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‘Reform’s Policies Are Dangerously Out of Step With Public Opinion and It’s Time the Media Started Scrutinising Them’
The British press has given Nigel Farage’s party a free ride for too long, argues Salman Shaheen
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The Utter Mismanagement of HS2 Is Now Damaging the UK’s Global Reputation, Say MPs
A new parliamentary investigation details the many billions of pounds wasted on a scheme, the exact future of which still remains in doubt, reports David Hencke
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Trump’s War on ‘Woke’ and DEI: Incubated by a Nazi Eugenics Foundation
Mainstream American conservative icons Christopher Rufo, Peter Boghossian, and Richard Hanania – who inspired Trump’s assault on diversity – were bankrolled by the funder of a Nazi eugenics foundation
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Why Releasing Alaa Abdel Fattah Is the Right Thing to Do
Yasmine Ahmed talks to Lala Soueif who has spent almost 150 days on hunger strike in protest over her son’s imprisonment in Egypt
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‘Blind Rearmament Won’t Counter the Threats from Putin and Trump’
With the US potentially allied to Russia over the fate of Ukraine, there needs to be a root and branch rethinking of British and European security
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‘Trump’s War on Science Could Be Coming to the UK Soon’
There is a concerted global effort to undermine the very concept of evidence-based policy and scientific progress, argues Kit Yates
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Kemi Badenoch’s Foreign Policy: ‘Channelling Her Inner JD Vance’
The former senior diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall sees signs of Trumpist culture wars and a woeful lack of realism in the opposition leader’s foreign policy set piece speech
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Kemi Badenoch Calls for Trump’s ‘Foreign Interference’ in UK-Mauritius Chagos Islands Deal
The Conservative leader’s spokesman backed a “foreign power” intervening in the UK’s sovereign interests
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‘Georgia is Descending Into a Pro-Putin Mafia State’
As Trump axes all aid and humanitarian efforts grind to a halt, the country’s Pro-Russian Government is cracking down on dissent, reports Will Neal
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Nigel Farage’s US Trip to Meet Elon Musk Was Partly Funded by a Convicted Felon
The Reform UK leader also accepted £91,000 for four hours work as a “brand ambassador” for a Mayfair-based gold bullion firm
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British Muslim Network Launches Amid Rising Far-Right Threat and Record High Islamophobia in the UK
Initiative backed by Baroness Warsi and Nusrat Ghani MP aims to bring Muslim perspectives to issues beyond just extremism and security
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‘Keir Starmer Must Embrace Proportional Representation and End the Coercive Duopoly Throttling Our Democracy’
Britain will never truly change for the better as long as Britain’s deeply unfair voting system remains in place, argues Neal Lawson
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‘Trump’s New World Order: America Will Enable Authoritarians to Win’
The spread of war in Europe is now a greater possibility than it has been since the height of the Cold War, writes AC Grayling
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M&S Hit by Customer Boycott Over GB News Adverts After Presenter Labels LGBTQ+ People ‘Paedos’
Thousands of customers are threatening to stop using the supposedly LGBTQ+ inclusive retail giant
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Police Force Faces Backlash Over Facial Recognition Technology Linked to Surveillance in Gaza
Officers have been using technology used by Israel during its operations in Gaza and the West Bank
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Will the US Celebrate the Third Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion by Betraying Ukraine?
Zarina Zabrisky explores Trump’s new alliance with Putin and the dark economic and ideological forces behind this new phase in the war
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‘F**k Trump’: Kyiv Faces the Darkest Hour
Chris York explores the mood in the capital as Ukrainians try to make sense of the US President’s support for the Kremlin
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‘Keir Starmer Must Accept These Hard Truths Before Meeting Donald Trump’
Before the Prime Minister heads to Washington he must wake up to the fact that the UK’s real allies may now lie elsewhere, argues UK diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
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‘How Powerful Racist Parties Are Weaponising Political Antisemitism’
Antisemitism shouldn’t be a contested issue, It’s racist hate and it’s on the rise, writes Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia
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Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ‘Krasnov’ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
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‘Don’t Buy a Swasticar’: Tesla Hit by UK Boycott Campaign Over Elon Musk’s Far-Right Support
Electric vehicle producer Tesla has been targeted by activists due to its far-right owner’s interference in British politics
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‘There Is Nothing ‘Natural’ About Donald Trump’s Predatory Exploitation of Ukraine’
The US President’s attempts to extort Ukraine for its natural resources, while abandoning its fate to Russia, is a return to the worst imperial politics of the past, argues Aleksandar Djokic
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‘Donald Trump’s USAID Freeze Is Already Hurting Ukraine and Will Come Back to Bite America Later’
The US President’s suspension of all foreign aid is already having a devastating impact in war-torn Ukraine, reports George Llewelyn
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The Upside Down: For Whom the Bell Tolls
John Mitchinson explores the strangely complex method behind the music of the bells
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‘I Asked Nigel Farage’s Supporters What They Really Want and the Answers Were Alarming’
My time spent mingling with Reform supporters online revealed a lot about where the UK could be heading next, argues David Goff
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UK Political Parties to Be Forced to Reveal How Diverse Their Election Candidates Are
Keir Starmer’s Government is set to implement a long-dormant requirement for political parties to publish diversity data about their candidates
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‘If We Let Domestic Abusers Skip Rehabilitation Courses Then Lives Will Continue to Be Lost’
Domestic violence charity Refuge’s CEO Abigail Ampofo says that the Government’s decision to end rehabilitation courses for some offenders is ‘deeply troubling’
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Trump-Supporting ARC Conference After Party Cancelled at London Nightclub Following Protests
Venue was set to host a cigars, cocktail and DJ night for British Trump-backers attending a conference addressed by Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch
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‘Wales Is Leading the Way on Ending Lying in Politics. Westminster Must Now Do the Same’
The Welsh Government looks set to impose bold new restrictions on lying in politics. It’s time for Westminster to follow suit, argues Jennifer Nadel
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‘Keir Starmer’s Blue Labour Strategy Is an Electoral Dead End for His Government’
Labour’s attempt to mimic Nigel Farage’s Reform on immigration is a fundamental misunderstanding of its electoral base, argues Neal Lawson
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‘The Neglect of Theatre in Britain’s Creative Life is Costing the Country Dearly’
The stories brought to life on the stage in the past allowed people to understand that politics is something that impacts on their lives, writes playwright Tim Walker
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UK Universities Accused of Training Police and Security Officers for Repressive Dictatorships Without Screening Students
Almost no checks are in place to ensure training is not used to clamp down on human rights and peaceful dissent, say campaigners
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Tommy Robinson Supporters Network Has Links to Neo-Nazi Groups and a Library of Terrorism Manuals
A Byline Times investigation finds members have access to an online library of bomb-making manuals, and instructions for assembling home-made firearms
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‘Dear King Donald the Magnificent’ – A Letter From One Troubled Monarch to Another
King Charles congratulates Donald Trump on his “magnificent accomplishment” in restoring monarchical rule to America, imagines Alexandra Hall Hall
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From Murdoch to Musk: Hacking the State
While the media mogul spent more than half a century building up back-door political influence, the social media broligarch stormed into the US Government in just two years. Peter Jukes explores how the use of power through media has evolved
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Hundreds of Protesters Jailed Under Anti-Protest Laws Could Appeal Convictions if Court Challenge Succeeds
Campaigners are challenging the lawfulness of restrictions brought in by the former Conservative Home Secretary Suella Braverman
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How the Media and Musk Are Boosting Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Well Beyond Its Size
Analysis of media mentions on Elon Musk’s X reveals that established news organisations are helping to boost Nigel Farage’s party well out of proportion to its number of MPs
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Complexity Is Reality – But There’s No Possibility For It In Today’s Political Culture
One of the biggest triumphs of the modern political right has been to close the space in which nuance and ambiguity can even sit, writes Hardeep Matharu
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It’s Not Ukraine that Needs DeNazifaction: US Far-Right Operatives in Kyiv
Why was Jack Posobiec, who has spread baseless Russian propaganda about the country, accompanying a US Treasury delegation visit to Ukraine?
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‘How Clickbait Media Missed the Real Story About Asexuality’
A report by King’s College this week exploring prejudicial attitudes towards asexual people prompted an ugly online backlash
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Keir Starmer’s Government Axes Controversial Anti-Extremism Adviser Lord Walney From Government Role
EXCLUSIVE: The Home Office confirms that Walney, who was appointed by Boris Johnson, will now leave Government
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Is the Met Police Targeting Black Officers? Force Faces Questions Over ‘Cotton Pickers’ Ruling
An official report found Black police officers are much more likely to be subject to internal misconduct investigations than their white counterparts
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‘I’m a Labour Councillor and This Is Why My Party Should Ground Heathrow Plans and Rejoin the EU Instead’
Rachel Reeves is looking in the ‘wrong direction’ for stimulating growth in the UK, argues Labour Councillor Salman Shaheen
