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Nigel Farage MP is even worse than you thought
Clacton’s elected representative will spend the next five years dogwhistling about people who don’t live there
Clacton’s elected representative will spend the next five years dogwhistling about people who don’t live there
The Democrats are facing an uphill battle to maintain control of the White House
Nobel nominee Serhiy Zhadan is broadcasting news from and to besieged towns and cities in a mobile radio van
The end of the “idiot premium” has strengthened the value of sterling
Tugendhat and the Tories won’t win if they abandon common sense to ape Reform
Labour dominates Westminster, and the Tories are a diminished mess – but the two child benefit cap will reveal the true opposition
Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at James Cleverly, the Greens, Michael Fabricant and more
Keir Starmer slipped effortlessly into Prime Minister’s Questions while Rishi Sunak is already a figure of pity
Legislating is the relatively easy part, particularly given a massive Commons majority. Implementation is another matter entirely
Donald Trump is now the ageing, rambling candidate in the US election – and his flaws were on show in Milwaukee
Sooner or later, a British government will be forced to restart HS2. It should have been this one
Three weeks in, Starmer has brought Britain closer to the EU, and outraged Brexiteers. What’s not to like?
In the aftermath of events in the US, it’s important not to fall into the same hyperbolic trap that plagued our media in the run-up to other recent elections
The Olympic torch is ready to be lit. But this Games would not be happening without the efforts of undocumented, low-paid workers
East German athletes cheated at three Olympics and won more than 300 medals. But the price they paid was immeasurable
In TNE’s new column, science writer Philip Ball provides news and analysis from scientists, policymakers and the frontiers of human knowledge
Germany’s Weimar lesson showed democracy must be combative. But banning magazines may not be the best weapon
The ‘Trump can’t lose’ rhetoric now, at last, has some serious competition
American philosopher Thomas Kuhn’s controversial thinking turned normal science on its head
French politicians promised the Games would benefit everyone but, once again, the Olympics are bulldozing over a city and its residents
Thanks to affluent tourists, the city’s heart and soul is being auctioned off
With Biden gone, perhaps some of the truth might get through to Trump’s supporters after all
Despite appearances, all is not well in the EU’s smallest member state
There are indications that the country will follow Italy and continue last year’s ‘temporary’ border controls until the end of 2024
It will be the money the Reform leader isn’t making – every bit as much as the money he is – that could raise eyebrows
If the British state is to meet the crises to come, urgent restructuring is required
Kamala Harris is underrated. Now she must quickly define her message – and hope to avoid a drawn-out challenge
It was the toughest of decisions – now the Democrats face many more
Hundreds of athletes and tens of thousands of fans were in Athens in 1906. But a hugely successful Olympics has now been stricken from the records
As a result, Russia and China will be pushed closer together
They help the environment, but Brexiteers hate them because the idea came from the EU
Nice is still celebrating Bastille Day in the shadow of the 2016 terrorist truck attack
After this, they absolutely deserve to lose the election – it’s just that the world can’t afford them to do so
One day – and a couple of subtle hints – showed Europe that the grown-ups are back in charge of Britain
Days after those election gains, squabbling over PM candidates makes it look as dysfunctional as ever
Westminster’s reputation is in the gutter and the onus is on Labour to repair it
Hundreds of thousands of British overseas voters did not vote in the election despite being newly eligible – why?
Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at GB News, Chris Philp, the Sun on Sunday and more
Mirroring updated EU product rules will cheer industry and enrage Brexiteers
Keir Starmer could have been bolder when laying out his government’s agenda – and he may come to regret it
A way to scrap this unfair, unpopular policy should have been at the heart of Labour’s King’s Speech
Discredited Vaughan Gething lost control of his own narrative
The programme has become a surpassingly saccharine exercise in shining up the superficialities of celebrity
If the Treasury published an audit of the damage done by leaving, Starmer would face a serious political problem
The root causes should be investigated as thoroughly as the attack that almost claimed Donald Trump’s life
In the footsteps of the 1942 blueprint for a new Britain, a series of essays by leading policy thinkers revisits our key challenges.. and how to fix them.
If we want a truly free society and an end to poverty, then we, and our new government, must build a country that is free from ‘Want’