China’s overproduction is economic self-harm Selling the world’s cheapest wares can only make you so rich

Saturday

05.07

White House doves are pressuring Trump on Ukraine

Bethany Elliott

Is Hezbollah’s grip on Lebanon loosening? The Iranian proxy is set to slim down its arsenal

France’s smoking ban is Covid-era nanny-statism The country's new Byzantine regulations are a classic of the genre

Anne-Elisabeth Moutet

Friday

04.07

Is Lara Trump the heir to the MAGA throne? Her proposed North Carolina run could kickstart a political dynasty

Labour is heading for a solvency crisis The market response to Rachel Reeves’s tears this week is worrying

Wolfgang Munchau

Waning American pride threatens the Republic

The problem with a new Corbyn party Disunity on the Left is holding back an alternative to Labour

Removing Earl Marshal and the Lord Great Chamberlain is rank ingratitude These ancient positions play a unique role for the state

Thursday

03.07

Will Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ come back to haunt him?

Emily Jashinsky

Trump can’t fix the Middle East, but he can get out Any pause in the region’s wars will almost certainly be temporary

Jennifer Kavanagh

Labour’s 10-year NHS plan sets government up for failure Keir Starmer's health mission risks setting the Government up for failure

The case for proscribing Palestine Action

France’s latest culture war flashpoint: air conditioning Marine Le Pen is using the summer heat to her advantage

Francois Valentin

The markets won’t let Starmer ditch his chancellor Labour’s alternatives are much worse

Wednesday

02.07

Musk and Massie pose a serious threat to Trump

Trump’s UPenn deal leaves key trans athlete issues unresolved National sporting bodies have still not changed their rules

New report exposes campaign to silence gender-critical academics

Britain’s overdiagnosis crisis is stretching the welfare state New figures aren’t just shocking — they’re unsustainable

Stella O'Malley

Why isn’t Britain taking Chinese influence seriously? Number 10 is wrong to exclude Beijing from official tracking

William Matthews

Scrapping the Royal Train is a symbol of the monarchy’s demise

Labour’s welfare Bill is an empty victory Numerous concessions have dealt a heavy blow to Keir Starmer’s credibility

Tuesday

01.07

The GOP just voted for a bill no one really likes Republicans chose the path of least resistance to satisfy the President

Emily Jashinsky

A weak dollar doesn’t spell the end of its dominance

Ralph Schoellhammer

Why is loneliness hitting teen girls hardest? A new WHO study found that nearly a quarter were impacted

Kristina Murkett

Britain does not need a Ukraine-style visa for Gazans

Why is the Supreme Court’s gender ruling still being ignored? The PM has urged institutions to ensure the provision of single-sex spaces

Josephine Bartosch

Upstart Right-wing projects won’t threaten Reform UK Both Rupert Lowe and Ben Habib fundamentally misunderstand the electorate

Monday

30.06

Thom Tillis exit signals trouble for GOP’s populist wing

America’s Bitcoin rush is no model for British companies Serving as a holding company for the cryptocurrency is extremely risky

Jenrick, not Farage, is the future of conservative radicalism He is calling for a new political order

Bob Vylan reaction reveals a split on the British Right

Mary Harrington

Israel has not eradicated Iran’s nuclear threat Tehran still has the materiel and personnel to enrich uranium

David Patrikarakos

Sunday

29.06

Is Anna Wintour’s departure the end of Vogue? Fashion journalism is turning to AI

Nina-Sophia Miralles

Why is the NHS running male breastfeeding workshops? Midwives should not be committed to trans ideology

Glastonbury’s Kneecap censorship has backfired

Saturday

28.06

Trump is not becoming a hawk on Iran His foreign policy is neither straightforwardly realist nor neoconservative

Emily Jashinsky

Liver King’s arrest: a window into the strange alt-health world Influencers are cataloguing their psychological breakdowns to gain followers

Labour’s migration plan is a French surrender Keir Starmer is ill-prepared to stem Channel flows

Online terror content is a national security crisis

Limor Simhony Philpott

Friday

27.06

SCOTUS is right to limit lower-court powers District judges too often obstruct democracy

Ursula von der Leyen’s confidence vote threatens the EU Even if she stays in post, her authority is permanently damaged

Keir Starmer: Sue Gray was wrong for the job The Prime Minister has expressed regret about the appointment

Can Friedrich Merz maintain his Gaza balancing act?

Ralph Schoellhammer

British politicians don’t understand the China threat Beijing is treated more as an enigma than a concrete global threat

William Matthews

Thursday

26.06

Zohran Mamdani’s critics are playing identity politics Opponents have struggled to combat his populist message

Peter Thiel: Elon Musk has given up on Mars The Palantir founder claimed his friend no longer sees the Red Planet as a refuge

Kemi Badenoch’s Danish-style integration plan won’t work

Bumble lay-offs signal death of dating apps Shameless commercialisation is turning off users

Kristina Murkett

Welfare revolt undermines Labour’s entire programme Keir Starmer may have to scrap core Government legislation

NHS failures could bring down the SNP Scots are opting for private healthcare over lengthy waiting lists

Iain Macwhirter

Wednesday

25.06

Pedro Sánchez can capitalise on Nato defence spending row

Over 70% of Western Europeans don’t trust US on security New polling reveals a crisis of confidence in the transatlantic alliance

Iran ceasefire hasn’t dimmed anti-Netanyahu mood in Israel War in Gaza and internal opposition still loom over the Israeli PM

Emma Thompson is trivialising prostitution Privileged stars are ignorant about the grim reality of the sex trade

Josephine Bartosch

Zohran Mamdani heralds a new era of Democratic politics

Labour’s welfare crisis is entirely self-inflicted

James Sean Dickson

Tuesday

24.06

Japan’s Right-wing populists are on the march Sanseito is capitalising on the demise of establishment parties

The age of GOP Israel worship is over A new generation on the Right is alienated by Netanyahu’s war

Ukraine’s best strategy lies in sabotage Operation Spider’s Web could win over Trump

Bethany Elliott

Trump’s Iran ceasefire depends on American oil

Keir Starmer has swallowed the Windrush myth Caribbean migrants did not build modern Britain

Monday

23.06

Generation Z’s political polarisation isn’t going anywhere Young people are at once more woke and more anti-woke than their elders

How likely are US boots on the ground in Iran? Trump and Vance may regret their certainty about a short war

China’s space ambition is challenging Nasa

Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski

Iranian regime change won’t solve US problems Any successor is likely to want revenge against America

Susanne Mundschenk

Does Labour understand the cost of assisted dying? Wes Streeting has highlighted the lack of NHS resources available

Sunday

22.06

Steve Bannon has lost his influence on foreign policy MAGA doves are falling in line behind Trump’s Iran strikes

Slumdog Millionaire is not cultural appropriation

US strikes have revealed Iran’s weakness Trump is doing what his predecessors couldn’t

Palestine Action ban is a warning shot for domestic extremists Yvette Cooper is set to class the RAF airbase saboteurs as terrorists

Saturday

21.06

Is a Fed civil war brewing over interest rates? Senior central bankers are competing for Trump’s ear

Medicaid cuts would make Republicans vulnerable Democrats can gain an advantage by focusing on healthcare

Michael Baharaeen

What Jack Thorne gets wrong about the manosphere The Adolescence writer conflates incel culture and healthy masculinity

Starmer’s legacy will be policymaking by stealth

Friday

20.06

Supreme Court trans ruling won’t end America’s gender war Attitudes to puberty blockers still break down along party lines

Lisa Selin Davis

Assisted dying vote is Parliament’s most shameful day Kim Leadbeater’s bill has been marred by chilling indifference

MAGA split over Iran strikes could be permanent

Emily Jashinsky

Can Europe push Russia into recession? Western economic sanctions have so far been ineffectual

Maximilian Hess

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

Thursday

19.06

America cannot afford a forever war in Iran Washington should seek distance from Israeli objectives

Christopher McCallion

Why China won’t come to Iran’s rescue Xi Jinping could gain from American involvement in the conflict