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

BMA civil war over Cass Review deepens

Will new Trump charges hurt his campaign? Prosecutors are racing against the clock as the election looms

Ashley Rindsberg

Keir Starmer is right to deprive members of leadership vote Party stability can only be maintained by giving MPs more say than supporters

Richard Johnson

Wednesday

28.08

American Medical Association doubles down on gender ideology A draft form of its new guide promotes terms such as 'chestfeeding'

Britons feel Bregret

Will Minouche Shafik be the new head of UK Civil Service? The failed Columbia University president is a surprise contender to replace Simon Case

Solingen attack has inflamed Germany’s immigration debate

What’s behind the rise in youth anxiety? More than 500 children a day are being referred to NHS mental health services

Kristina Murkett

Britain’s campus free speech crisis is not a Chinese plot UK universities are undermining open expression without CCP interference

Austin Williams

Tuesday

27.08

Democrats’ green agenda could gift Midwest to Trump A Beltway infatuation with electric vehicles is hurting ordinary workers

America’s political polarisation deepens

Keir Starmer doesn’t understand populism Liberalism bears more responsibility for Britain's enduring problems

France’s war on encryption comes for Telegram Law enforcement in the country frequently uses surveillance to target criminal gangs

Oasis reunion won’t bring back Cool Britannia

Kemi Badenoch finally says the quiet part out loud Britons voted against the Tories, not for Labour

Monday

26.08

Cornell joins Harvard in adopting political neutrality Ivy League universities are now vowing not to take positions on external issues

Robin DiAngelo accused of plagiarism

Telegram CEO arrest will drive entrepreneurs out of Europe France's targeting of Pavel Durov bodes ill for other communication platforms

Philip Pilkington

Will Israel declare full-scale war on Hezbollah? IDF members are eager to destroy the Lebanese group for good

David Patrikarakos

Labour Together is far more dangerous than Momentum The think tank is exerting significant influence over Keir Starmer's government

Sunday

25.08

Was Texas’s migrant-busing scheme a success? There has been a noticeable shift in the Democrats' rhetoric on the border crisis

Kirstie Allsopp is right about parental safetyism

Christopher Columbus isn’t to blame for the Caribbean’s problems Modern reparations movements undermine colonial subjects' agency

France’s political deadlock reveals Macron’s authoritarian side His Left-wing opponents have threatened to impeach him if he circumvents democracy

Saturday

24.08

Alt-Right trolls of 2016 distance themselves from Trump Online influencers are encouraging the Republicans to get more aggressive

In praise of RFK Jr, America’s holy fool

50 days in, Keir Starmer’s popularity has slumped The new PM has already had to contest with widespread riots and a cronyism scandal

Will RFK Jr’s supporters flock to Trump? The independent candidate's campaign is over, but his movement is far from dead

Friday

23.08

Former Democratic senator: party ‘emasculates black men’

Ed Miliband’s Net Zero drive won’t bring down energy bills The Energy Secretary's naivety is reminiscent of Germany's Greens

Ralph Schoellhammer

Shroud of Turin shows that science only enhances mystery

Post-Prighozin Wagner Group is a spent force One year after the leader's death, the mercenary unit has lost its potency

Bethany Elliott

Australian judge rules sex is ‘changeable’ in landmark case A court has found that a trans woman was discriminated against by the Giggle app

Kamala Harris is trying to be an economic populist Democrats are scrabbling to claw back the union vote

Michael Baharaeen

Thursday

22.08

What does the Online Right really want?

Is there a knife crime epidemic in Britain? There have been several high-profile stabbings in recent weeks

UK small boat arrivals fall by a third

Recession looms ahead of annual Federal Reserve meeting An interest rate cut could have significant political consequences

GCSE exam nerves are being pathologised Stress is a normal part of the education process

Kristina Murkett

Are Democrats still the party of Bill Clinton?

Wednesday

21.08

Trump joins podcast circuit to increase appeal with young voters The former president recently sat down with comedian Theo Von

Kremlin: Ukrainian troops in Russia is the ‘new normal’

Keir Starmer should not join the EU’s trade war with China Brexit should allow the UK to chart its own course on vehicles and manufacturing

Led By Donkeys exhibition: regime-approved satire When did comedy become about middle-class moralising?

Record gold prices leave West scrambling Precious-metal purchases are a response to a shaky dollar

Philip Pilkington

Is Obama the reason Democrats are now ‘underdogs’?

Tuesday

20.08

Chicago Teachers Union pushes Democrats to the Left Kamala Harris would do well to resist the organisation's progressive influence

Alexander Nazaryan

RFK Jr campaign may join forces with Trump VP pick Nicole Shanahan said staying in the race could help Kamala Harris

Labour stumbles into another cronyism controversy

Brazil’s censorship machine is coming for Elon Musk The decision to close X's office is part of a long-running dispute with the billionaire

Does ‘raising awareness’ glamourise eating disorders? A spike in child diagnoses has not brought improvements in treatment

Democrats unfazed by Palestine protests in Chicago

Emily Jashinsky

Joe Biden’s passing of the torch was far from dignified Last night's DNC speech was full of self-aggrandisement and non sequiturs

SNP leadership in turmoil over Gaza dispute With independence off the agenda, the party has descended into infighting

Iain Macwhirter

Monday

19.08

Democratic platform forgets to remove Joe Biden’s name

Will the Kursk raid backfire on Ukraine? Recent incursions into enemy territory imperil ceasefire talks

Christopher McCallion and Ben Friedman

Centrists can’t ignore the rise of populism in East Germany The AfD is set to win crucial regional elections

Ireland is at risk of a 2008-style crash

DNC abortion service highlights America’s new religious war It is no longer easy to separate church and state

Mary Harrington

Jeremy Hunt is the candidate Labour would fear most None of the Tory leadership contenders can match his level of competence

Sunday

18.08

Western companies are deepening ties in Russia US oil group SLB has been capitalising on a lack of competition

William Nattrass

Is Germany heading for de-unification? Old regional divides are becoming more pronounced

Don’t cancel Reginald D Hunter over Israel joke

Saturday

17.08

What happened to Candace Owens? The conservative commentator has turned into a full-blown conspiracist

Thierry Breton’s naked ambition is undermining the EU His war with Elon Musk has tarnished the bloc's image

Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski

Priti Patel is rewriting her immigration failings

Friday

16.08

Javier Milei criticises UK censorship drive The President pledged to protect free speech in Argentina

Kamala Harris uses Trump to hide her thin agenda The Democrat's policy platform is strikingly unambitious

Alexander Nazaryan

Immigration soars to top of UK voter concerns

Blame parents for rejection of the Cass Review A Guardian story inadvertently exposes how young children are indoctrinated

Nord Stream revelations will hurt German support for Ukraine

Ralph Schoellhammer

The hounding of Liz Truss makes little sense Britain's establishment has turned on one of its own

Will Russia have another 25 years of Vladimir Putin? A quarter of a century after he first became PM, Putinism still dominates the country

Bethany Elliott

Thursday

15.08

Democrats want to reclaim patriotism from Republicans Kamala Harris is looking to capitalise on Donald Trump's negative rhetoric about the US

Will Reform UK become Britain’s second party?

Trump’s anti-strike remarks jeopardise blue-collar gains The former president has praised Elon Musk for firing workers

Michael Baharaeen

Trans Paralympian is another blow to women’s sport Valentina Petrillo should not be competing in female events

Josephine Bartosch

Jailing Brits for Facebook posts isn’t justice State policing of social media has become increasingly apparent

The anti-Tory coalition is solidifying ahead of 2029

Wednesday

14.08

Kamala Harris is hiding her progressive record The Vice President is trying to pivot to the centre