Paul Kessler holding an Israeli flag. Credit: Jonathan Oswaks

11/07/2023 - 7:30pm

Did Paul Kessler ‘die’ or was he ‘killed’? The death of a Jewish man at an anti-Israel rally has divided the media

Why is the Scottish government targeting women for egg donation? Holyrood is straying into the territory of advocacy groups

Even the King can’t rescue Rishi Sunak The PM is pursuing pet issues rather than solving national problems

Just Stop Oil will damage access to art An attack on a rare Velzáquez painting will only hurt ordinary visitors

Germany cannot afford to forget Anne Frank Too many in the country are turning a blind eye to antisemitism

Monday, November 6

Democrats should think twice about Gavin Newsom The Governor combines the worst of progressive and establishment politics

Will the Tories’ Net Zero gamble pay off? Rishi Sunak wants to draw a line between his and Labour's green policies

Nadine Dorries is half-right about the secret Tory cabal Backroom figures do wield power, but they're not very good at using it

Your tweets will be powering Elon Musk’s new AI The hive mind is finally becoming a product in Grok

Mary Harrington

Will Israel lose Joe Biden the election? Fissures are emerging in the President's progressive support base

Philip Pilkington

Sunday, November 5

The Beatles’ ‘Now and Then’ is a sign of our cultural doom loop An eerie new offering from the band is hardly fresh

Saturday, November 4

We have forgotten Bonfire Night Guy Fawkes has been reduced to a historical detail

Nicholas Harris

Friday, November 3

Europe is copying Britain’s Rwanda policy Germany and Austria are processing migrants offshore

Hezbollah is staying out of the Gaza war — for now Nasrallah's speech has only delayed a regional catastrophe

Why does the Left support Palestine? James Lindsay and Aaron Bastani debate the war in Gaza

Does the EU really want Ukraine as a member? Concerns over corruption will obstruct Kyiv's entry

Bethany Elliott

Poll: Americans care more about border crisis than foreign wars Containing immigration is emerging as a core issue for voters

Will WeWork be the last of the fake tech unicorns? The office-leasing company is filing for bankruptcy

Thursday, November 2

Don’t count Ron DeSantis out The Florida Governor can still win over normie Republicans

Keir Starmer is patronising Muslims Labour is treating the community as permanent victims

Is the UK really one of the worst places to be trans? A new index portrays Britain as a hotbed of transphobia

The media missed the real Boris Johnson Covid story The former PM should have ignored Dominic Cummings on lockdown

Israeli liberals have been radicalised by this war Left-wing opponents of Netanyahu now support military action in Gaza

Wednesday, November 1

Scottish feminists lose appeal on definition of ‘woman’ A court ruled in favour of trans people with Gender Recognition Certificates

What Elon Musk can teach Rishi Sunak The billionaire is a legitimate authority on AI safety

BLM was a magnet for grifters Xahra Saleem is just the latest activist to appropriate charity funds

Russia’s capital controls aren’t what they seem Sanctions advocates keep betting and losing against the rouble

Philip Pilkington

Tuesday, October 31

The DEI industry has an antisemitism problem University staffers have gone well beyond criticism of Israel in recent weeks

America’s trans surgeons could learn from European whistleblowers A pioneer of 'gender-affirming care' has spoken out against the practice

Eliza Mondegreen

AI fakes herald the end of war photography The authenticity of images from Gaza is now automatically doubted

Mary Harrington

Police patrols in schools won’t solve antisemitism Increased surveillance of children will only exacerbate tensions

Timandra Harkness

Monday, October 30

Grumpy Nats: the most powerful voting bloc in Scotland Disgruntled SNP politicians are making their presence felt