The plot to fool America
It’s possible to feel the deepest sympathy for Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis and still be appalled by the cover-up of his cognitive decline
2016-2025. Here lies Brexit. And lies… and lies… and lies
3,253 days after the referendum, finally a British government sets out to fix the mess
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The UK-EU reset deal is not a Brexit surrender
Lost billions, border queues, red tape strangling business. What exactly is this bold reset deal supposed to be surrendering?
Wherever you stand on Gaza, starving children to death is indefensible
The world is witness to an atrocity. So why is there international apathy?
Am I welcome in Britain?
I’m one of those people who’s lived in more than one country and has now settled in the UK. Is that really so unreasonable?
In this edition
Everyday philosophy: John Locke and the price of genius
The philosopher lost his childhood at the expense of his father's educational experiment. It was far too high a price for anyone to pay
Critical mass: Why is Trump’s America anti-science?
The US has long led the science world but now, researchers are moving aboard to continue their work
The flawed Assisted Dying bill still deserves to succeed
Scaremongering and clumsy amendments should not stall the cause of helping the terminally ill to die with dignity
We must take a nuclear leap into the unknown
Our political class is racing to catch up with a changed world of defence procurement
In Belgium, even the dogs protest against Trump
In Brussels, Americans are distancing themselves from Trump's policies - and they're taking their dogs with them
How Javier Milei brought hatred to Argentina
Milei's press clampdowns are attracting international coverage. But that isn't stopping him, if anything the president doubling down
Robert Fico goes to Moscow
Just like Putin, Slovakia's prime minister is cultivating a carefully crafted image of strength
Romania’s narrow political escape
Nicușor Dan, the pro-European presidential candidate, emerged victorious in the most emotional and consequential election in Romania's post-communist history
Who makes the Vatican’s bells?
In southern Italy, the village of Agnone has been hiding a secret: since the middle ages, they have been making its church bells
Germansplaining: The House of Hohenzollern, a dynasty fit for a Netflix drama
After 99 years, the German authorities and the Hohenzollern family have decided to burry the hatchet
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Labour must reverse the winter fuel allowance cuts
Of all the things that the Labour government has done, this is the one that has done the most political damage
The plot to fool America
It’s possible to feel the deepest sympathy for Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis and still be appalled by the cover-up of his cognitive decline
Is Starmer about to suffer his first defection?
At least two Labour MPs are on a watchlist amid rumours of a switch to the Green Party
Runners and riders gathering in the race to succeed Badenoch
There isn't currently a vacancy for the Conservative Party leadership - but that hasn't stopped some MPs from looking around
Wales? Scotland? It’s all the same to Kemi Badenoch
The Conservative leader appeared to forget where she was when she boasted of meeting so many MSPs in Wales
Lee Anderson doesn’t know Jack
The Reform MP mocked Keir Starmer for his 'magic beans' from the EU. Perhaps he should re-read the fairytale...
A bit of pocket money for Rishi Sunak
The former prime minister picked up £160,175 for a single speaking engagement in the US
The UK-EU reset deal is not a Brexit surrender
Lost billions, border queues, red tape strangling business. What exactly is this bold reset deal supposed to be surrendering?
The deal is done.. but the row about fish goes on
A new 12-year deal on fishing rights will enrage Brexiteers - but tensions over who controls Europe’s waters go back hundreds of years
Lie of the week: Allison Pearson on “Starmer’s political prisoner”
The ‘secret plan’ to dim the sun
Conspiracy theorists blame vapour trails on a strange experiment endorsed by Keir Starmer. And the craziest thing is… they’re half right
Letters: Tory members have killed their own party
The rot set in when Conservative members were given the right to vote for their leader, resulting in the disastrous premierships of Johnson, Truss and Sunak
Tim Bradford’s Cartoon: Should you take medical advice from RFK Jr.?
Wherever you stand on Gaza, starving children to death is indefensible
The world is witness to an atrocity. So why is there international apathy?
Am I welcome in Britain?
I’m one of those people who’s lived in more than one country and has now settled in the UK. Is that really so unreasonable?
Nic Aubury’s 4-line poem: Focus Group Loop
Could Tom Cruise’s next mission be the White House?
Having saved the world numerous times on the big screen, could the star be tempted to sort out the world’s problems via political office?
Art Deco’s lion of luxury
Interior designer Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann is celebrated in the first of three exhibitions marking the movement’s centenary
The power of the underdog
From Odysseus to Harry Potter, we love to cheer on the outnumbered and outgunned. The reason is rooted in our childhoods - and in the full moon
Where have all the monsters come from?
Evil gods and terrifying clawed beasts have haunted the human imagination for thousands of years. But what are monsters now, in this age of science?
Josh Barrie on food: The good madness of Neapolitan tapas
The people of Naples speak their own language, have their own style, eat their own food and drink their own wine
Matthew d’Ancona’s culture: Why you must see The Fifth Step
Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman are whip-smart in this theatrical display of profundity, humour and compassion
Going ballistic in the Balearics
The original inhabitants of the popular Mediterranean archipelago were renowned for their use of catapults and slingshots as weapons
Robert Capa, the photographer who couldn’t resist the lure of the battlefield
The Japanese invasion of China, the D-day landings, the founding of Israel – no war was too small for Capa, no battlefield too bloody
Dilettante: The government which actively loathes its own voters
Starmer is yet to reach the first anniversary of his premiership but, already, he has repudiated young middle-class metropolitan voters