There remain a thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to. Credit: Getty

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King Charles’s illness is a lesson in solidarity

Monday, February 5

Labour’s equal pay promise is DEI in disguise The party has radical plans for a race equality act

Migrants cross through a gap in the US-Mexico border fence in December. Credit: Getty

The US border bill won’t solve the migrant crisis

Has the commercial real estate crisis finally arrived? Regional banks are proving a lot less resilient than their own clients

The Brics+ alliance is growing stronger Both Russia and Iran's economies are outperforming expectations

Philip Pilkington

Mourners for the Popular Mobilization Forces members killed in US airstrikes in Iraq. Credit: Getty

Latest US strikes mark yet another escalation in the Middle East

David Patrikarakos

Sunday, February 4

Houthi rebels in Yemen this week. Credit: Getty

Is Europe facing another fall of Constantinople?

Northern Ireland’s new first minister is a symbolic coup for Sinn Féin Michelle O'Neill is the first nationalist to lead the region

Saturday, February 3

Post-Brexit farming isn't all milk and honey. Credit: Getty

Why are there no British farmer protests?

Andrew Sullivan: What I got wrong about Trump The conservative thinker revisits his earlier views

Friday, February 2

New York Times gets braver with gender coverage The paper is no longer shying away from difficult questions around transitioning

Eliza Mondegreen

Women protest Network Rail’s capitulation to Stonewall The railway company has been mocked for its seasonal 'Pride Pillar'

Josephine Bartosch

Money really can buy you medals. Credit: Getty

Peter Thiel’s steroid Olympics will hurt the poor

The Clapham attack endangers the social contract Both ends of society are undermining postwar norms

Mary Harrington

Numerous colleges are facing lawsuits brought by students over Covid-19 lockdowns. Credit: Getty

Will US colleges face a reckoning over Covid?

Leslie Bienen and Philip Marks

Marine Le Pen’s AfD spat is dividing the European Right The French politician has diverged with the German party on immigration

Thursday, February 1

Joe Biden’s war on fossil fuels is hurting America California should not be the President's energy model

Elbridge Colby: America will choose Asia over Europe Donald Trump's former security advisor says American defence must focus on China

The City's chosen one. Credit: Getty

Labour’s ‘radicalism’ isn’t radical at all

Ukraine’s military is beset by political division Confusion over the sacking of a general has revealed Zelenskyy's falling popularity

David Patrikarakos

Keir Starmer and Anneliese Dodds recently met with the lobby group LGBT+ Labour. Credit: Getty

Keir Starmer bows to trans activists over conversion therapy

Will Europe lose World War III? Aris Roussinos, Elbridge Colby and Pippa Malmgren on our new global conflict

Wednesday, January 31

Nicola Sturgeon is reduced to tears at the Covid inquiry on Wednesday

Nicola Sturgeon won’t give up her lockdown dogmatism

How should Biden respond to Iran? By withdrawing The President can learn from Ronald Reagan's response to the Beirut bombings

Is Germany entering a new Weimar era? Several new parties have emerged in recent months

Ralph Schoellhammer

Who's a naughty boy? Credit: Getty

The Orbán feud highlights the EU’s declining authority

Philip Cunliffe

85% of US colleges limit free speech Restrictive policies have increased in the last two years

Tuesday, January 30

Michelle Obama said she was “terrified” about the 2024 election. Credit: Getty

Would Democrats actually vote for Michelle Obama?

Nancy Pelosi stirs the Russiagate pot (again) The politician suggested that pro-Palestine protests were linked to Moscow

Ashley Rindsberg

Is ‘queer theatre’ still transgressive? Charlie Josephine's new play Cowbois feels depressingly familiar

Josephine Bartosch

Young farmers block a highway near Paris on Tuesday. Credit: Getty

France’s farmer protests are a revolt against the City

The Russians are not landing at Dover Talk of conscription is premature while Putin struggles in Ukraine

Bethany Elliott