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10/12/2022 - 11:30am

The US-Saudi Arabia relationship is crumbling A genuine divorce between the two countries appears likely

Marshall Auerback

The next time Wikipedia asks for a donation, ignore it The online encyclopaedia is not short on cash

Andrew Orlowski

Tuesday, October 11

Teachers’ union seeks to change definition of transphobia Trans lobbyists want the term to go 'above and beyond legal compliance'

Don’t blame the mini-budget for the market turmoil The gilts sell-off hints at much deeper problems

Philip Pilkington

Nicola Sturgeon has run out of ideas The SNP conference was a sad affair

Will Viktor Orbán avoid the Twitter censors? The Hungarian Prime Minister recently joined the platform

William Nattrass

Monday, October 10

Dear Elon Musk, can you buy Paypal too? The free speech absolutist can save this company as well

Liz Truss is a liberalist, not a liberal We have a new word to add to the political lexicon

Velma: made for millennials who refuse to grow up The show illustrates young people's complicated relationship with the past

Mary Harrington

Why are liberals less happy than conservatives? Ambivalence about marriage and the family is bad for mental health

Friday, October 7

In search of optimism on Hampstead Heath Not everyone is depressed at the state of things, as I found out last weekend

Strange outbreaks of positivity over Northern Ireland The deadlock hasn't been broken, but there are encouraging signs

Europe’s newest club shows up its divisions The unity shown at the EPC meeting was only skin deep

William Nattrass

The New York Times can’t keep playing the conspiracy card A stream of corrections is undermining the newspaper's credibility

Ashley Rindsberg

Thursday, October 6

OPEC+’s oil cuts signal a new world order The oil needs of the West are no longer a primary concern

Philip Pilkington

Head to red states for political diversity on campus Students looking for debate and a mix of views should avoid the coasts

Why am I only welcome at Tory Party conference? It shouldn't just be the Conservatives giving the LGB Alliance a platform

Suella Braverman’s ‘protest banning orders’ must be stopped The Public Order Bill is an unacceptable restriction on liberty

Wednesday, October 5

The US does not want regime change in Iran America prefers domestic unrest to an overthrow of government

Did green protesters save Liz Truss? Her performance was visibly energised by the interruption

UnHerd Live: Michael Gove on Conservative philosophy Freddie Sayers asks whether the Conservatives have a big idea

Will Donald Trump rescue Herschel Walker? The scandal-ridden candidate is in desperate need of a presidential boost

Medical authorities are censoring the trans debate An open letter to the US Attorney General has troubling implications

The Russian refugee crisis nobody wants to talk about An estimated 200,000 have tried to flee the country in the last two weeks

Tuesday, October 4

Freddie Sayers: We need to fact-check the fact-checkers The response to misinformation is more dangerous than the original problem

In visiting Dunfermline, Charles declares himself a Scottish King The ancient capital is a smart choice for a royal visit

The latest Russian veto shows it’s time to give up on the UN The international body always fails in its defence of weaker countries

Philip Cunliffe

An academic posing as an iron man Kwasi Kwarteng appears to be going through an identity crisis

Monday, October 3

Peter Thiel’s dating app is already struggling The Right Stuff is not as unique as it's made out to be

Why is the Government giving more money to Peter Daszak? The NGO run by the scientist has been granted another $600,000

Ashley Rindsberg

Pouring excrement on Captain Tom is just the beginning Outrageous protests have a habit of succeeding

Mary Harrington

Brazil’s biggest losers: the pollsters Predictions of a Lula rout have not come true