Critics have accused obituaries of Khamenei of downplaying his crimes. Credit: Getty

3 Mar 2026 - 4:00pm

Criticisms of ‘soft’ Khamenei obituaries misjudge their purpose

Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement can’t hide Labour’s problems The Chancellor is in denial about her party's political weakness

Ireland’s demographic experiment is reaching crisis point Politicians are still refusing to release crime figures sorted by ethnicity

Will European nuclear umbrella be Macron’s legacy? The French President made his defence ambitions clear in a speech yesterday

Francois Valentin

'Foreign policy is a theatre for the pragmatic projection of national interests.' Credit: Getty.

British Right’s Iran idealism risks repeating past mistakes

Monday

02.03

The myth of Iran’s ‘conventional shield’ threat Pete Hegseth is exaggerating Tehran’s conventional capabilities

Rosemary Kelanic

Why are sex-realist doctors facing discrimination? Professor Jacob George has been demoted for his scepticism about puberty blockers

Tourette’s racism row has exposed Hollywood’s elite victimhood Identity politics remains a shallow and parochial lens for viewing marginalised groups

Shipping and flying have been significantly disrupted in the Middle East for the third consecutive day. Credit: Getty

Widening of Iran war could be disastrous for markets

OpenAI military deal marks end of tech idealism Washington has pulled Silicon Valley firmly into the national security orbit

Sunday

01.03

Iran conflict could tear apart the Labour Party Keir Starmer is facing pressure from the anti-war Left

TikTok ‘school wars’: a distraction from real youth violence Reports on large-scale fights between teenagers may not be what they seem

Mary Harrington

'Trump is clearly encouraging them to take advantage of the conflict to seize power from the mullahs.' Credit: Getty.

Khamenei’s death is not the end of the Islamic Republic

Poll: half of Labour voters would vote Green at next election An Opinium survey found that 47% were considering making the switch

Saturday

28.02

'This may be a sign of a last hurrah for the US-Israeli relationship.' Credit: Getty.

Iran strikes may prove last great act of US-Israeli cooperation

Clinton depositions set a dangerous precedent for both parties This week’s hearings have demonstrated the limits of partisan politics

Emily Jashinsky

Trump’s Iran strikes are first step in regime change America is aiming for another quick operation

Is Britain heading for net negative migration? New restrictions are having a larger impact than expected

Friday

27.02

Good riddance to the assisted dying bill Anger at the Lords overlooks the flaws in the legislation

Double murderer Ian Huntley pictured before his imprisonment. Credit: Alamy

Ian Huntley attack is further proof of Britain’s failing prisons

Gorton and Denton result shows the power of Muslim vote The Greens exploited community anger towards Labour

China is the real winner of the Ukraine war Beijing has capitalised on discounted oil prices

Thursday

26.02

University Challenge has lost touch with ordinary viewers I refuse to watch a programme that has such contempt for basic general knowledge

'Positive endorsement of connection is just as important as criticism of patriarchal control.' Credit: Getty.

Can Reform UK really reverse the sexual revolution?

Met’s Lindsay Hoyle blunder makes it unfit to investigate Mandelson Officers are no longer trained in basics such as informant confidentiality

Gorton and Denton will break Labour’s fragile coalition Voters who gave Starmer victory in 2024 are looking elsewhere

Richard Johnson

Wednesday

25.02

US State Department hosts Tommy Robinson The activist has previously been banned from America

After years of rip-roaring US growth, things are slowing down. Credit: Getty

Wall Street is losing faith in the AI narrative

Is there really a graduate jobs crisis? Widely reported data paints a misleading picture

Mandelson scandal is the end of centrist morality politics Without an ethical message, what’s the point of the Labour Party?

Emmanuel Macron is one of the few realists left on the continent. Credit: Getty

It’s time for Europe to resume talks with Russia

Pavel Devyatkin and Anatol Lieven

Tuesday

24.02

How Survivor foreshadowed the influencer economy A series that once felt transgressive now looks prophetic