Oliver Anthony described the attempt to 'wrap politics' around his song as 'aggravating'

Aug 28 2023 - 2:00pm

Both Left and Right get Oliver Anthony wrong A misinterpretation of his lyrics has turned the singer into a political football

The dark truth about gender surgeries Medical complications are being reframed as opportunities

Eliza Mondegreen

Britain has learnt nothing from the Leicester riots Ethnic tensions could become more widespread across the country

Sunday, August 27

Is the art market heading for a crash? Ultra-wealthy investors have squeezed out other buyers

Saturday, August 26

Wolfgang Münchau: the end of the German era AfD voters are rebelling against a failing economy

Friday, August 25

Fat-positive activists miss Ozempic’s real risk Drugs tackling obesity could threaten bodily autonomy

Sweden is Europe’s Right-wing success story The country's immigration and energy policies provide a model for conservatives

Ralph Schoellhammer

The New York Times is finally standing up to trans censorship Advocacy groups have criticised the paper for its gender coverage

Josephine Bartosch

Central banks are more divided than ever Today's Jackson Hole summit will be a test of unity

Thursday, August 24

Beware the creeping return of mask mandates Numerous experts are calling for a restoration of the new normal

An expanding Brics should worry the West Six new member states are set to join the alliance

Philip Pilkington

Is Yevgeny Prigozhin really dead? There are still doubts about the Wagner leader's demise

Donald Trump looms over the Republicans Last night's debate was dominated by the man who didn't show up

Tucker asks Trump questions you won’t hear anywhere else From Jeffrey Epstein to civil war, the former Fox host covered all bases

Wednesday, August 23

Sergey Surovikin: Putin’s fall guy gets his marching orders The general's dismissal is further evidence of the President asserting his authority

Bethany Elliott

Emily Bridges doesn’t belong on Vogue’s female power list The trans cyclist's inclusion makes a mockery of women's achievements

Black-majority states are not progressive The New York Times is promoting reactionary ideas about race

Why are climate activists so angry? Frustrations about the environment are a cloak for separate resentments

Russia’s African operation is spinning out of control Wagner forces may have overreached in Mali

Tuesday, August 22

Asia’s ‘influencer farms’ are dystopian, but America isn’t much better The faux-intimacy of our social media personalities is just as troubling

The 20mph speed limit is not safer or better for the planet The anti-car lobby is damaging the UK

Philip Pilkington

Green Party’s trans court case is a sign of things to come Shahrar Ali's litigation will be watched closely in other parties

Brics is an alliance in name only The bloc is too divided to pose any threat to the West

Maximilian Hess

Monday, August 21

The Trump-Murdoch feud won’t last long The pair need each other more than they care to admit

William Gladstone’s family should stop self-flagellating The former PM's long and complicated legacy risks being overshadowed

Samuel Rubinstein

China’s shocking demographic decline just got worse Total fertility rate has fallen to a record low

Why are there so many nursing serial killers? Abandoning apprenticeship training for nurses has made safeguarding harder

US increasingly doubtful over Ukraine’s progress Some officials fear that the window for negotiation has been missed

Bethany Elliott

Saturday, August 19

Churches should not cancel services for the football British Christianity is trying too hard to be liked

The UK Covid inquiry must address the harms to children Lockdown 'experts' need to be held to account

Friday, August 18

Labour and the Tories are becoming a uniparty Policy differences between the two parties are becoming blurred

High interest rates are here to stay The West may be about to experience a decades-long bear market