‘The alert system is already becoming the voice of Big Brother in very non-emergency situations.’ (Rasid Necati Aslim/ Getty)

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Emergency phone alerts are the Government’s new authoritarian tool Wildfires don’t excuse further breaches of public privacy

Timandra Harkness

The AfD is among those who could be targeted by new intelligence powers. (Sean Gallup/Getty)

Germany is sleepwalking into a surveillance state

William Nattrass

The SNP has turned welfare into a political machine Disproportionate sums are being funnelled from UK taxpayers to Holyrood

Iain Macwhirter

Friday, 14 August

Kemi Badenoch is the real loser of the Clacton by-election The Conservative leader has wasted her summer out of the spotlight

Asylum applications to the EU have fallen by two-thirds in under three years. Credit: Getty

EU asylum seeker applications fall to five-year low

Andy Burnham’s migrant plan will radicalise Middle England Transporting asylum seekers to affluent areas leaves nobody better off

Adam James Pollock

Nigel Farage has won a hollow victory in Clacton This by-election has revealed his weaknesses, not his strengths

Thursday, 13 August

Record number of international students apply to UK universities But new data shows acceptance rates remain low

A University of Colorado professor turned Bush-era national figure of scorn. (Hyoung Chang/Getty)

Ward Churchill was America’s first woke professor

Can Britain’s economy really decentralise? Andy Burnham’s plan doesn’t account for poor national infrastructure

Tory donations fall to lowest level since 2012 Reform UK recorded £8 million more in donations than its rivals on the Right

Wednesday, 12 August

AOC highlights the myth behind egg freezing It isn’t a pathway to motherhood

Valerie Stivers

Japan’s decline goes deeper than a falling yen The country’s currency slump reflects a darkening national mood

Burnham’s vape shop crackdown won’t save the high street British town centres should be built around the service industry

John Healey has Donald Trump to thank for the UK’s improved borrowing position. Credit: Getty

Britain won’t be a bond market ‘safe haven’ for long

Tuesday, 11 August

Synagogue security risk stems from progressive antisemitism Left-wing rhetoric against Israel has encouraged rising attacks on American Jews

David Masciotra

Reform UK’s El Salvador deportation scheme will backfire Extreme conditions in CECOT could reflect badly on Nigel Farage

Deborah Prentice has served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge since 2023. Credit: University of Cambridge

Cambridge Vice-Chancellor found liable for silencing whistleblower

Myspace’s comeback could counter social media slop The company’s owners have teased a relaunch

Does Andy Burnham have an Islamism problem? His history of association with extreme groups doesn’t bode well

Arthur Reynolds

Monday, 10 August

‘Woke, moi?’ Credit: Getty

AOC can’t escape ‘Woke One’

Michael Baharaeen

Britain is unprepared for Putin’s naval escalation Operations to monitor Russian vessels are up 25% this year

Bethany Elliott

Police forces are preparing for a showdown with Andy Burnham Mounting scandals have pushed officers to act

Netanyahu’s rejection of Gaza peace plan is a bid to save his career He knows that by keeping Hamas active, he will lose support in Israel

Jason Arday resigned from his position at the University of Cambridge last week following accusations of plagiarism. Credit: University of Cambridge

Jason Arday taught me. Here’s what I learnt

Sunday, 9 August

Do blokes still have a place in British politics? Andy Burnham faces censure from advisers for his love of football and pub snacks

Big Tech fines won’t make the internet safer Meta’s $942 million charge is small change for the social media giant

Kristina Murkett

Kemi Badenoch’s foreign social housing ban doesn’t make sense Council accommodation is overwhelmingly occupied by UK nationals

James Sean Dickson

Saturday, 8 August

Julia Child reborn. Credit: Robert F. Kennedy Jr/YouTube

Why is RFK Jr trying to be a celebrity chef?

Richard Crampton-Platt

The Mecca pact could be a gift to Trump This week’s Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani deal reduces the need for a US security umbrella

Daniel DePetris

Is the SNP turning on Nicola Sturgeon? Party leaders have hit back after she criticised recent election performances

Friday, 7 August

‘Mainstream parties are panicking over the AfD’s projected victory in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt next month.’ Credit: Getty

Germany’s establishment is trying to ban the AfD — again

William Nattrass