The US President wants to stand alone. Credit: Getty

January 9, 2026

Trump’s exit from international bodies spells end of multilateralism

Wolfgang Munchau

Why Silicon Valley won’t save us from doomscrolling A new antisocial media app wants to atone for its founders’ sins

The secular press can’t understand Pope Leo He is a curious blend of conservative and reformer

SNP has no right to defy Supreme Court gender ruling The Scottish Government’s public and private opinions are incompatible

Thursday

08.01

The President's reforms could make things worse. Credit: Getty

Trump should leave the housing market alone

Influencers and AI will fill the void left by local journalism The closure of one of the nation’s oldest newspapers signals a far worse future

Blue Labour won’t save Keir Starmer No party faction has an answer to the country's biggest problems

Seizing empty Russian oil tanker doesn’t serve America’s interests It could jeopardise a Ukraine peace deal

Jennifer Kavanagh

The line between compassion and coercion could quietly disappear. Credit: Getty

Could selling deadly chemicals become legal under assisted dying?

Adam James Pollock

Labour’s drink-drive limit will tread on lives and liberty Pubs and rural communities will suffer

Wednesday

07.01

The paper still can't make its mind up. Credit: Getty

The New York Times is defending itself against the wrong gender attacks

Lisa Selin Davis

Reform UK can exploit Sadiq Khan’s law-and-order weakness The party’s mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham poses a threat

Trump’s goal isn’t war — it’s Greenland’s independence Self-rule will allow American influence to grow

‘The present British and European strategy is running enormous risks.’ Credit: Getty

European security guarantees for Ukraine ring hollow

Police failure over Maccabi fans hands victory to Islamists Yesterday’s hearing proved one thing: intimidation works

Limor Simhony Philpott

Tuesday

06.01

‘How many hundreds of thousands?’ Credit: Getty

Migrants won’t fix Britain’s falling birth rate

Stonewall deserves to go broke The LGBT charity’s income has collapsed by over half

Josephine Bartosch

Germany is giving eco-terrorists an easy ride Elites and the media have played down the dangers of violent environmentalism

Monday

05.01

Marco Rubio could take the fall if Venezuela ends in disaster His latest achievement may prove his undoing

Protesters in Greenland last year. Credit: Getty

Denmark is adopting colonial logic on Greenland

Johan Wennström

UK’s largest teaching union is attempting a power grab The NEU’s push for industrial action will ruin children’s education

Jordan Bardella’s foreign policy plan is a guide for Europe He has responded to the Venezuela operation by reaffirming French sovereignty

Sunday

04.01

Trump is unprepared for coming Venezuela chaos The capture of Maduro inches the world closer to a geopolitical Wild West

Reddit began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in March 2024. Credit: Getty

Is Reddit the future of social media?

Kristina Murkett

Labour’s reset should not involve closer EU ties Party strategists are increasingly out of step with voters

Richard Johnson

Google AI’s health advice is undermining doctors Unproven claims are putting patients at risk

Margaret McCartney

Saturday

03.01

Why MAGA supports the capture of Nicolás Maduro Donald Trump’s actions are in line with America’s foreign-policy traditions

Jupiter in retrograde. Credit: Getty

Emmanuel Macron prepares for life as a lame duck

Francois Valentin

Rachel Reeves’s ‘stability’ obsession is hurting UK investment Both the public and private sectors are suffering from Labour’s caution

Friday

02.01

Zohran Mamdani doesn’t understand the problem with collectivism New York’s new mayor is using the wrong political language