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The war against the youth mobility scheme is embarrassing
Farage and Badenoch are embarrassing themselves with opposition to a completely benign scheme
Can Starmer sell Britain on the Brexit reset summit deal?
Will a focus on cheaper food and energy be enough to drown out complaints about sovereignty and fishing rights – especially when the PM struggles to communicate?
Steve Witkoff, the world’s worst diplomat
He is a life-long property developer. So how the hell did he end up as America’s top international negotiator, on everything from Ukraine to the Iran nuclear deal?
Yes, the UK-EU defence pact risk is about fish
The UK and EU are keen on a defence and security pact, but there is a catch – fish. Tensions over who controls Europe’s waters go back hundreds of years
PMQs: Shock as Badenoch achieves the unthinkable
The leader of the Conservative Party today managed a score draw against the prime minister at their weekly confrontation. Did Parliament swoon in admiration? Not quite
Facebook’s free speech battle
The oversight board Mark Zuckerberg set up has criticised him, and ruled that anti-Muslim content should be removed. Will he now silence them?
Letters: It will take real Labour to beat Reform
The party must act: a wealth tax, rejoin the EU, bring in proportional representation. In other words, start behaving like a Labour government
The fall of Saigon, 50 years on
Half a century ago, a humiliated America scrambled out of a losing war. But parallels with Ukraine show little has changed
How populism gives youth wings
Bitter at the old politics, young Germans saw the far-right AfD as a revitalising tonic. How can the left get that taste out of their mouths?
Why Tory donors are kebabbing Badenoch
With the local elections just days away, the Conservatives simply do not look like a promising investment
Britain needs a new national story
This could be the only thing that could unite a nation divided on all fronts
Why you should visit Heligoland
Eighty years ago, the island was nearly wiped off the map. Today it relies on wind-farm crews more than tourists
Bolivia, where a former president is on the run
Ever since his exile in 2019, Evo Morales has been lining up a return to power and now he’s summoned his supporters
The downside of living the Italian dream
Expats must learn that smaller rural Italian communities run on gossip
Who will blink in Birmingham’s battle over waste?
Councillors can no longer escape the mess and workers seem intent on drawing this out. Meanwhile, the city is paying the price
The last man to die in World War Two
As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two approaches, Leipzig’s Capa House offers an urgent reminder about the origins of fascism
Lie of the week: Lee Anderson on housing for ‘illegal migrants’
Why Trump wants to fire America’s No.1 banker
If the president manages to oust Jay Powell, head of the US central bank, the results for the US and the global economy could be disastrous
Tim Bradford’s Cartoon: Does the UK need ‘Trussbook’?
The Iranian execution machine
More people are put to death in Iran than anywhere else on earth. Around the world, the protests are beginning
Donald Trump and the power of hoaxes
Recipients of a genuine email from the Trump government were convinced it was a fake. Others believe a 1960s spoof conspiracy is real
A very British victory for women
The fundamental error in the case that led to the Supreme Court ruling was one of wilful blindness: the refusal of trans rights activists to acknowledge that there were two vulnerable groups involved in this controversy
Farage’s lucky streak won’t last
Nigel Farage’s Reform are set for an election breakthrough on May 1. But the seeds of the fledgling party’s downfall are in its leader’s personality
Why Mark Carney is one of the luckiest politicians alive
It could well be that just days apart Burnley get promoted back to the Premier League and Carney, the first Canadian prime minister ever to have visited Turf Moor, wins the election
Europe’s explosive history with the bomb
Britain and France both have atomic weapons. Now that the US is no longer a reliable ally, how should Europe deploy its nuclear deterrent?
The end of the dollar
The greenback is the global reserve currency, but its preeminent position is not guaranteed. Could it finally be knocked off its perch – and if so, what could take its place?
The seven deadly sins of cautious Labour
On the EU, borrowing and more, Keir Starmer’s defensive approach is holding the party – and Britain – back
Starmer and the left’s “Hard Labour” problem
A column by the former New Statesman editor was meant to be a manifesto for a new, macho left. Instead, it draws attention to the government’s biggest shortcoming
Farage the farmers’ friend wants to sell them out – again
Reform’s leader joined the tractor protests but backs a US trade deal that would harm UK agriculture
Douglas Murray: shallow book, narrow mind
Reducing the complex history of Israel and Palestine to a battle of good vs evil is wilfully misleading. No wonder Trump has endorsed it
New York watches Trump crash the world
It was hard to find anyone who had a good word to say about the president in New York. The tariffs have made that impossible
Starmer needs to tell Vance “no deal”
A trade deal between Britain and the US government would be a disaster for Britain and distance us from our real friends
Trump’s dictatorship will silence the truth
The president has Voice of America, a US version of the World Service, in his sights. But the motivations for his war on journalism go far beyond cost-cutting and anti-woke
How to save the internet
Have you noticed how the internet has just got a whole lot worse? It’s time to do something about it
Sorry Brexiteers, the Trump bonus was a joke
The Brexiteers exploded with delight over what they thought was a vindication of our decision to leave the EU. Then it all fell to pieces
Keir Starmer: the global right’s new menace
He’s the most boring prime minister we’ve had in decades – so why does the US media seem to hate Keir Starmer so much?
When Switzerland gave Trump the finger
The Swiss are famously moderate – but when an image from a Basel carnival went viral, it led to a period of national self-examination
Trump’s policies are already killing people
The withdrawal of USAID has ended the system of Aids treatment and research in the most affected country on earth
The sweet sound of ‘Brexit betrayal’
The Brexit reset deal will fix some of the mess made by Boris Johnson and Lord Frost. No wonder the latter is already moaning about it
Trump’s tactics to stitch up the market won’t work
Who knew about his plans to reverse his tariff policy, and who benefitted?
Britain must not sell out Online Safety for tariff scraps
The idea that digital regulation is an attack on free speech is a myth, largely perpetuated by allies of big tech
Why we should all game-shame Elon Musk
Young men used to worship Trump’s buddy – now they are rinsing him while he struggles on a video game livestream
Musk is right about tariff moron Navarro
Trump’s dangerous adviser believes in an economic theory that was disproved 200 years ago
We must grow up about Brexit to defend Europe
Fears from Brexiteers and in government are the last stumbling blocks for a reset deal that keeps the continent safe and boosts trade
Vive la France, à bas JD Vance!
If Trump and his vice-president have a genius for anything, it’s global media dominance
Merz’s honeymoon is over
Thanks to the SPD, expectations of the soon-to-be chancellor are now so low he can hardly fail to impress once in office
Everyone hates Elon
The petulant far right billionaire rips up jobs, risks lives, makes Nazi salutes and taunts anyone who disagrees – then complains
The bridge at the end of Europe
Across the river from Russia, the Estonian city of Narva is part of the European Union. But Vladimir Putin is watching and waiting
Letters: A reunion would protect us from bullying
The UK needs to stop trying to do a deal with Trump, move away from the US, and rejoin the European Union