Douglas Murray: shallow book, narrow mind
Reducing the complex history of Israel and Palestine to a battle of good vs evil is wilfully misleading. No wonder Trump has endorsed it
Politics
New York watches Trump crash the world
It was hard to find anyone who had a good word to say about the president in New York. The tariffs have made that impossible
Starmer needs to tell Vance “no deal”
A trade deal between Britain and the US government would be a disaster for Britain and distance us from our real friends
Trump’s dictatorship will silence the truth
The president has Voice of America, a US version of the World Service, in his sights. But the motivations for his war on journalism go far beyond cost-cutting and anti-woke
How to save the internet
Have you noticed how the internet has just got a whole lot worse? It’s time to do something about it
Sorry Brexiteers, the Trump bonus was a joke
The Brexiteers exploded with delight over what they thought was a vindication of our decision to leave the EU. Then it all fell to pieces
When Switzerland gave Trump the finger
The Swiss are famously moderate – but when an image from a Basel carnival went viral, it led to a period of national self-examination
The sweet sound of ‘Brexit betrayal’
The Brexit reset deal will fix some of the mess made by Boris Johnson and Lord Frost. No wonder the latter is already moaning about it
Totò, the unlucky actor who took it on the chin
That he remained upbeat despite his many misfortunes was amazing. That he managed to make his home country laugh for over half a century borders on the miraculous
Vive la France, à bas JD Vance!
If Trump and his vice-president have a genius for anything, it’s global media dominance
Merz’s honeymoon is over
Thanks to the SPD, expectations of the soon-to-be chancellor are now so low he can hardly fail to impress once in office
The bridge at the end of Europe
Across the river from Russia, the Estonian city of Narva is part of the European Union. But Vladimir Putin is watching and waiting
Björk, Pascal and the end of the world
Whatever you do, don’t give in to the idea that we are all doomed. It only makes it all much worse
Living in the shadow of coal
Communities whose lives have been shaped and scarred by mining are now shaken by the prospects of a green transition
Can Cop30 solve its ethical dilemma?
Thousands of trees are being felled in the Amazon rainforest to build a four-lane highway for this year’s climate summit in Belém
Fleeing the heat of Trump’s America for Ireland
Meet the Americans swapping Trump’s Florida for the gentle rural landscapes of County Kerry
When the snow stops falling
Reliable snowfall is becoming a thing of the past in the Alps, where the effects of climate change are magnified due to the terrain
Climate of fear
The case for green measures has never been clearer. But ideology in the US and internal battles in the UK threaten any progress
X marks the drop for Elon Musk’s British business
New figures filed at Companies House show a whopping fall in the turnover of the self-styled first buddy’s social network X
How to save the internet
Have you noticed how the internet has just got a whole lot worse? It’s time to do something about it
The gap between reality and Black Mirror is closing
The TV series is back with an opening episode on the corrosive power of technology firms. Can we do anything about it? Or will they inevitably get us all?
Britain must not sell out Online Safety for tariff scraps
The idea that digital regulation is an attack on free speech is a myth, largely perpetuated by allies of big tech
Why we should all game-shame Elon Musk
Young men used to worship Trump’s buddy – now they are rinsing him while he struggles on a video game livestream
Everyone hates Elon
The petulant far right billionaire rips up jobs, risks lives, makes Nazi salutes and taunts anyone who disagrees – then complains
Michel Hazanavicius on hope and the Holocaust
The Assessment and the mother of all battles
Tracey Emin: ‘Brexit was hideous and heinous’
The iron curtain and the silver screen
Eimear McBride is not playing games
Death of a shooting star
Neil Kinnock: ‘Trump is like all bullies… he needs a bump on the nose’
