'A welfare state can’t function as a universal dispensary attached to an angry and under-served national tax base.' Credit: Getty
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Social housing failures are a gift to Reform UK Past governments have allowed the system to be dominated by foreign nationals

Henry Hill

Monday, 20 January

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Will Trump’s memecoins burst the crypto bubble? The President's scheme has coincided with Bitcoin hitting a record value

John Rapley

20.01
'We can criticise overanxious parents or overzealous schools, but they are all working legitimately within the system.' Credit: Getty

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, 19 January

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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

19.01

Keir Starmer’s human rights law worldview is dying The Prime Minister's belief in global policemen undermines British interests

Aris Roussinos

Saturday, 18 January

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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, 17 January

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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
Darkness falls. Credit: Getty

Ed Miliband’s Net Zero plan will make blackouts more likely

David Rose

17.01

The British-Ukrainian pact is based on a fantasy A hundred-year partnership serves no strategic or peacekeeping purpose

Anatol Lieven

17.01

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

Joan Smith

Thursday, 16 January

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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

Labour’s university law will be free speech in name only Tory legislation is likely to be significantly watered down

Eric Kaufmann

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, 15 January

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UK regulators could burst the Google bubble An investigation into the tech company clashes with Keir Starmer's permissive approach

Andrew Orlowski

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

AfD embraces ‘remigration’ ahead of election

Katja Hoyer

15.01

Tony Blair is masterminding Keir Starmer’s AI policy The former PM's think tank is blazing an ideological trail for this government

Tom McTague

Tuesday, 14 January

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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

14.01

BBC News is turning into a clickbait factory The broadcaster's website is littered with desperately inconsequential stories

Peter Franklin

14.01

Rachel Reeves peddles reheated Osbornism on China visit Labour must lean on Brexit, not Beijing, for economic growth

Richard Johnson