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MAY 13. 2025

Everyday Philosophy: Bertrand Russell, lessons from a pacifist prophet

Many secular philosophers have opposed war and particular wars, but Russell stands in a class apart

Letters: Labour needs to stop apeing Reform and start being positive

Following Farage means inching towards him as he inches further right – doing this has already left the Conservatives in ruins

Père-Lachaise: Where Paris goes to die

The cemetery, opened by Napoleon, was unpopular at first. But then the VIPs came – followed by the ghosts

The complete unknown who could wreck Labour

Morgan McSweeney is the most influential invisible man in British politics. Is he to blame for Labour’s rightward turn and tanking opinion poll numbers?

The Eurovision troll contest

Estonian Tommy Cash’s Espresso Macchiato mocks Italians. Is he a prankster, or a racist?

Eurovision’s performers without borders

A Finnish comedy trio are among the bookies’ favourites to win the song contest. .. for Sweden

Is No 10 about to put the kibosh on culture?

The government is rumoured to be about to ditch not just culture secretary Lisa Nandy but her department entirely

MAY 12. 2025

Keeping up with Liz Jones

Former colleagues of the Mail on Sunday diarist are gobsmacked at her latest outpouring, with eyebrow-raising tales of subterfuge and at-desk urination

The Tories are dead

A toxic and debased brand may be still in denial, but the only vital signs on the right are now with Reform

Starmer’s immigration policy is immoral – and stupid

Never mind an ‘island of strangers’ - the PM is a stranger to reality

MAY 11. 2025

How Twitter broke Elon’s mind

First, he took over the social media platform – then the social media platform took over him

MAY 10. 2025

Stag dos and stag dont’s

The season of drunken Brits, staggering about in pre-wedding oblivion, has come to Spain. There’s only one way to deal with the embarrassment of it all

Looking at borders from both sides now

A book that finds the joy in Europe’s lines of division

The football club letting fans in for free

Fortuna Düsseldorf, in Germany's second tier, has traditionally struggled to match the passion of their neighbours. So they're giving tickets away