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American liberals who think Trump has already failed, and that a Democratic renaissance is on its way, understand nothing
The real crisis in young men
Influencers stroke egos, fuel dangerous fantasies and enrich themselves by telling young males they are being victimised by a woke society
The hard right will tear itself apart
The idea that Nigel Farage could be prime minister is laughable when he is struggling to hold his party together
Populism’s Monty Python problem
Reform has thrown out MP Rupert Lowe, again raising the question of whether the British hard right is inevitably destined to tear itself apart
The horror that spawned Putin
The siege of Leningrad brought desperation, degradation and death – and a host of stories which shaped a future dictator
Can the superstadium solve football’s looming cash crisis?
Football’s elite are about to feel the pinch. Teams need to crank up their matchday revenues or be left behind
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This is how the Tory government ended
A new front in the Brexiteers’ war on reality
EU defence fund won’t destroy the Brexit reset
How Labour conservatively cut welfare
Trump’s economic boost – to Europe
Should Canada join the EU?
Ten Trump Lies – and where they came from
Liverpool and the worldmakers
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Alastair Campbell
The hard right will tear itself apart
Tanit Koch
Merz faces his next challenge
James Ball
How Labour conservatively cut welfare
Bonnie Greer
What I got wrong about Donald Trump and America
Paul Mason
Pick Putin’s pockets to pay for the war against him
Liz Gerard
How the Express keeps on digging
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Did the COVID pandemic change me?
Five years on from the UK’s first lockdown, 2020 feels alien compared to today
This is how the Tory government ended
Simon Hart’s book tells the inside story of the final years of Tory rule. But is the former chief whip entirely free of blame?
The Alto Knights is Robert De Niro’s victory lap
Barry Levinson’s true-crime gangster story is a pleasing encapsulation of five decades of cinematic culture
A new front in the Brexiteers’ war on reality
A right wing think tank uses very selective evidence to claims Brexit damage has been overstated
Tommy Robinson’s unlucky strike
The jailed football hooligan is trying to encourage workers to walk out in protest at Britain’s “corrupt” institutions. There’s just one small problem…
EU defence fund won’t destroy the Brexit reset
UK exclusion from an EU arms fund makes a big deal on May 19 much more, not less, likely
The New Europe
Merz faces his next challenge
If Germany’s problems don’t get resolved, the extremists could be leading the charge in the next general election
Can Europe defend itself?
Trump is breaking up the old post-war alliance designed to protect Europe from Moscow. If the US withdraws support, can the continent go it alone?
How to build the perfect European country
So many European nations can boast enviable success stories in different fields. If you put them all together, what do you get?
Britain’s post-Brexit era is over
Thanks to Putin’s aggression and Trump’s greed, the UK has regained its international status
Ten Trump Lies – and where they came from
The president comes out with a ludicrous stream of nonsense. But some of what he says has its origins in some unexpected places
Letters: Britain is fundamentally European
The UK needs to be part of the European project as a fully active member. Only then can Europe truly stand united against both Trump and Putin
Letters: With a European army we could deter Putin
If the UK was part of a Europe-wide army there would be sufficient forces to protect Ukraine without the need for US assistance
Britain’s post-Brexit era is over
Thanks to Putin’s aggression and Trump’s greed, the UK has regained its international status
Michelle O’Neill is wrong about defence spending
We’d all like more money for public services – but in a world where the US has abandoned Europe, more money for the military is the only way
It’s time for a serious look at Trump’s Russia connection
The disastrous Oval Office meeting with Zelensky showed that Trump is slavishly devoted to Putin. Why?
The iron curtain and the silver screen
Under communism, Polish artists were given freedom to produce posters advertising Hollywood films in a way their makers never dreamed of
Digging for treasure after Assad
In Syria, villagers search under their homes for long-buried gold and jewels. But this is speculation in every sense of the word
Did the COVID pandemic change me?
Swearing on the Bible: where does ‘bigot’ come from?
The horror that spawned Putin
Can the superstadium solve football’s looming cash crisis?
Dilettante: On the new entente cordiale
The bank that thinks it’s a gallery
Jules Verne, the writer who travelled in his imagination
Capucine, the French cover girl turned Hollywood star
Ken Adam, the fighter pilot who defined the look of Bond
Giuseppe Di Stefano, the tenor who captivated Callas
The Pirate who valued his authenticity above all else
