January 8, 2020

How Trump handed victory to Qasem Soleimani The killing of the Iranian general has polarised the Iraqi Shia against America — and ceded martyrdom to a murderer

Maurice Glasman

03.01

What’s the point of civil partnerships? Let’s not pretend that cancelling marriage will eradicate the power imbalances of sexual politics

Giles Fraser

02.01

Where will Boris Johnson lead us? Come 2029, the former United Kingdom will be consumed by a new dilemma

James Kirkup

01.01

Bring on cuffing season History shows it's only natural to seek out a big beefy radiator when the long cold nights set in

Zoe Strimpel

30.12

Welcome to the new Springtime of the Peoples From Chile to China to Lebanon, people have taken to the streets. What links these movements?

Bruno Macaes

25.12

For Iraq’s Christians, this year might be their last Sixteen years after the disastrous invasion, and two years after ISIS were defeated, the community faces its end

Reine Hanna

20.12

All hail Good King Boris He won decisively, but his Government needs to offer something more than electoral success and some infrastructure projects

Maurice Glasman

19.12

Is patriotism racism in disguise? Forget Cool Britannia — let's celebrate Small Britannia

Mary Harrington

18.12

Let’s all go back to the year 2000 If you had the power to turn back time, would you re-set the 21st century and start again?

Peter Franklin

16.12

Did this election change anything? The Prime Minister must trust the communities who placed their trust in him

Peter Franklin

13.12

The danger ahead for Boris Johnson Behind the Tory victory stands a mass of voices that have long been excluded from politics. Can the PM please them all?

Mary Harrington

12.12

Can our shattered nation survive this election? The act of voting feels less like an act of communal solidarity than an angry tribal denunciation of the other side

Giles Fraser