Candid, self-deprecating and populist. Credit: Channel 5

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Don’t fall for Hunter Biden’s rebrand He is whitewashing some ugly truths

Emily Jashinsky

In defense of the airport pint Puritans want to ban this great British tradition

Richard Crampton-Platt

Saturday, June 6

Graham Platner shows why psychology neglects biology at its peril Speculation about the Senate candidate’s behavior is missing one key element

Stella O'Malley

Germany’s UN humiliation marks death of old order Berlin lacks support in the ascendant Global South

William Nattrass

Friday, June 5

The New World screwworm discovery has caused a 19% rise in ground beef costs. Credit: Getty

Blame the cartels, not DOGE, for screwworm’s return

Parenting labels have spiraled out of control An obsession with new trends is fueling anxiety among adults

Kristina Murkett

MMA’s anti-establishment streak is coming for Trump Sean Strickland and Bryce Mitchell have spoken out against the White House event

All things to all men. Credit: Question Time/BBC

Andy Burnham won Question Time by remaining a mystery

Thursday, June 4

A continent divided. Credit: Getty

Europe isn’t serious about peace in Ukraine

British Museum’s postponed Jewish lecture is a surrender to activists Politically neutral institutions should not bow to outside pressure

Adam James Pollock

Loneliness has become an online lifestyle brand Promoting solitary habits can only be harmful for young people

Carolyn D. Gorman

Vickrum Digwa was jailed for life with a minimum of 21 years for the murder of Henry Nowak. Credit: Hampshire Police

Vickrum Digwa has damaged Sikhs’ model-minority status

Gold rush threatens US financial hegemony The dollar rests on shaky foundations

Wednesday, June 3

‘No one has quite managed to convert Big Tech anxiety into a durable electoral message.’ Credit: Getty

Will MAGA join Bernie Sanders’s AI battle?

Candace Owens and Andrew Tate: Russia’s new useful idiots The Kremlin has always known how to turn Western celebrities into propaganda assets

Steve Hilton’s rise won’t kill California progressivism The GOP candidate has a narrow lead in the governor’s race

Reform UK has made significant inroads into the rural vote. Credit: Getty

Why British farmers love Farage

Tuesday, June 2

Have Republicans gone too far on trans, or not far enough? Hardliners are frustrated that more bills haven’t made their way through Congress

Lisa Selin Davis

Germany asylum applications fall to lowest level since 2012 Immigration from countries including Syria and Afghanistan has dropped dramatically

Requiem for the perverts. Credit: Getty

Curtain-twitchers have killed Soho

Richard Crampton-Platt

Henry Nowak murder has shattered trust in British police It will take years to shake off the cult of antiracism

Monday, June 1

RFK Jr’s war on Lyme disease has only just begun Improved focus on the disease may not give the answers that MAHA is looking for

Has Labour lost the working class forever? We are sacrificing our core vote to Nigel Farage

Does it matter whether Platner is of good character? Credit: Getty

Graham Platner proves that scandals no longer matter

Emily Jashinsky

Europe’s new oil price caps won’t harm Russian economy Non-Western buyers will continue to prop up sales

Netanyahu doesn’t want Trump to end the Iran war A peace deal could halt Israeli expansion into Lebanon

Sunday, May 31

JD Vance remains Trump’s natural successor Reports of a split at the top of MAGA are wishful thinking

Sting is right about the roots of toxic masculinity Deindustrialization has devastated working-class life and left lasting social scars

Dustin Guastella

'When criticism lands on politicians such as Sturgeon, sex suddenly becomes politically decisive.' Credit: Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg/ BBC

Nicola Sturgeon is fooling nobody by playing the sexism card

Josephine Bartosch

A snap election would be disastrous for Kemi Badenoch Andy Burnham could quickly go to the voters if he gets into No. 10

Saturday, May 30

Peter Thiel won’t find a safe haven in Argentina The country’s economic system is fundamentally unstable

Recruiting young unemployed people won’t fix Britain’s army One shortage is being used to paper over another