Sahra Wagenknecht's upstart party is disrupting German politics. Credit: Getty

September 4, 2024

Sahra Wagenknecht plays kingmaker in Germany

One in five Britons are ‘ethnic nationalists’ — survey But their profile is very different from European equivalents

Conservatives should not dismiss single-sex space concerns Robert Jenrick has claimed that gender ideology is a 'culture-war' issue

Raquel Rosario Sánchez

Labour’s Israel arms embargo won’t stop Netanyahu British influence pales in comparison to that of the US

Tuesday

03.09

Canadians turn on Trudeau over immigration His lax border policies have alienated the population

We shall fight them in the chat rooms. Credit: Getty

Winston Churchill vs the Online Right

Volkswagen closures accelerate German deindustrialisation Europe's car industry has been crippled by political naivety

Ralph Schoellhammer

Should a childminder really go to prison over tweets? Lucy Connolly could face a custodial sentence for threatening asylum seekers

Tony Blair speaks during the 'Future Of Britain' conference in London earlier this year. Credit: Getty

Tony Blair gives up on ‘the end of history’

Next Tory leader won’t be a unifier Even candidates preaching cooperation face a bitterly divided party

Monday

02.09

Donald Trump’s IVF plan doesn’t go far enough Education and financial support for families would impact birth rates more

The Tory leadership race is kicking into gear. Credit: Getty Images

Kemi Badenoch is winning the social media contest

Russia’s Pokrovsk advance could be pivotal in the war If Ukraine loses the key transport hub, its whole front line may fall

Philip Pilkington

Björn Höcke, the AfD's leader in the state of Thuringia, addresses supporters earlier this month. Credit: Getty

The AfD has destroyed Germany’s political mainstream

Israeli trade unions could drive out Netanyahu Public anger is mounting about the fate of the remaining hostages

SNP’s independence dream has never been more distant The party's central cause has turned into a pipe dream

Iain Macwhirter

Sunday

01.09

An AfD supporter confronts antifascist protestors in Saxony earlier this week. Credit: Getty

AfD success breaks anti-populist firewall in Germany

Why are food allergies rising among children? A new study has shown that they more than doubled in a decade

Margaret McCartney

Bitcoin may have finally peaked The end of the cheap-money era has reduced the cryptocurrency's allure

Friendly fire accusation embarrasses Zelensky Ukraine's leader has been forced to replace the Commander of the Air Force

Bethany Elliott

Saturday

31.08

Can the New York Times regain its pluralist values? Credit: Getty

Is the New York Times turning against DEI?

The centre of Europe’s migrant crisis has shifted Giorgia Meloni's success contrasts with new flows to the Canary Islands and Greece

William Nattrass

Jess Phillips’s NHS Gaza claim should be investigated Two-tier healthcare is even more concerning than its policing equivalent

Friday

30.08

The first anniversary of 7 October could kickstart another wave of university protests. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Anti-Israel protesters plan 7 October events

UK net migration caps won’t work Tom Tugendhat's pledge fails to tackle the root causes of the problem

Pretty powerful as lame ducks go. Credit: Getty

Is Macron mounting a coup against the French constitution?

Kamala Harris’s big interview was an exercise in evasion The Vice President has tried to memory-hole her progressive history

Has the number of rapes in Britain really gone up? Statistics have been skewed by improvements in reporting crime

Thursday

29.08

Washington is forming a new consensus on China Democrats and Republicans alike are reconsidering their alliances

Stub that out! Credit: Getty

British voters support smoking and drinking bans

Germany’s solar obsession is killing its economy Robert Habeck has kept faith in renewables despite their disastrous consequences

Ralph Schoellhammer

Activists protest against the puberty-blocker ban in London earlier this year. Credit: Getty

BMA civil war over Cass Review deepens