Vickrum Digwa was jailed for life with a minimum of 21 years for the murder of Henry Nowak. Credit: Hampshire Police

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Vickrum Digwa is at the mercy of prison justice

Friday, 3 July

Kamala Harris’s record on Gaza could kill her 2028 hopes She is unlikely to pass Democrats’ radical litmus tests

Emily Jashinsky

Has Britain ended up with the high streets it deserves? Credit: Getty

Coughlans Bakery: another casualty of the high street’s decline

Andy Burnham will take Britain backwards on AI An aversion to new technology could undermine growth

Southport Inquiry fails to address UK’s flawed refugee policy Shabana Mahmood accepted its conclusions without considering tougher questions

Morgan McSweeney: The British state is out of shape Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff made the admission in a new interview

Thursday, 2 July

5Pillars editor Roshan Salih speaks on a podcast this week. Credit: 5Pillars/X

5Pillars editor calls for Muslim ‘physical training programme’

Embracing socialism threatens Democrats’ midterm chances The party is increasingly out of step with the median voter

Michael Baharaeen

Why won’t Labour deport grooming gang leaders? Andy Burnham has called for the removal of child abuser Shabir Ahmed

Burnham should learn from France and Germany on devolution Toulouse and Hamburg have succeeded where Manchester and Birmingham failed

Wednesday, 1 July

The feel-good story of the summer has come crashing down. Credit: Getty

Freddy’s deleted X account shows fragility of going viral

Gold crash reflects renewed faith in central banks An era of easy money is coming to an end

Restoring energy ties with Russia won’t save Germany’s economy Berlin has deeper structural problems beyond expensive gas

William Nattrass

China is threatening America in the AI race Its cheaper models could give Beijing an edge

Starmer’s Defence Investment Plan is a problem for the Right Neither Reform UK nor the Conservatives have an easy attack line

Tuesday, 30 June

The Pope has received robust backing from some surprising corners of the Church. Credit: Getty

Risk of Catholic schism has rallied traditionalists behind Pope Leo

Why is Zack Polanski so obsessed with imperial guilt? His view of history relies on national self-flagellation

Samuel Rubinstein

Decriminalising rough sleeping won’t help the homeless Britain’s streets will only become grimmer as vagrancy goes unpunished

Ben Ramanauskas

The NHS is still putting gender ideology over women’s rights Healthcare trusts are blinded by the dogma of trans activism

Monday, 29 June

Andy Burnham’s devolution drive is hollow Taking power away from Westminster won’t solve Britain's structural crises

London grooming gangs probe could shame the Met The force has a history of fudging sexual abuse investigations

Ben Stokes saved English cricket He elevated the sport during an era in which it had fallen out of fashion

Heavy is the head. Credit: Getty

King Charles is making a mistake by leaning into multiculturalism

Sunday, 28 June

Crimea will decide the Ukraine war Kyiv’s forces have forced the Russian-occupied territory into a state of emergency

Bethany Elliott

Will Philip Larkin make Burnham a good prime minister? Britain needs leaders who can read

Joseph Williams

It’s time for a British Panthéon France commemorates its thinkers with suitable gravitas

Is Shabana Mahmood going soft on immigration? Labour’s new refugee scheme risks undoing her good work

Saturday, 27 June

Nixon is now a lodestar for modern Right-wing counterculture. Credit: Getty

Richard Nixon has become a MAGA hero

Nathan Pinkoski

John Bolton’s guilty plea is the endpoint of DC’s leaking culture DOJ hypocrisy preceded Trump’s presidency

How Andy Burnham cracked vibes politics Labour has found its first media-savvy communicator in the digital age

Friday, 26 June

Failed Senate revolt proves Trump’s hold over the GOP Republicans always fall behind the President eventually

International order is breaking down in the Gulf The Iran war has pushed oil producers apart