15+ hour, 30+ min ago   (1193+ words) Europe is burning, food insecurity is growing and Trump and Farage are still shouting about “Net Stupid Zero” Oh my Lord, the bliss of arriving in Iceland… 10 degrees Celsius, light drizzle falling, so leaving the airport I held out my…...

17+ hour, 53+ min ago   (417+ words) To the list of things that Restore Britain seems to see as undermining our society – immigrants, the BBC, woke, the ban on handguns and HR departments – must now be added another: recently bereaved parents. Scott Cameron, a Restore member of…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1110+ words) Being aggressive, angry and judgemental might have had a place in a tribal two party system. But those days are gone, and the new PM knows it Labour’s social media operation has changed considerably in recent years. The party and…...

17+ hour, 45+ min ago   (451+ words) While others found his programme about Ukraine execrable, the Daily Mail gave their own columnist a rave five-star review Is Boris Johnson’s new documentary about the Ukraine war a searing dissection of Europe’s bloodiest, most intractable conflict in 75 years or…...

17+ hour, 59+ min ago   (364+ words) The X agitator accused the magazine's editor-in-chief of treachery after she pressed him on his support for the far right Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of the Economist, appeared on CNBC this week to talk about the magazine’s interview with Elon…...

21+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1422+ words) Higher rates should be the end, not the start, of a new narrative of citizenship and statecraft Let’s go back to first principles. What should a new prime minister – any new prime minister – be doing in 2026? Not to hold together…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (804+ words) Sequels for The Devil Wears Prada, Practical Magic, The Princess Diaries and Romy & Michele show the industry waking up to the idea that women go to films too Successful feminine nostalgia begets successful feminine nostalgia. That’s the hypothesis Jamie Lee…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1094+ words) MAGA thinks I’m a fan - and sends me multiple weird emails each day asking for donations When Donald Trump made wild claims about election interference on July 16, the Daily Beast described his manic speech as “fundraising”. I know exactly what…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (999+ words) Rants, spoilers, lazy lists like this one - the internet has wrecked film writing and infected other parts of the trade, too Opening caveat: I could not be a film journalist without the internet. I wrote blog posts and online reviews…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (496+ words) Sian Astley vowed to buy 'big JCB magnificent machines' to fill potholes if elected mayor. Only problem: she can't Sian Astley, Reform’s candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoralty vacated by Andy Burnham, has posted a professional-looking (if not sounding) video…...