‘It’s not black music and it’s not white music, it’s people’s music’ – Dub War’s Benji Webbe on their political new album
The metal band’s frontman talks chartism, race and the curse of Goldie Lookin Chain
Endurance test: The incredible journeys of Ireland’s polar hero
In County Kerry, the recent rediscovery of the long-lost ship excited relatives of local hero Tom Crean
Everyday Philosophy: The problem with whataboutery
Whataboutists try to convince you that all wrongdoing is the same because ignoring how the cases differ never works in their favour
Legalising cannabis won’t get rid of drug dealers
Legalisation won’t get rid of the criminals unless legal outlets undercut the undercutters
Shut down… but not shut up
The government has tried to end scrutiny of the fall-out from its Brexit trade deal – but work to build a better relationship with the EU goes on
The bandwidth bandit
The government is paralysed by having to prop up its own failed pet policy
Priti Patel’s broken Windrush promises
A report on the scandal said Home Office staff should be trained in diversity.. but two years on, the number of staff trained is zero
The revenge of tyranny
Across the world, democracy is in rapid retreat as populism, polarisation and post-truth have given the whip hand to a new breed of autocrat. The consequences are dramatic
The shape of a new EU.. and a route back for the UK?
Emmanuel Macron’s plan for a multi-tier European Union offers some hope for president Zelensky.. and for Rejoiners too
How Brexit is accomplishing something the Argentine Junta couldn’t: Destroying the Falklands
Forty years after the invasion, a threat from within has ripped apart the islands’ squid and fish industry
François Hollande: You have a serious problem with your prime minister…
The former French president takes aim at flippant Boris Johnson, Putin, Orbán and more
Germansplaining: Why the AfD are in meltdown
The party looks trapped on a downhill path, straight towards the fate of a radical East German fringe party
The Great Replacement Theory is a crude, racist lie… and it’s winning
Its misguided logic underpins the ideas of far right movements. Now, it’s started to influence the fringes of conservativism as well
What happened at Eurovision?
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Why birthdays aren’t my thing
Good wishes on my birthday do not make me feel any better about getting older. Besides, there were two other important anniversaries last week both involving leaders of the Labour party
Trying to paint Mr Rules as a law-breaker is criminal
Comedian MITCH BENN on the government’s rather telling blank-eyed incomprehension of Keir Starmer’s pledge to resign should he be given a fixed penalty notice
Bloody awful man Paul Dacre’s profits are safe from low circulation
The Daily Mail’s circulation may be down but Dacre’s finances are up
Lord Rothermere gathers the troops
Almost 1000 people gathered in Claridge’s to hear the non-dom billionaire declare how the Daily Mail was “calling out the charlatans”
Jeremy Hunt’s on manoeuvres
The former foreign secretary is eyeing up Number 10 (again)
Tory party donations won’t halt Sheleg’s life of luxury
Sir Ehud Sheleg’s donations attracted the attention of the National Crime Agency but he’d still put enough aside to finance a luxury leisure complex on the grounds of his £5m Hampstead home
Gove’s not got the Midas touch
Since Gove stepped down as a member, the value the Dorneywood Trust’s investments have increased by £933,000
Michael Gove’s accent madness explained
Special adviser Henry Newman suggested the levelling up minister be more of “a character” in his television appearances
The answers we need from the Covid inquiry
Experts reveal what they would like to see in Baroness Hallett’s independent public inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic
What are you doing, Twitter?
As Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform raises questions about what its future holds, the more obvious question is: what is it for?
The decline and fall of the Johnson empire
History is repeating itself as the government exhibits all the signs of a worn-out administration devoid of ideas and waiting for the end
Would Germany go to war?
Years of pacifist policy are over in Germany as military spending rises. But what happens if conflict comes home?
Britain is still a reluctant refuge
A family story shows how our government’s treatment of refugees – including Ukrainians – mirrors 1930s attitudes to Jews fleeing conflict and persecution
Europe takes the high road
The continent is tipped to catch up with the US and Canada on cannabis legalisation. But what are the dangers, and what does it mean for Britain?
Everyday Philosophy: How to win hearts and minds
Our feelings shape what we do and they arise from our interactions with the world and changes in our bodies. It’s time to get back to thinking about decision-making in this way
The reality of America’s rough justice
If Roe V Wade falls, the Trump world has won
Germansplaining: Germany’s rail system is giving British inefficiency a run for its money
Complaining about the country’s train operator Deutsche Bahn is a national sport. This week our columnist found good reason to do so
Poking a wounded bear: What happens if Sweden and Finland join NATO?
As the Scandinavian countries prepare to apply for membership, with Moldova and Georgia waiting in the wings, how will Russia react – and what hope is there for Ukraine?
The inflation nation
Energy and fuel are global drivers of rising prices. But unlike our EU rivals, Brexit is making matters far worse in Britain
Rotten Westminster needs radical and lasting change
The public revulsion over Partygate indicates that, whether politicians accept it or not, a tipping point has been reached
Don’t sleep on China’s threat
We dropped the ball spectacularly on Russia. On China, and other human rights and international law abusers, we must not do the same
Critics saying boo-hoo over new Who don’t have a clue
Comedian MITCH BENN on the inevitable reaction to Ncuti Gatwa being cast as the next Doctor from the inevitable quarters
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The right-wing media’s coverage of Beergate is sheer hypocrisy
The right-wing press are wrongly trying to convince readers Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson are just as bad as each other. The reality couldn’t be more different
Can U2 sort out the war in Ukraine?
Ted Verity’s mission for Daily Mail’s low circulation
Meanwhile, staff have seen very little of editor-in-chief Paul Dacre at the paper’s Kensington headquarters
Dominic Cummings is no money-spinner
Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain, Boris Johnson’s former henchmen, haven’t brought in as much money as speaker agency Chartwell Speakers may have hoped
Putin’s May 9 WWII obsession shows he’s closer to Britain than he might think
The UK and Russia – albeit in vastly different ways – seem unable to move on from the events of eight decades ago
Where’s Evgeny Lebedev?
He faces being dropped as a member in the House of Lords after failing to show up for an entire season – much to the disappointment of Brexiteer Lord David Owen
Genomics England comes out of hibernation
It has recently begun advertising for a communications director. But why would a serious effort to improve public health need to fret about public relations?
Murdoch and Rothermere struggle over how to defeat Starmer
The Sunday Times and the Daily Mail more or less engaged in a stand-up row over the weekend
Business adviser Baroness Mone needs advising
The highly-praised “entrepreneurship tsar” faces being struck off the register at Companies House
The DUP’s Brexit blunders have brought the future of Northern Ireland itself into question
Obsession with the Protocol has handed the advantage to Sinn Féin
The union will pay the price of Tory Britain’s failure to understand Ireland
If Sinn Fein can reach across the old divides, victory in a border poll could be within its grasp
How Brexit stopped the music for White Lies
Last year, Sir Elton John warned of a “looming catastrophe” for touring British musicians after we left the EU. His prediction came true for one London band
Will Britain’s replacement for an EU student scheme make the grade?
The jury is out on Britain’s scheme to help students study overseas
David Miliband: Labour must summon the practical idealism of 1997 to win again
Keir Starmer must banish the obsolete and the utopian, says the former foreign secretary in a speech to mark the 25th anniversary of New Labour’s triumph
Mail order hypocrisy
As the government totters, its rabid lapdog is going all-out on attacking Labour
The armaments argument is a battle for the soul of Europe
Ukraine’s fight is about more than international law and national self-determination, it’s about what sort of world we want to live in
The killing fields
War in Ukraine is worsening farming’s Brexit-driven problems.. and now a food supply crisis could follow
The loneliest man in Europe
Despite his fence-sitting over Ukraine, Hungarian leader and Putin ally Viktor Orbán has been left with few friends
The curse of Margaret Thatcher
The Conservatives’ ongoing economic incoherence is a poisonous legacy of their Iron Lady obsession
How Russia’s day of remembrance became Putin’s day of propaganda
May 9 holds a special place in the lives of ordinary Russians. But their president has turned it into a show of force
The flaw that makes sports people unsuited to politics
We need a prime minister who isn’t driven by a competitive spirit and has a desire to work out what is best for the country. We are unlikely to find those characteristics in a sportsperson
The land of freedom… for some
There are real fights on free expression being carried out across the world every day. We must not let the more visible, sillier ones crown them out
Germansplaining: The chancellor’s tank U-turn reveals a lack of communication skills
Olaf Scholz’s change of heart came overnight. So fast that the chairman of his own SPD parliamentary group missed it
The trial that gives off an Amber warning
The reaction to the Depp/Heard trial demonstrates society’s primal behaviour
Everyday Philosophy: We are on the cusp of a social crisis
The rich may be well-protected. But for the rest of us, this is going to be a very rough ride
A Swiss super-luxury for the super-rich
A company is offering the ultimate symbol of wealth – a 52-metre luxury yacht tethered to a 200-metre helium airship
There’s too much hand-wringing about Macron’s French landslide
The president’s achievements have been underplayed – and they contain lessons for Labour and the Lib Dems
War and witch hunts: the Tory plan to stay in power
Here’s five ways the Tories could stitch up the next election
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Did Nadine Dorries libel me?
My criticisms of the culture secretary have nothing to do with her being a woman, and everything to do with her being hopeless and dangerously out of her depth
Is Elon Musk a force for good?
Cox sets his sights on millions
The latest payments take his earnings from the Bar to around £6.3m for the period he has been an MP
There is a crisis in British journalism
Experts gathered at last weekend’s Byline festival and expressed their frustrations
Blackburn turns against ravers
Downing Street parties have proven the final straw for lifelong Tory voter Tony Blackburn
The ongoing campaign of Angela Rayner
Labour’s deputy leader hasn’t wound up the company set up to support her campaign for the role
Does Daily Mail boss Lord Rothermere fear Keir?
Rothermere, who pays minimal tax on account of his non-dom status, appears to be fretting about Starmer’s pledge to abolish the loophole
Isaac Levido has the Midas touch
Downing Street’s political strategist for the 2019 general election appears to make money out of anything he touches
Is lobbying in David Cameron’s DNA?
Illumina and Complete Genomics offered similar deals for a generic sequencing project, but the former was awarded the contract. In 2017, Cameron joined as a consultant with an undisclosed salary
Here’s how we can really punish Putin’s friends
Ukraine should be the final push we need to close the legal loopholes that encourage oligarchs and kleptocrats to hide their assets in the UK
Cruel Britannia: A three-act tragedy about the death of democracy
After weeks of criticism over her department’s multiple failures, Priti Patel is brandishing her trademark smirk again after the passage of a series of laws that threaten basic freedoms at home and abroad
How Brexit threatens the UK’s role as a global research leader
Rows with Brussels over the Northern Ireland protocol are holding up UK associate membership of the Horizon Europe funding programme – and now scientists fear Britain could lose some of its brightest minds as well as its place as a global leader
Thank EU for the Music: celebrate Europe Day with a tango theme
Pack your flags and mark May 8 with a spectacular afternoon of music celebrating our continent
Anastasia of Dubrovnik faces eviction
The city had always been kind to stray cats. The mayor said they had never gone hungry, but asks if they really need to house them now as well?
Multicultural Man: On stop and search
The white majority needs to ask itself what it can do to effect the necessary change to a policy which has done more than anything else to alienate black and brown Britons from civil society
It’s time Marjorie Taylor Greene woke up from her American Dream
The left may have discovered a way to rid themselves of the QAnon supporter and Trump enabler
Partygate PM is braced for a little local difficulty
Talk of a Tory wipeout in May 5’s elections is merely a game of low expectations – but they could still prove fatal to Boris Johnson
Germansplaining: The Franco-German friendship remains intact
Marine Le Putin lost, Emmanuel Macron won – France will remain Germany’s closest ally in Europe
Russia must be defeated so it can rebuild without Putin
The Russian people need a new national story of democracy – one which they write themselves
Labour must learn lessons from disaffected France
If and when Labour takes power, they must likewise focus public money on disadvantaged regions
Ukraine needs a new Berlin airlift
The Allies beat a Russian blockade in 1948. Now it is incumbent on Germany to help lead a new wave of aid
For Belfast, Hollywood endings are just fiction
The city may have made it to the silver screen, but there are no silver linings yet for Northern Ireland as election and Protocol tensions raise temperatures again
Everyday Philosophy: Why we need analyses of atrocities
But, we also need art that exposes us to different ways of thinking about them
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Politicians exploit our lack of agreement over the facts, including Boris Johnson
Social media has created a world with constant disagreements over objective factual truths. Political leaders abuse this and our prime minister is no exception
Shakespeare’s isle is hoist by its own Brexit petard as language students turn away
Brought to its knees by Covid, the UK’s travel and tourism industry is now beginning to feel the full force of Brexit as border restrictions and the end of the VAT reclaim scheme look set to deter thousands of Europeans and others
Priti, why Rwanda when Mordor and Mars are free?
It makes more sense for the home secretary to send incoming asylum seekers to be “processed in” Mars than Rwanda
The danger is not over
Emmanuel Macron may have beaten Marine Le Pen in the presidential election, but France has not yet banished fascism
The Finnish visionary who raised the alarm about Putin
Heidi Hautala, now vice-president of the European parliament, questioned Moscow’s democratic credentials in 2006, causing a storm at home. Now, as Finland prepares to apply for Nato membership, she assesses the security situation in Europe
What use is Jacob Rees-Mogg?
Dear Mr Klopp, you’re wasted in football…
Why can’t politicians be more like Jürgen?
Lammy eyes Khan’s City Hall role
The shadow foreign secretary hasn’t entirely abandoned his dream of becoming mayor of London
Fox hunts the PR pound
The disgraced former minister is topping up his income with a lucrative retainer in the world of public relations
Brexit red tape a red letter day for Tory MP
A Conservative MP has hailed the “local opportunities” crushing Brexit bureaucracy has brought to her constituency
Daily Mail falls for Boris Johnson’s apparent offer to help Ukrainian war effort
The Polish military has no shortage of tanks and the last thing they want is Britain’s old Challenger 2s, one source tells MANDRAKE
The Zahawis’ conservative worth
Nadhim Zahawi is practically a pauper compared to Rishi Sunak, who sits on a £750m family fortune
Glen Owen was following orders with misogynistic story about Angela Rayner
The idea for the story came from Paul Dacre, MANDRAKE believes