Opinion
Why has Dubai become a magnet for right-wing figures?
Exploring the contradiction at the heart of the British culture war.
Reform UK is trailing in the one poll that really matters
Britain is heading for a hung parliament. In a world of coalitions and compromises, Reform’s isolation could prove fatal.
2025 was the year the far-right became a parody of itself
Never has a group of people so fervently loathed the country they are supposed to love.
2025 proved that Gary Lineker is a national treasure
After more than a quarter of a century, Lineker presented his final episode of Match of the Day this year, having left a profound legacy on the BBC’s flagship football show.
Your Party’s awkward beginnings could be its greatest strength
A party built to outlast individuals was never supposed to feel comfortable.
A Tory–Reform election pact would be doomed to fail
Tying Reform to a collapsing Conservative Party would shatter its outsider appeal.
We visited London’s most dangerous areas… What we found shocked us to our core
Ignore the facts, discount the figures, and it becomes impossible to see the UK without thinking 'Unbelievable Krimewave'.
I don’t care what the patriots say, Britain is brilliant
'They wrap themselves in the flag while complaining endlessly about the place it represents.'
Zohran Mamdani’s victory highlights exactly what’s wrong with Keir Starmer
'Lessons for progressives the world over.'