'We can criticise overanxious parents or overzealous schools, but they are all working legitimately within the system.' Credit: Getty
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Rise in exam extra time: a sign of over-diagnosis

Kristina Murkett

20.01

Are ethnic minorities overrepresented in missing crime data? A Tory MP has highlighted the rising proportion of defendants with missing ethnicity

Noah Carl

20.01

Donald Trump’s new coalition storms Washington MAGA looks very different to 2017

Emily Jashinsky

20.01

Delaying peace talks could be disastrous for Ukraine Kyiv wants to capture more territory first, but risks playing into Putin's hands

Bethany Elliott

Sunday, January 19

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Curtis Yarvin speaks to the New York Times. Credit: New York Times

Curtis Yarvin can help rebuild the American Left

Brian Chau

19.01

Even Hollywood is turning on LA Mayor Karen Bass The progressive politician has become a lightning rod for anger about the city's wildfires

Joel Kotkin

19.01
AfD co-leader and chancellor candidate Alice Weidel. Credit: Getty

Can Germany’s establishment afford to keep the AfD out?

Ralph Schoellhammer

Saturday, January 18

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Can Vivek Ramaswamy win over Ohio’s MAGA base? A run for governor may require shedding his tech-bro image

Oliver Bateman

18.01

New obesity definition reinforces dangerous myths Research from The Lancet understates the risks for overweight people

Peter Franklin

18.01
The Brussels-Wall Street pipeline is still going strong. Credit: Getty

Revolving Wall Street door threatens EU sovereignty

Thomas Fazi

18.01

Israel’s hostage deal is doomed to collapse Any ceasefire is doubtful to make it beyond the initial phase

David Swift

Friday, January 17

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Can Mark Carney save Canada’s liberal establishment? Justin Trudeau has dealt potential successors a miserable hand

Michael Cuenco

17.01

US TikTok purchase won’t eliminate security threat Elon Musk and the US government have their own interests too

Emily Jashinsky

17.01

UK’s grooming gangs inquiry won’t bring justice Victims have been failed by cowardly politicians

Joan Smith

Thursday, January 16

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David Lynch had an acute insight into the workings of mind and desire. Credit: Getty

David Lynch: master of Freudian surrealism

Sohrab Ahmari

16.01

Joe Biden’s oligarchy warning also extends to Democrats Both parties have been infected by the ultra-rich

Fred Bauer

16.01
TikTok refugees are flooding onto RedNote. Credit: Getty

Is RedNote turning Americans pro-China?

Katherine Dee

16.01

Bonnie Blue’s 1,000-man ‘record’ was inevitable Is depersonalised sex really the future of desire?

Victoria Smith

16.01

Drug drones have exposed UK prisons’ weak security Criminals are using new technology to bypass arcane defences

Ian Acheson

Wednesday, January 15

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The deal was tragically delayed. Credit: Getty

Joe Biden does not deserve credit for Gaza ceasefire deal

Ben Friedman

15.01

Did the Biden administration just ban debanking? Insidious forms of censorship may finally be challenged

Sohrab Ahmari

15.01
AfD leader Alice Weidel risked being outflanked by her own members. Credit: Getty

AfD embraces ‘remigration’ ahead of election

Katja Hoyer

Tuesday, January 14

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Democrats have failed the Pete Hegseth test Effective attack lines on Trump's nominee were in short supply

Emily Jashinsky

14.01

Are grooming gang perpetrators really from ‘peasant’ communities? Kemi Badenoch is right to demand an investigation into ethnic backgrounds

Rakib Ehsan

14.01
Caught between Brussels and Washington. Credit: Getty

Italy’s Starlink deal is a different kind of national surrender

Thomas Fazi

Monday, January 13

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Biden’s final foreign policy speech: an exercise in self-promotion The President's record abroad lies in tatters

Christopher McCallion

13.01
The former Trump strategist called Elon Musk a 'vile racist' for his support of H-1B visas. Credit: Getty

Steve Bannon’s anti-tech crusade fuels MAGA division

Oliver Bateman

13.01

Half of Britons believe Elon Musk is a threat to democracy New polling shows scepticism over the tech billionaire's political interventions

Max Mitchell

13.01

Emmanuel Macron is unwise to pick a fight with America Elon Musk's attention could turn to promoting Marine Le Pen

Philip Pilkington

13.01

Ukraine’s oil refinery attacks may alienate Washington Strikes on Russian infrastructure are a desperate bid for leverage in peace talks

Bethany Elliott

Sunday, January 12

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Are Pakistani Muslims overrepresented in sexual abuse of girls? Statistics reveal a strong link between ethnicity and involvement in grooming gangs

Noah Carl

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Pressure has worked far too often on festival organisers. Credit: Getty

Oxford Literary Festival faces growing trans backlash

Joan Smith