Ukrainians stress that current conditions are the worst they've been since the start of the war. Credit: Getty.
January 16, 2026

Ukraine’s energy emergency is decimating morale Russia’s attacks on the grid have coincided with temperatures of -20°C

Bethany Elliott

16.01

NHS Darlington trans ruling is a warning to Labour Wes Streeting must act to protect single-sex spaces

Joan Smith

16.01

The Left is turning Minneapolis into another Portland Democrats should avoid appeasing violent protesters

Sohrab Ahmari

16.01
Young Britons knock back some Heineken 0.0%. Credit: Getty

Banning low-alcohol drinks for teens is paranoid safetyism

Richard Godwin

16.01

Robert Jenrick defection only delays the Tory reckoning Kemi Badenoch’s party cannot recover until it admits how badly it governed

Peter Franklin

Thursday
15.01

15.01

CBS Trump interview: the last gasp of a dying model The network’s strategy is already looking shaky

Emily Jashinsky

15.01

Abortions reach record high in UK Government data shows an almost 50% increase in 10 years

UnHerd Staff

15.01
Badenoch has left Jenrick looking like damaged goods. Credit: Getty

Kemi Badenoch has proved her strength with Jenrick sacking

Loic Fremond

15.01

Gentle parenting is leaving kids unprepared for school A new report reveals a worrying lack of motor skills among new pupils

Stella O'Malley

15.01
Uneasy lies the head. Credit: Getty

Marine Le Pen trial will boost the French Right

Susanne Mundschenk

Wednesday
14.01

14.01

Supreme Court trans sport ruling is not a Left-Right issue Public opinion strongly rejects male participation in women’s categories

Lisa Selin Davis

14.01

Outsourcing Maccabi decision to AI shames West Midlands Police Senior officers’ reliance on faulty technology led to a series of human errors

Dominic Adler

14.01

The Fed has too much power Central bankers have treated the US economy as a game for decades

Michael Lind

14.01

Why is Ed Davey criticising scrutiny of assisted dying bill? Supporters of the legislation have attacked delays from the House of Lords

Yuan Yi Zhu

14.01
Zadie Smith is among the famous names to withdraw from the festival. Credit: Getty.

Adelaide festival cancellation exposes progressive hypocrisy

Andrew Lowenthal

Tuesday
13.01

13.01

Scott Adams grasped Trump’s appeal long before others The deceased cartoonist recognised the Republican’s powers of persuasion

Oliver Bateman

13.01

Mattel’s ‘autistic Barbie’ is a clumsy attempt at diversity Attempts to be more inclusive for corporate profit are rarely successful

Kristina Murkett

13.01
Has Keir Starmer picked an unwinnable fight? Credit: Getty

Targeting Grok highlights the limits of Online Safety Act

Timandra Harkness

13.01

Nadhim Zahawi’s defection is damaging for Reform Nigel Farage’s party risks becoming another establishment vehicle

Loic Fremond

Monday
12.01

12.01

Trump’s Fed threats mark end of central bank independence A breakdown in consensus is a sea change in the Western status quo

Wolfgang Munchau

12.01

Salman Rushdie: I voted for Zohran Mamdani The novelist argued that the new mayor ‘deserves a shot’

James Billot

12.01

A Steve Bannon 2028 run would remind MAGA of its purpose He is more opposed to monopolies and cutting welfare programmes

Michael Cuenco

12.01
Amelia is a bad influence on Charlie in the game. Credit: Hull City Council

UK counter-extremism game reveals a naive establishment

Mary Harrington

12.01

Losing Britain’s last helicopter factory is strategic folly Westland Factory’s closure would make the UK dependent on other powers

Andrew O'Brien

Sunday
11.01

11.01

Texas is setting dangerous free speech precedent in Charlie Kirk case The Federation of Teachers is suing the state education agency over censorship

Brennen VanderVeen

11.01

Surge in Bible sales reflects a counter-cultural shift Younger readers are drawn towards the Good Book's mysticism

Niall Gooch

11.01
Khamenei's enemies are coalescing around Reza Pahlavi. Credit: Getty

Iran’s protests open door for monarchist resurgence

Kyle Orton

Saturday
10.01

10.01

Why Gulf states no longer trust British universities The UAE is right to cut funds for students wishing to study in the UK

Dominic Adler

10.01

Banning X will not make anyone safer Labour’s mooted proposal could make it harder to prosecute real abusers

Loic Fremond

Friday
09.01

09.01

Gavin Newsom is selling a California success story that never happened His White House bid will be undermined by his gubernatorial record

Joel Kotkin

09.01
The US President wants to stand alone. Credit: Getty

Trump’s exit from international bodies spells end of multilateralism

Wolfgang Munchau

09.01

Why Silicon Valley won’t save us from doomscrolling A new antisocial media app wants to atone for its founders’ sins

Gavin Haynes