Vaughan Gething is the new Humza Yousaf The Welsh First Minister has brought about his own downfall

Only 16% of Brits would fight to defend France

Why Reform won’t take over the Tories Third parties have always struggled to break through at the ballot box

Wednesday

05.06

Diversity checks are tearing the Washington Post apart Identity politics isn't driving profits in American journalism

Emily Jashinsky

Has an ex-Black Panther leader stumped for Trump?

Does Joe Biden really want to solve the migrant crisis? The President's new order is riddled with loopholes

Faiza Shaheen’s resignation exposes Starmer’s fragility Freezing out Left-wingers is not the behaviour of a self-confident leader

Richard Johnson

Majority of young Britons think Israel should not exist

Britain’s TV debates have lost their aura The Sunak-Starmer showdown will not shift the electoral dial

Tuesday

04.06

The Hunter Biden gun trial is more than a legal battle A guilty verdict could dent his father's re-election hopes

Ashley Rindsberg

Is this the end of Infowars?

Netanyahu’s new survival strategy: hold an election Israel's PM may capitalise on a splintered opposition

Anthony Fauci avoids straight answer on lab-leak theory The scientist's testimony was a masterclass in deflection and misrepresentation

David Robertson

Zelensky outburst shows he has lost the battle for China

Bethany Elliott

Two new polls leave the Conservatives in existential crisis What will come after the electoral wipe-out?

Monday

03.06

Stop calling Jerry Seinfeld Right-wing Progressives have been eager to tar the comedian as conservative over his Israel stance

Anthony Fauci takes the stand

Nigel Farage could now lead the Tories The new Reform leader could attempt a hostile takeover after the next election

Could the Conservatives finish third in the next election? A new poll suggests the party may win only 66 seats

James Sean Dickson

Mannheim attack fuels anti-immigration protests A German officer has died after being attacked with a knife

Mary Harrington

The Tories throw down the gauntlet on gender

France’s credit rating downgrade kills Macron’s credibility The French President was never a 'competent' technocrat

Philip Pilkington

Sunday

02.06

Is Giorgia Meloni now the most influential figure in Europe? EU leaders of all stripes are petitioning the Italian PM for her support

Republicans are posing a growing threat in blue states

Another European gas crisis is on the horizon When EU economies start growing, energy consumption will also increase

Ralph Schoellhammer

Saturday

01.06

Defeat of ANC has left South Africa more divided than ever

Why is Rishi Sunak politicising interest rates? The PM knows it will damage the credibility of the Bank of England

Philip Pilkington

Government censorship unit sees 95% fall in ‘flagged’ online content New FOI data reveals a marked fall in censored content

Friday

31.05

What does Trump see in Elon Musk? A new report hints at a potential presidential advisory role for the Tesla CEO

Andrew Orlowski

Hillary Clinton touts mug merchandise after Trump verdict

Edinburgh book festival bows to activists over climate and Israel funding Organisers said they could not risk disruption from activists

Ireland’s surrogacy bill is not progress It signifies nothing more than the commercialisation of women’s bodies

Josephine Bartosch

Why modern British homes are getting mouldy

The Trump verdict is politics by other means Democrats are resorting to lawfare to hurt the former president

Thursday

30.05

Harvard’s pivot to neutrality is purely cosmetic The university has failed to root out the real culprits

Ayatollah of Iran throws support behind student protesters

Ukraine strike on Russian nuclear radar: the most serious escalation yet Nato is playing a dangerous game

Britain is turning into America’s 51st state

Mary Harrington

Why is no party talking about the Hackney shooting? Neither Keir Starmer nor Rishi Sunak have a strong pitch on crime

Why Europe’s young are increasingly anti-immigration New analysis shows a rising discontent among 15 to 34-year-olds

William Nattrass

The return of Loaded won’t lead to a lad-mag renaissance

Wednesday

29.05

Peter Singer: I would choose assisted dying The philosopher said that he would rather die than lose himself to dementia

Eddie Izzard’s ‘Hamlet’ widely panned

Donald Trump rewrites history on Fauci and Covid response The former president is downplaying his commitment to lockdown

Are Diane Abbott’s days at Labour numbered? Keir Starmer's purge is just getting started

Jeremy Clarkson is right about national farm service British agriculture is under threat from foreign imports

Britain’s young Right wants ‘zero seats’ for the Tories

Harvard to remain neutral on controversial public issues The faculty has grown tired of the university's activism

Tuesday

28.05

The hidden long-term risks of youth gender transition New research raises concerns about testosterone use among trans patients

Eliza Mondegreen

Robert De Niro: democracy will ‘perish’ if Trump elected

Rishi Sunak’s pension tax cut is another insult to the young The quadruple lock is a shameless reach for the grey vote

James Sean Dickson

Does Emmanuel Macron want to take over the EU? There is an ulterior motive to his support for Mario Draghi

The WHO pandemic treaty: dead but not buried

A Ukraine peace deal has never been further away An abortive conference is the latest sign leaders don't want to negotiate

Bethany Elliott

Monday

27.05

Expect Labour to become the party of austerity Britain's dire fiscal outlook will leave Keir Starmer with few options

Philip Pilkington

Emmanuel Macron wants it both ways on assisted dying The President is turning matters of life and death into an electoral gambit

Jeremy Corbyn is still a major threat to Keir Starmer Labour may come to regret exiling its former leader

Richard Johnson

Sunday

26.05

Libertarians can’t afford to be fussy about Donald Trump

Rishi Sunak’s national service idea misses the point Britain would be training up an army of low-level administrators

The Nevermets is a parable for virtual romance A new Channel 4 programme brings together loving couples who have never met

Saturday

25.05

Don’t count Nigel Farage out just yet

Michael Gove will be more powerful outside politics His radicalism never fitted with a stagnant Tory Party

James Sean Dickson

Labour won’t fix Britain’s police problem The rot runs deep — and the Tories are to blame for it

Philip Cunliffe

Friday

24.05

The Rest is Politics hits TV screens

What America’s weed habit says about the fall of Protestantism A new study finds that marijuana use has now outstripped drinking

Mary Harrington

Keir Starmer ignores Rosie Duffield at his peril Snubbing his own MP is a bad misjudgement

After Klaus Schwab, will the WEF move to the Right? Davos is preparing for a Trump presidency

From child abuse to censorship, Germany pushes troubling new laws Olaf Scholz's muddled policies will further damage his coalition

Ralph Schoellhammer

Thursday

23.05

Garry Kasparov compares Aspen Institute to Soviet Union

Russell Group apologises for classing ‘gender critical’ views as hate speech The university organisation received criticism for equating the belief with transphobia

Are the US and China really decoupling? November's election has kickstarted another round of sabre-rattling

An early election could spell disaster for the SNP

Youth gender transition bans split red and blue states South Carolina is the latest state to restrict the practice

Eliza Mondegreen

Lee Cain predicts ‘Carthaginian defeat’ for Tories The 2019 election strategist told UnHerd that the party has not delivered for voters

Wednesday

22.05

Trump fever dominates the swing states

A snap election is Rishi Sunak’s last hope Today's announcement is a roll of the dice from a dying government

A ‘cisgender’ shadow ban on X is anti-free speech Elon Musk's platform is turning increasingly censorious

Marine Le Pen ditches the AfD

The Rwanda plan is shaping Europe’s migration debate Several EU leaders are looking to replicate Rishi Sunak's policy

William Nattrass

Is Reform UK already sinking? Richard Tice's party is slipping behind the Lib Dems and Greens

Tuesday

21.05

Klaus Schwab’s WEF exit marks the end of Davos Man The 86-year-old's departure comes at a fitting moment

Andrew Orlowski

Tucker Carlson’s Russia debut