might have you believe that life is hard for gay people. Of course, for many…
What Trump’s appointments tell us
Donald Trump may have a four-year term, but he has far less time to make a real difference. In practice,…
Businesses give Reeves’s Budget a ‘thumbs down’
What did businesses really think of Rachel Reeves’s Budget? Today we have one of the first economic indicators reflecting their…
Starmer’s local media round: the lowlights
It’s been another bad week for the government, with rows over farmers, ships and businesses too. So what better time…
Republicans rage against state of UK free speech
‘Two countries separated by a common language’ is how transatlantic relations are often defined. But these days it really does…
Why did Children in Need fund a charity linked to a paedophile scandal?
Last week the BBC announced that the 2024 Children in Need appeal had raised more than £39 million for charity. With such…
Is Keir Starmer really going to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu?
Benjamin Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters Britain. That is the welcome the Israeli leader will receive should he fancy…
Labour’s promise to cut energy bills looks more foolish than ever
After reneging on its manifesto pledge to not raise National Insurance, Labour is starting to struggle with another promise: to…
The missile Putin actually used to hit Ukraine
This week, Russia launched a missile attack on Dnipro, Ukraine, reportedly using a new medium-range ballistic missile named ‘Oreshnik’, as…
The ICC has destroyed its own credibility
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister…
Why Jaguar’s rebrand is doomed
Jaguar’s disastrous makeover has left many people wondering if it isn’t April Fool’s Day. It’s not, of course. After 89…
The ICC’s vendetta against Israel has gone too far
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s former defence…
Gaetz pulls out
In Washington, you don’t name anyone disruptive or potentially transformative to your administration without dealing with flack from the Senate. They…
Police drop probe into Allison Pearson
At last, an outbreak of common sense from Essex Police. After a mounting backlash – with Boris Johnson, Elon Musk…
Starmer’s spinner squirms on Netanyahu arrest
It’s a day ending in ‘y’ – so it’s more bad news for the government. This afternoon the men and…
Here’s what Putin wants from Ukraine
Donald Trump is still two months away from becoming the 47th president of the United States, and yet his return to…
The death of the American museum
It starts with the promise of skipping school — always an illicit thrill at nine years old. My son and…
Ta-Nehisi Coates, the DEIty
A decade ago, in June 2014, the Atlantic published a cover story with a simple declarative title: “The Case for…
GDP has lost its usefulness as a measure of productivity
Paul Samuelson, the famous American economist and author of bestselling textbook Economics, gave the now quaintly old-fashioned example of the…
The Trump Bitcoin bonanza has only just begun
One of the main trading platforms collapsed, and its founder ended up being sent to jail. Two years ago, in…
