Jonathan Hall, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation. Credit: Newsnight/BBC
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UK terror watchdog: free speech absolutism undermines democracy Jonathan Hall KC pointed to Britain’s vulnerability in the face of online threats

Rob Lownie

19.10

Is Reform UK unfairly targeted by the media? ITV’s exposé revealed a double standard in political coverage

Harry Jee

19.10

Protests are a response to France’s legitimacy crisis Emmanuel Macron’s authority has been shattered

Harrison Stetler

Sunday, October 18

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Holmes can't let go of her Millennial idealism. Credit: A24

‘You Can See Everything’ exposes the delusion of Millennial idealism

Sohrab Ahmari

18.10

Destruction of France’s beautiful buildings is a civic tragedy Limoges Town Hall was a Neo-Renaissance masterpiece

Nicholas Boys Smith

18.10

Trump’s sanctions waiver is about America, not Russia He is motivated above all by the national interest — and his own

Jennifer Kavanagh

Saturday, October 17

17.10

Netflix is no longer a cultural behemoth The company’s falling profits reflect a lack of original programming

Oliver Bateman

17.10
Protests have spread across Italy. Credit: Getty

Europe’s protests are a revolt against Atlanticism

Thomas Fazi

17.10

Is Christine Lagarde preparing to flee a Le Pen presidency? Emmanuel Macron wants to install a centrist replacement before it’s too late

Wolfgang Munchau

Friday, October 16

16.10

Democrats have a new identity crisis No one in the party wants to admit they’re the establishment

Ryan Zickgraf

16.10

Alice Weidel: We don’t want a German caliphate The AfD co-leader argued for the remigration of asylum seekers

Shea Ferguson

16.10
Zack Polanski faces a revolt from the Greens’ old guard. Credit: Getty

Greens’ Zionism row could tear the party in two

Peter Franklin

16.10

NHS’s trans ban comes far too late Ministers have blithely ignored last year’s Supreme Court judgment

Joan Smith

Thursday, October 15

15.10

Big money is pulling the Democrats Left Wealthy progressive donors are skewing the priorities of the party

Michael Baharaeen

15.10

Anti-Trump stance is the Tories’ best bet against Farage British conservatives still view the US President negatively

David Jeffery

15.10

MI5 is woefully underprepared for next foreign terror threat Agency head Ken McCallum has warned of Britain’s security weaknesses

Dominic Adler

15.10
Rooney’s books will no longer be supplied by Faber in the UK. Credit: Getty

Sally Rooney’s book withdrawal is a tragedy for literary sadgirls

Poppy Sowerby

Wednesday, October 14

14.10

OpenAI spy scandal marks new front in espionage America is entering another cold war

Elliot Leavy

14.10

Will Greta Gerwig betray CS Lewis’s Narnia vision? Her adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew is rooted in modern sensibilities

Niall Gooch

14.10

Oxford University has lost its marbles over idioms Languages thrive on eccentric expressions

Philip Hensher

14.10

The school screens war has become a class signifier EdTech is widening the socioeconomic learning gap

Kristina Murkett

Tuesday, October 13

13.10

Mamdani’s NYPD reforms will punish good policing The city should not create disincentives for officers doing their jobs properly

Josh Appel

13.10

Spain’s housing protests should scare European leaders Rent costs are mobilizing angry young people across the continent

Julian Bovill

13.10

Shane Gillis SNL response is confected outrage Why is anyone surprised when the show seeks to offend liberal pieties?

Ryan Zickgraf

Monday, October 12

12.10
Fake news. Credit: Getty

James Talarico conspiracies embarrass MAGA influencers

Sohrab Ahmari

12.10

Nigel Farage’s asylum pledge isn’t extremist Britain’s Overton window has shifted on immigration

Chris Bayliss

12.10

Anthropic’s Claude cruelty policy risks humanizing AI Treating models as sentient is a slippery slope

Timandra Harkness

12.10
Orangemen take part in the Drumcree parade. Credit: Getty

Drumcree march ban comes at a cost to nationalists

Gerry Lynch

Sunday, October 11

11.10

Will Trump’s diesel deal with Russia bring down Zelensky? Putin has undermined Ukraine’s standing with Washington

Maximilian Hess

11.10

AfD is moving closer to power by softening EU stance Right-wing European parties are finding ways to work with Brussels

Peter Franklin

Saturday, October 10

10.10

Republicans are squandering the Latino vote Texas Hispanics are losing faith with Trump

Michael Lind

10.10

Trump’s ICC sanctions are diplomatic overreach The administration is bypassing limits on presidential power

Kyle Sammin