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JULY 14. 2025

Exclusive: the Southport riots and Twitter’s failure

A new investigation shows how the moderating system on the social media network broke down at the worst possible time

JULY 11. 2025

The truth about breaking up

A new book captures the enduring confusion of that moment when love goes away

The fight for Africa’s media

Trump has cut all funds to US media outlets across the continent. As the west takes itself off the airwaves, others are moving in

Why the hard left’s economic plans still don’t work

In the words of the IFS: “No country has successfully introduced a wealth tax. " Try telling that to Labour’s left

Matthew d’Ancona’s culture: Too Much is one of the best streaming series you will watch all year

Lena Dunham’s first major television project since Girls is so much more than the rom-com it's billed as

Corbyn, Sultana and the politics of inevitable failure

If they ever manage to set up their new hard left party, there will only be one winner – Nigel Farage

JULY 10. 2025

The problem of vanishing video games

The companies that make some online games now want to retire them, which raises the question – who actually owns things nowadays?

Starmer makes progress – and the europhobes can’t stand it

The PM’s meeting with Emmanuel Macron has brought the Brexit ghouls out in a chorus of whingeing. It seems they prefer Britain to be isolated

JULY 9. 2025

Elon Musk’s AI Hitler problem

The techbro entrepreneur was worried that Grok, his AI system, was turning into a lefty, so he fiddled about to make it more right wing. The results were terrifying

The Reform Party revolution continues to eat itself

Another MP leaves Nigel Farage's party, while the number of new councillors suspended or resigning continues to grow

JULY 8. 2025

The government that tells it like it isn’t

It’s becoming increasingly difficult for politicians to tell voters things they do not want to hear. But deceiving the electorate is a very bad idea

Nerd’s Eye View: 11 things you need to know about the Royal Train

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

Peter Thiel and the Antichrist

A very influential, rich American says the Antichrist has returned. The worst thing is how many people might actually believe him

Dilettante: How the internet tried and failed to kill my attention span

I’ve not given up on culture; far from it. What I do instead is split my life between online and offline