Families look at the Covid Memorial Wall in central London. Credit: Getty

Jul 18 2024 - 6:30pm

Did the Covid inquiry just admit lockdown was a mistake? A new report challenges received wisdom on the pandemic

Tenacious D in happier times. Credit: Getty

Tenacious D spat shows cancel culture goes both ways

JD Vance offers a truce to the GOP establishment In last night's speech, the VP nominee both attacked and befriended the old guard

Emily Jashinsky

Wednesday, July 17

God didn’t save Donald Trump The ex-president's supporters have attributed his survival to divine intervention

Are Reform voters greens in disguise? Credit: Getty

Over a quarter of Reform voters prefer Greens to Tories

Why the tech Right loves Trump Elon Musk and other investors have rallied behind the former president

Mary Harrington

Trans rights protestors in California last year. Credit: Getty

California passes deceptive trans policy in schools

Leor Sapir and Erin Friday

Republicans have moved on from Biden’s age In Milwaukee, the talking point has vanished among GOP leaders

Emily Jashinsky

Tuesday, July 16

Ramped-up Secret Service protection may rob Trump of his magic New measures could create a barrier between the former president and his supporters

Source: Nicolas Lambert, Antoine Beroud and Ronan Ysebaert/RIATE

France’s north-south political divide

Why JD Vance will be good for Europe Trump's VP pick is wise to plot a more dovish path for Western foreign policy

Has private equity become a Ponzi scheme? Funds risk causing another 2008-style crash

Philip Pilkington

How much longer can the Biden campaign go? The President's latest interview suggests he's running out of road

JD Vance’s VP selection is a victory for the New Right Trump's running mate cements the GOP's populist evolution

Emily Jashinsky

Monday, July 15

Any young folks down there? Credit: Getty

Young men are dumping the Democrats

Classified documents case against Trump was always weak Judge Aileen Cannon is right to dismiss it entirely

Ashley Rindsberg

Donald Trump was a picture of defiance after Saturday's shooting. Credit: Getty

What I saw at the Trump rally

Almost half of Ukrainians want to begin peace negotiations A new poll has found that 44% are in favour of talks

Sunday, July 14

How will the Trump shooting affect the RNC? Republicans are overhauling their platform for this week's convention

The Trump shooting conspiracy theories have already begun Americans of all stripes are conditioned to think in terms of plots and cabals

What impact will the Donald Trump shooting have on the election? America will only become more polarised after last night's attack

Saturday, July 13

Isis issues fresh threats ahead of Paris Olympics A rise in thwarted attacks is an omen for the summer Games

Friday, July 12

Pro-choice protestors in central London last year. Credit: Getty

Criminalising abortion is a red line for British electorate

Democratic elites attacked online over Biden criticism Infighting is spilling out into the open

BP’s production cuts signal future energy crisis Rising demand for oil is at odds with the EU's Net Zero commitments

Ralph Schoellhammer

Thursday, July 11

Joe Biden doesn’t need to listen to George Clooney The actor's intervention smacks of elite paternalism

Tony Blair appears on Newsnight. Credit: BBC

Tony Blair struggles to define ‘woke’ on Newsnight

Is Starmer risking Ukraine escalation with Storm Shadow missiles? Britain's new PM has gambled that Putin will not attempt a direct confrontation

Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Pennsylvania late last month. Credit: Getty

Will Pennsylvania decide the 2024 election?

Charles McElwee

Labour’s economic project will drive Britons abroad Don't expect Keir Starmer to rejuvenate the City

Philip Pilkington

Wednesday, July 10

GOP’s new party platform divides the Right Populists and establishment conservatives are sparring over new policies

On the warpath. Credit: Getty

Braverman and Badenoch do battle on Tory Right