NEW EUROPEAN

JULY 18. 2025

We are becoming more European

A new report shows that Britain is aligning itself with more European rules and standards – but there are two exceptions

It was the best time in history to be Polish

And then along came a new, hard-right conservative president – a man with no answers to the country’s problems

What next for Suella Braverman?

The former home secretary is caught in a bind after her husband quit Reform

JULY 17. 2025

Does the Museum of Brexit actually exist?

A recent spurt of posts by the long-dormant project doesn’t mask the fact that little progress has been made in eight years

Scandal as UK police threaten Palestinian protesters

Video shows how Yvette Cooper’s proscription order against Palestine Action has given licence for thought crime interrogations by cops

Do not go and see this play

A distinctly unappetising production has somehow made its way to the West End. Do not be fooled

Afghan data leak: one part of a great betrayal

The Afghans who served with western forces have been let down by ignorant politicians with no idea who the Taliban truly are

Trump versus the US economy

The president wants to fire the head of the US central bank. If he does manage to sack Jay Powell, the result could be disastrous

JULY 16. 2025

Is this the answer to the sex trade?

A new bill could have profound consequences for the trade. But as one in ten men admit to paying for sex, some will be sitting on the benches in Westminster and Holyrood. Is change possible?

Reform and the missing link

It seems some of the party’s most prominent members aren’t especially tech savvy

It’s a net win for Badenoch!

The Tory leader enjoyed a very generous perk at Wimbledon

Sitting in the crowd, yearning for something fun

An earnest adaptation of a novel about suicide, sex and capital punishment is an impressive looking production, but a barrel of laughs it is not

Breaking News: Reform politician sees the light

The leader of Kent Council has written to the government urging it to ease restrictions on migration

JULY 15. 2025

Mark Gatiss, the most bookish man on the box

The creator and star of a new postwar drama talks literature, the second world war and unconventional Hollywood marriages