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Charlie Kirk conspiracies are winning the information war

New Children’s Laureate is prioritizing social justice over literature Patrice Lawrence should promote the real joys of reading

Josephine Bartosch

ADHD benefits are undermining Britain’s work ethic We are well into the era of the ‘diagnostically disabled’

Stella O'Malley

Wednesday, July 8

The real reason Hamas is dissolving its government in Gaza It’s giving up the paperwork but keeping its fighters

Limor Simhony Philpott

Matt Brittin: BBC can be ‘disinfectant’ against misinformation The Director-General’s comments come as trust in the broadcaster is declining

Nigel Farage deserves more security protection MPs face greater threats than we realise

Le Pen is clawing the spotlight back from her protegé. Credit: Getty

Marine Le Pen comeback is a blow to Jordan Bardella

Anne-Elisabeth Moutet

Farage’s by-election gamble will deepen divide on the Right Rival parties are looking to trip him up in Clacton

Tuesday, July 7

Kemi Badenoch: I feel sorry for Keir Starmer The Tory leader said Labour MPs owed their seats to the PM

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Lupita Nyong’o doesn’t understand women in the Odyssey

Spencer A. Klavan

Marine Le Pen verdict could transform the 2027 presidential race An appeals court has handed her a three-year jail sentence

Francois Valentin

New Platner allegations are a test of Democrats’ moral limits A woman has accused the Maine Senate candidate of sexual assault

Emily Jashinsky

Monday, July 6

‘This new narrative amounts to a mix of intentional propaganda and wishful thinking.’ Credit: Getty

Zelensky is in denial about Ukraine’s war hopes

Jennifer Kavanagh

Hasan Piker shapes the Democrats’ luxury-belief agenda Streamers are redirecting voter priorities

David Masciotra

Donald Trump’s new no. 1 enemy: communists Socialist influence in the Democratic Party has given rise to a new McCarthyism

Jeff Bloodworth

Britain’s Marxists have lost their way Palestinian liberation has displaced class struggle on the Left

Farage pictured with George Cottrell (left) when the Reform UK leader had a milkshake thrown at him by a member of the public. Credit: Getty

George Cottrell allegations won’t bring down Nigel Farage

Sunday, July 5

Taylor Swift: modern America’s Marie Antoinette Her lavish wedding is at odds with a broader turn against the super-wealthy

Christianity has made a return to the World Cup English footballers are more open about faith in the modern game

Sahra Wagenknecht is reportedly pushing for an alliance with the AfD ahead of state elections in September. Credit: Getty

Will Germany’s populist Left and Right unite?

Susanne Mundschenk

Andy Burnham’s social media hides a lack of substance Mindless ‘content’ is not a substitute for policy

Saturday, July 4

Could a Tucker Carlson party break America’s political stasis? Even Trump failed to pull off a full populist realignment

AI has ruined literary prizes A story likely written by a chatbot was awarded a top prize this week

Vincenzo Barney

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

Vickrum Digwa is at the mercy of prison justice

Friday, July 3

Kamala Harris’s record on Gaza could kill her 2028 hopes She is unlikely to pass Democrats’ radical litmus tests

Emily Jashinsky

Has Britain ended up with the high streets it deserves? Credit: Getty

Coughlans Bakery: another casualty of the high street’s decline

Southport Inquiry fails to address UK’s flawed refugee policy Shabana Mahmood accepted its conclusions without considering tougher questions

Morgan McSweeney: The British state is out of shape Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff made the admission in a new interview

Thursday, July 2

Birthright drama shows Right-wing outrage machine is dying Matt Walsh and co. need to touch grass

5Pillars editor Roshan Salih speaks on a podcast this week. Credit: 5Pillars/X

5Pillars editor calls for Muslim ‘physical training programme’

Embracing socialism threatens Democrats’ midterm chances The party is increasingly out of step with the median voter

Michael Baharaeen

Why won’t Labour deport grooming gang leaders? Andy Burnham has called for the removal of child abuser Shabir Ahmed