How US money ate Britain
The private equity industry – a wealth-extracting machine – is swallowing up UK businesses and stripping them of their assets while our politicians stand by
Politics
Here’s what Starmer’s next 100 days must look like
The PM is running out of time to change the narrative around his government’s shaky start
Is Brexit really worth nine out of 10?
Boris Johnson sounded more unhinged than unleashed while defending his pet project
This pre-Budget report is a shocker for Rachel Reeves and Britain
The IFS delivers a gloomy verdict that will put pressure on the chancellor for tax rises and spending cuts
The smoking gun in Boris Johnson’s book
His attempts to pin the Brexit blame on David Cameron say everything about this egotistical inadequate
What happened, James Cleverly?
The leadership race increasingly looks like the last hurrah before the party’s long descent
René Lacoste, the tennis superstar who became a fashion pioneer
The Frenchman won seven Grand Slam singles titles in the 1920s before becoming an innovator in the world of sportswear and tennis equipment
Fishing for gold in Paris
The word repechage was heard regularly at this summer’s Olympics, but its modern usage bears little relation to its original meaning
Josh Barrie on food: A little slice of France in the heart of London
Le Beaujolais, London’s oldest French wine bar, is a timeless haven of wit, warmth and wonder
Vive le Hay Wain
Constable’s painting has become an icon of Englishness. But its first cheerleaders were French
Germansplaining: The Greens are in trouble
All eyes are on vice-chancellor Habeck as his plans for the party fail to pay off
Letters: Trump’s America is a no-go zone for many
As US citizens, we can no longer physically return to the ‘land of our birth’, because it no longer exists except in our memories
Addressing this growing emergency must be a core national mission
Labour carries a heavy mantle of responsibility to this generation and those that will follow
Is Cava country losing its sparkle?
In 2023, Catalonia’s drought halved wine production and this year is only expected to be worse
Has the ECHR overreached on climate change?
A case brought by Swiss pensioners could be a turning point for the court
Norway’s fjords take a bruising from cruising
Banning cruise ships may reduce pollution on the water, but it also creates its own set of issues
Surfing with the no-beach boys of Munich
The Eisbach river offers the city’s residents an eccentric gift: a surfing wave in landlocked Bavaria
The battle for the Arctic
An attempt to kayak the Northwest Passage turned into a close-up look at a new, very cold war
Dilettante: The internet I loved is disappearing fast
Online life has changed over the past five years or so, and not for the better. The algorithm has taken over entirely
Can we rage against the machines?
Artificial intelligence is ruining the internet we once loved
Is AI ready for Nobel prize season?
As Nobel season approaches, speculation has begun in the scientific community
How to become invisble
The military’s investment in the technologies of invisibility should be a cause for concern
Labour’s corporate conference
Sponsors’ stalls at the party’s Liverpool get-together shows how much the political axis has shifted
A new page in warfare
Israel’s string of detonations across Lebanon is a stunning victory for its covert operative – but it may well backfire
Straight outta Belfast
Death of a deli
Anarchy in the land of ABBA
Noise from the ruins
The man who lived next door to Auschwitz
Dora Maar: more than a muse
The last testament of Jacqueline de Jong
