Kemi Badenoch pitched 'conservative realism' this week. Credit: Getty

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Kemi Badenoch is turning realism into a culture war She is reducing the national interest to a point-scoring exercise

Philip Cunliffe

Braverman argues that she is disqualified from Englishness because she has 'no generational ties to English soil'. Credit: Getty

What Suella Braverman gets wrong about Englishness

Thursday, February 27

Trump's lack of clarity is making markets jittery. Credit: Getty

Is the US economy starting to crack?

Ukraine mineral agreement is a bad deal for Trump The President risks entangling the US in more European conflicts

Christopher McCallion

Audiobooks are not a threat to children’s literacy Our encounters with literature extend well beyond the page

The art of the deal. Credit: Getty

Can Britain benefit from Ukraine’s minerals deal?

The UK’s Net Zero economy isn’t booming New CBI figures conveniently ignore the extent of Government subsidies

Wednesday, February 26

Trump’s gold card scheme is a gift to foreign regimes The President is giving a free pass to oligarchs

All opinions welcome — except pro-union ones. Credit: Getty

Jeff Bezos rebrands Washington Post as billionaire’s think tank

Are US universities ignoring the affirmative action ban? Standardized tests are still interpreted 'holistically'

UK’s performative Russia sanctions won’t deter Putin Europe is increasingly powerless in the new order

Philip Pilkington

Tuesday, February 25

Approval is falling for Trumponomics 2.0. Credit: Getty

Are Republican voters turning on DOGE?

Don’t blame aid cuts for Stonewall’s downward spiral The charity's decline predates Trump

Macron is no longer Europe’s Trump whisperer His peacekeeping pitch will make more of a difference in France than in DC

Pierre-Louis Bodman

Monday, February 24

Joy Reid’s MSNBC exit is no victory for common sense The ultra-progressive presenter's replacements won't appeal to moderate viewers

Madeline Fry Schultz

Happy families or realpolitik? Credit: Getty

China and America find common ground on Ukraine

Sahra Wagenknecht disappoints in German election Her 'Left-conservatism' and Russia-friendly policies failed to convince voters

Zelensky’s resignation won’t be enough for Trump Washington is pressuring Kyiv to reach a deal

Bethany Elliott

More of the same. Credit: Getty

Germany’s establishment survives — for now

Ralph Schoellhammer

Sunday, February 23

Is Lara Trump’s new Fox show a campaign in disguise? The weekend show serves as free advertising for the family

Immigration debate dominates Germany ahead of election A citizen-focused television program had one central preoccupation

Saturday, February 22

Trump seals fusion of old and new conservatism at CPAC The president has seamlessly absorbed traditional conservative policy goals

Politics by meme and shitpost coming to a town near you. Credit: Getty

A British DOGE will never succeed

James Sean Dickson

Friday, February 21

Drone strikes on Mexican cartels are looming Elon Musk offered his support to the plan this week

Amazon has been given a license to kill James Bond Selling the franchise will dilute the spy's unique cultural power

Ukraine or USA? Credit: Getty

Does Reform have a Ukraine problem?

Patrick O'Flynn

Palantir chief: AI could become powerful censorship tool Louis Mosley warned that the technology could become the ultimate arbiter

Hamas’ hostage handovers are designed to anger Israel — and Trump Is the terrorist group trying to bring an end to the cease-fire agreement?

Thursday, February 20

There's a new sheriff in town. Credit: Getty

Can Kash Patel restore the FBI’s credibility?

The White House is memeing too hard Good policy is being undermined by cruel messaging

Realism or stupidity? Credit: Getty

Trump’s Zelensky spat is undermining the realist cause

Christopher McCallion

Why NYC Mayor Eric Adams will survive A court case delay could work to the Democrat's benefit