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Slumdog Millionaire is not cultural appropriation

Ralph Leonard

Analysis 5h

Analysis

US strikes have revealed Iran’s weakness

Kyle Orton

Saturday, June 21stSaturday
Jun 21^st

Explainer 20:30

Explainer

Is a Fed civil war brewing over interest rates?

John Rapley

Analysis 16:00

Analysis

Medicaid cuts would make Republicans vulnerable

Democrats looking for an issue on which to gain an advantage would be wise to zero in on healthcare.

Michael Baharaeen

Debate 12:00

Debate

What Jack Thorne gets wrong about the manosphere

Niall Gooch

Friday, June 20thFriday
Jun 20^th

Debate 18:30

Debate

Supreme Court trans ruling won’t end America’s gender war

Lisa Selin Davis

Reaction 13:20

Reaction

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MAGA split over Iran strikes could be permanent

Emily Jashinsky

Explainer 11:20

Explainer

Can Europe push Russia into recession?

Maximilian Hess

Debate 07:00

Debate

debate

It’s Stephen Fry, not JK Rowling, who’s been radicalized

Victoria Smith

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Middle East

How the war could spin out of control Trump must be ruthlessly pragmatic

Sohrab Ahmari, Arta Moeini and Dan Caldwell

4 mins

Weekend Spotlight

Is Nigel Farage a man of the people? Populists always need someone to blame

Terry Eagleton

6 mins

21 Jun

Weekend Analysis

How liberal cringe protected the grooming gangs Tommy Robinson scared off the establishment

Simon Cottee

5 mins

21 Jun

nightmare scenario

The regime change maniacs are back Iran is in their sights, and they’ve learned nothing

Sohrab Ahmari

8 mins

17 Jun

Democrats

Rahm Emanuel: 2025’s worst throwback

Ryan Zickgraf

5 mins

20 Jun

nightmare scenario

The regime change maniacs are back Iran is in their sights, and they’ve learned nothing

Sohrab Ahmari

8 mins

17 Jun

Democrats

Rahm Emanuel: 2025’s worst throwback

Ryan Zickgraf

5 mins

20 Jun

Lily Isaacs: United States of (Jane) Austen

America cannot afford a forever war in Iran

Is Fox News losing MAGA?

Slumdog Millionaire is not cultural appropriation

US strikes have revealed Iran’s weakness

Is a Fed civil war brewing over interest rates?

Medicaid cuts would make Republicans vulnerable

What Jack Thorne gets wrong about the manosphere

Supreme Court trans ruling won’t end America’s gender war

MAGA split over Iran strikes could be permanent

Can Europe push Russia into recession?

It’s Stephen Fry, not JK Rowling, who’s been radicalized

How the war could spin out of control Trump must be ruthlessly pragmatic

Is Nigel Farage a man of the people? Populists always need someone to blame

How liberal cringe protected the grooming gangs Tommy Robinson scared off the establishment

The regime change maniacs are back Iran is in their sights, and they’ve learned nothing

Rahm Emanuel: 2025’s worst throwback

The regime change maniacs are back Iran is in their sights, and they’ve learned nothing

Rahm Emanuel: 2025’s worst throwback

Jaws spawned American carnage Hollywood culture jumps the shark

Iran’s rebels have lost their nerve Foreign meddling has spooked the opposition

From the UK edition

Palestine Action ban is a warning shot for domestic extremists

Starmer’s legacy will be policymaking by stealth

Assisted dying vote is Parliament’s most shameful day

Labour is right to demand ECHR reform

John Swinney has made Scottish independence more distant than ever

Louise Casey: grooming gangs are still active in UK

Grooming gangs report lays bare generational cover-up

Increased NHS privatization is an expensive mistake

Can Labour afford British involvement in Iran?

Darren Jones has revealed Labour’s immigration confusion

Is Nigel Farage a man of the people? Populists always need someone to blame

How liberal cringe protected the grooming gangs

When did Britain’s politicians form a death cult?

How Trump could stop the war

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Politics

Medicaid cuts would make Republicans vulnerable

Starmer’s legacy will be policymaking by stealth

Assisted dying vote is Parliament’s most shameful day

The last days of American power

Is Nigel Farage a man of the people?

America cannot afford a forever war in Iran

Why China won’t come to Iran’s rescue

Christine Lagarde’s ‘global euro’ is a fantasy

Can students be saved from ChatGPT?

Is Israel’s criticism of Iran consistent?

Von der Leyen’s anti-China turn has been forced by tariffs

New MI6 chief could mend fragile CIA relations

The case for decriminalizing abortion

G7 disarray shows Starmer is no ‘Trump whisperer’

The regime change maniacs are back Iran is in their sights, and they’ve learned nothing

The social care Ponzi scheme Foreign workers are abused by a corrupt system

‘I Kissed a Boy’ pays lip service to dogma Contestants don't practice what they preach

Trump: the Multipolar President?

These Times

Jaws spawned American carnage Hollywood culture jumps the shark

Can China rescue the classics? Greek philosophy may be of ideological use

Our Mission

The West has forgotten the art of strategy China and Russia are the new grandmasters

Will Democratic cities fight Trump’s ICE expansion?

John Swinney has made Scottish independence more distant than ever

Louise Casey: grooming gangs are still active in UK

Will Israel-Iran war lead to an oil shock?

Trump-Carney G7 meeting has not defused trade fears

India can’t win a war with Pakistan Modi has everything to lose

How data wrecked American warfare Robert McNamara remade the military

How the BBC killed HARDtalk

Stephen Sackur

Iran’s rebels have lost their nerve Foreign meddling has spooked the opposition

Katy Perry is pointing us to the Moon Nasa must beat China

Culture

Slumdog Millionaire is not cultural appropriation

Edmund White was the master chronicler of hidden gay life

The BBC has let Paris Lees rewrite womanhood

Jaws spawned American carnage

Britain’s new caste system

War with Iran could destroy Trump’s legacy

NS Lyons joins US State Department