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The church, both Anglican and Catholic, has conspicuously failed to provide the leadership the UK craves
Why won’t Starmer listen?
Britain’s choice in a Trump trade war is a no-brainer: we must rejoin the single market and customs union, or we’re in deep trouble
The trust and knowledge gap
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All the president’s nodding dogs
Senate Republicans know that Matt Gaetz is unfit to run US law enforcement. But defying Donald Trump is bigger than defending democracy
When Depeche Mode conquered East Berlin
How the band may have played a bigger part in the country’s history than is yet appreciated
Else Lasker-Schüler, the poet who defied the Nazis
The Jewish German writer antagonised Hitler’s regime with every action she took. To me, she was also family
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The word I want to get into the dictionary
The ‘trollification’ that happens on X, Elon Musk’s online hellhole, deserves a definition
How to believe in politics
It is time to dispel disbelief and face the grim reality that is unfolding
Biden’s wake-up call to Europe
The Ukraine missile strikes he has permitted won’t change the war – but they must change minds in the EU and UK
Our shameful media, trolling for Trump
The British press featured some bizarre coverage of the US election this week, even by its own standards
The next two months will define Starmer
Donald Trump’s election has called into question the Euro-Atlanticism elements of Labour foreign policy
Ayn Rand’s part in Donald Trump’s victory
If Trump sees himself as a Randian hero, expect nothing but indifferent self-interest for the next four years
Kemi Badenoch is mediocrity on steroids
Badenoch, for all her anti-woke diatribes, is the wrong kind of Tory rightist. She will lead them defeat, and quite possibly eclipse by Reform
Everyday Philosophy: The Peter Singer chatbot
The philosoper’s ethical legacy lives on in the form of a bot – but its hectoring, evangelical tone means it is far from convincing
The King must lead the preparations for reparations
The global north needs to be building friendships with as many of our former colonies as possible
Why I’m obsessed with litter
You’re lucky to get a few seconds between spotting roadside refuse when driving in Britain. Tackling this is an easy win for the government
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The general election petition exposes Farage’s hypocrisy
The man who said the People’s Vote was a betrayal now wants another UK-wide poll, four months after the last one
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The Shit List 2024
The sneaky, the snobbish and the snide. The spiteful, the shameless and the downright sinister. They are all shits – and all here in the New European’s annual rundown of 50 people the UK could definitely do without
The new Brexit nightmare is GPSR
The EU’s new General Product Safety Regulation system launches on December 13, and will make it even harder for UK firms exporting to Europe
The general election petition exposes Farage’s hypocrisy
The man who said the People’s Vote was a betrayal now wants another UK-wide poll, four months after the last one
How Brexit made British fashion come undone
An industry worth £110 billion a year is being crippled by red tape, lost access to skilled European professionals and lack of access to the EU market
Hard cheese: How Brexit made British cheesemakers miss out at awards
Red tape stopped up to 250 UK cheeses from making it to the judging in Portugal
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Sir John Hall comes with a history of dodgy comments about race and being “a stranger in my own land”
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Why I’m writing to Russia’s political prisoners
Following a rise in politically motivated sentences after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, prisoners in Russia and Belarus have come to rely on letters from strangers
How to cause a stink in Switzerland
The country has an obsession with cleanliness but there are some kinks in its food waste system that need to be ironed out
Tusk is the Donald we all need most
We cannot finesse our way out of the problem that the American people have swung isolationist
Who’s to blame for Spain’s floods?
The Spanish press are asking pointed questions about the lacklustre warning system and slow crisis response
Why I’m writing to Russia’s political prisoners
Following a rise in politically motivated sentences after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, prisoners in Russia and Belarus have come to rely on letters from strangers
Putin is about to inflict a refugee crisis on Europe. Here’s how to stop it
Giving frozen Russian assets to Ukraine would save Zelensky and send a defiant message to Trump
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The next two months will define Starmer
Donald Trump’s election has called into question the Euro-Atlanticism elements of Labour foreign policy
Will Trump surrender to Putin?
And if he does give in to the Russian president, what will the consequences be for Ukraine and for Europe?
How Europe should deal with Trump
As Ukraine despairs and Europe’s populists cheer Trump’s win, Keir Starmer faces up to the need to rejoin the single market
Darkness on the edge of town
Two stunning exhibitions at the Helmut Newton Foundation celebrate the great photographer and the city he escaped from
Civilisation in the sand
A new museum in Giza reminds us of Europe’s deepest origins
Words that were borrowed but never returned
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