John Boyne has previously defended J.K. Rowling. Credit: Getty

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The bullying of John Boyne shames the Polari prizes Authors are hounded for criticising gender ideology

Labour’s Chagos surrender will cost Britain dearly The deal’s inflated price tag is less disturbing than what it represents

European leaders are bystanders ahead of Alaska summit Trump and Putin will make their own deal, regardless of what Brussels says

Wolfgang Munchau

Who needs friends? Credit: Getty

Has the internet made us less conscientious?

Carolyn D. Gorman

Covid’s legacy lurks beneath this year’s ‘normal’ A-level results Lockdown still haunts Britain’s schools

Monday, 11 August

DC dysfunction is the price of soft-on-crime policies Trump is right to step in

Expanded deportation scheme could be a big win for Labour Yvette Cooper can help alleviate Britain’s prisons crisis

'You only need to put in this much investment.' Credit: Getty

Will World Liberty Financial be Trump’s undoing?

Nvidia deal strengthens case for lifting export controls on China Trade barriers hinder American innovation and limit strategic influence

Rural England won’t save the Conservatives Retreating to the shires would turn the Tories into a regional party

Sunday, 10 August

The NYT is avoiding the truth about detransitioning A new report’s conclusion does not line up with its own evidence

Lisa Selin Davis

Libs. Credit: Getty

Is Trump pushing Republican voters to the Left?

Why South Park hurts Trump more than SNL Comedy has more bite when it isn’t coated in liberal piety

Should Trump walk away from Ukraine-Russia negotiations? The US President can afford to exit with no real risk to national security

Jennifer Kavanagh

Saturday, 9 August

By six o’clock, at least 365 protesters had been arrested. Credit: Getty

Defiant Palestine Action protesters met with mass arrests

Big Tech could be UK’s last hope against Online Safety Act Marc Andreessen's intervention could reshape the debate around online freedoms

Many Israelis are now exhausted and despondent. Credit: Getty

Gaza offensive deepens rift within IDF

The media is distorting EHRC ruling on women-only spaces Journalists should focus on the women whose rights are being restored

Friday, 8 August

Germany’s new Israel policy reflects public scepticism Merz’s decision to halt arm exports was driven by domestic pressure

RFK Jr’s mRNA overhaul misses the real problem with vaccines Policymakers focus on biomedical effects rather than cultural harms

Falling US imports show Germany’s economy is broken America is no longer a reliable market for Berlin

Ralph Schoellhammer

Ozempic has triggered a psychological revolution. Credit: Getty

Are we prepared for the post-Ozempic fallout?

Stella O'Malley

Manchester by-election could decide Keir Starmer’s future A Reform UK upset in Gorton could trigger a crisis for the PM

Thursday, 7 August

AI helps Palantir, not blue-collar workers Alex Karp is wrong to claim that the technology will boost working-class wages

Dustin Guastella

Is Trump losing the Latino vote? Changes in district lines reveal a softening of support for the President

Michael Baharaeen

Useful idiots? Credit: @iampocoloco/Instagram

Western influencers are the new face of Taliban propaganda

UK’s £50 billion black hole has made higher taxes inevitable Rachel Reeves cannot afford to delay the decision any longer

British police are unprepared for violent disorder Tweaking prison capacity is not a solution to our national malaise

Wednesday, 6 August

Howard Stern: the rebel who outlived his audience The shock jock is now adrift in a media landscape he no longer commands

Emily Jashinsky

Jim Acosta’s creepy AI interview is just the beginning Modern news is increasingly unconcerned about ethics

$Can cartoons mend America's fractured politics? Credit: Disney$

King of the Hill reboot is ill-suited to the Trump age

The Left is out of step with the public on immigration Credentialed liberals are blaming a shift in attitudes on misinformation