This government has made itself vulnerable to bond vigilantes. Credit: Getty
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Labour cannot escape Britain’s debt spiral The party has a knack for making economic promises it can’t fulfil

John Rapley

Sunday, 17 May

17.05

Modern cruises have stripped travel of its adventure Virus outbreaks are turning these floating cities into giant petri dishes

Richard Crampton-Platt

17.05

Who are Wes Streeting’s people? At Progress’s conference on Saturday, the Labour Right was in a muddle

Felix Pope

17.05
‘We shall never surrender.’ Credit: Getty

Unite the Kingdom marks dawn of Right-wing Omnicause

Cosmo Adair

Saturday, 16 May

16.05

Trump’s Poland troop withdrawal will benefit Europe Leaders on the continent are finally realising America is not their friend

Michal Kranz

16.05

Confessions of a Starmtrooper The PM’s successor will surely be worse

Samuel Rubinstein

16.05
‘There are many instances of concerns around racial disparities leading to unintended but tragic outcomes.’ Credit: Getty

Antiracism is poisoning British policing

Dominic Adler

16.05

BBC is full of ‘progressive madness’, says former news chief Fran Unsworth claimed the corporation pressured journalists to accept trans narratives

Archie Earle

Friday, 15 May

15.05

Iran war is eroding American power in Asia Beijing is exploiting the global economic disruption caused by the conflict

Tom Rogan

15.05
Nigel Farage is accumulating a large war chest for then next general election. Credit: Getty

Reform UK donors dominate rich list

UnHerd Staff

15.05

Giggle v. Tickle ruling will galvanise Australia’s sex-realists Politicians’ wilful blindness has created a legal muddle around gender

Josephine Bartosch

15.05

Ed Miliband’s North Sea shutdown is economic vandalism Labour’s flagship energy policy fails on all its objectives

Kathryn Porter

15.05
Best position? Left back in the changing room. Credit: Getty

British politics is turning into the Premier League

Jonathan Wilson

Thursday, 14 May

14.05

Trump is falling into Xi’s trap on China visit Stability at the expense of Taiwan’s security is meaningless

Luke de Pulford

14.05

Birmingham City University to close Black Studies course Only eight students enrolled this year

UnHerd Staff

14.05

Banning Unite the Kingdom speakers harms free speech Labour is barring allies of Tommy Robinson on dubious grounds

Jacob Mchangama

14.05

Greggs: the true ambassador of British enterprise A working-class bakery now stands as an unlikely emblem of UK commerce overseas

Dan Jackson

14.05
Can he save Labour from itself? Credit: Getty

Why the Labour Left fears Wes Streeting

Peter Franklin

Wednesday, 13 May

13.05

Do California Democrats have a CCP problem? Arcadia’s mayor has been exposed as an agent of Beijing

William Liang

13.05
SARMs are often used to increase athletic performance and muscle-building in the gym. Credit: Getty

SARMs are the dark edge of youth fitness culture

Josiah Gogarty

13.05

Starmer’s downfall mirrors Johnson’s Two-party politics is falling apart at the seams

Loic Fremond

13.05

Jess Phillips fell short as a champion for women Her resignation from Government leaves key Labour pledges unfulfilled

Joan Smith

Tuesday, 12 May

12.05
'I'm whatever LA needs me to be.' Credit: Getty

Is Spencer Pratt the hero LA needs?

Joel Kotkin

12.05

The ‘beta mum’ trend is a new kind of virtue signalling A laissez-faire approach to parenting has turned into a humblebrag

Valerie Stivers

12.05

Labour MPs don’t have a plan after Starmer His successor is at the mercy of the party — and the bond market

Wolfgang Munchau

12.05

Steel nationalisation won’t save Starmer The PM is wheeling out all the old Labour classics

Andrew O'Brien

Monday, 11 May

11.05
Page is rumoured, but not confirmed, to be playing Achilles in Nolan’s film. Credit: Getty

Elliot Page as Achilles is not as far-fetched as it seems

Spencer A. Klavan

11.05

Is Australia heading for a Reform-style insurgency? One Nation’s by-election success has drawn comparisons to Nigel Farage’s party

Rocco Loiacono

11.05

Starmer’s limp speech has sealed his fate The gap between lofty promise and actual delivery will never be reconciled

Jonny Ball

11.05

Putin has no intention of ending the Ukraine war The Russian President hopes that America will be distracted by the Middle East

Bethany Elliott

11.05

Will the stalking horse bring down Starmer? She who wields the knife never wears the crown

Lee David Evans

Sunday, 10 May

10.05
Another bad day at the office. Credit: Getty

UniCredit Russia withdrawal weakens Germany’s hand

Jack Smith