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The Green Party of England and Wales used to draw a strong contingent of conservationists who might otherwise vote Conservative. Now it has been hijacked by a mix of young socialists and veteran left-wingers
Britain’s Greens are now a hard-left, antisemitic party
The former Ecology Party cares more about Zionism than the environment
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The country’s EU citizens are astonishingly diverse
In Britain, “European” doesn’t mean white
The country’s EU citizens are astonishingly diverse
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America’s president appears to have decided that turning against Ukraine, and courting Russia, could help the Republicans in America’s midterm elections bit.ly/4yGl8iT Photo: Reuters
Today Italy’s old gender hierarchies, once tacit, are in some ways becoming more explicit. We explain why a row over women’s hemlines exposes the ongoing battle between the sexes
Italy’s politicians are obsessed with short skirts
A parliamentary fight over hemlines shows the battle of the sexes is still on
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Two “New Keynesians”, Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, win the highest honour in economics
A Nobel prize for how to keep economies on an even keel
Two “New Keynesians”, Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, win the highest honour in economics
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Demographic change, economic struggles and inherent contradictions are set to bring about an end to a British political settlement that once felt invincible. The end of pensioner communism is nigh
The coming fall of pensioner communism
Just like the Soviet kind, it is collapsing under its own contradictions
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Taxpayers now owe more. But is more owed to taxpayers?
China’s hidden levies are becoming more visible
Taxpayers now owe more. But is more owed to taxpayers?
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Studies of breast-milk production in recent years suggest that the proportion of mothers who produce too little milk is far higher than previously thought. Register for free to find out why
Why many women cannot make enough breast milk
The causes are often beyond their control
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Britain’s Border Force does not reveal how many flights it labels as high-risk, or subjects to extra checks. This makes suspicious activity difficult to assess
Are small planes Britain’s next small boats?
The problem is that nobody knows
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The young Mark Zuckerberg of “The Social Network” was a complex character—arrogant and treacherous but tragically insecure. In its sequel he is a cartoon villain
“The Social Reckoning” is a fatally earnest sequel to a classic
Facebook has become a softer target, making for a weaker satire than “The Social Network”
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Like tobacco firms, oil companies sell products with dangerous consequences—and they too understood the risks before the general public did. Will they face a similar reckoning?
Big Tobacco’s lessons for Big Oil
A lawsuit over climate change reaches the Supreme Court
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DOGE failed to make the state smaller, despite Elon Musk’s ambitious promises. But it did make it dumber, as Michael Lewis’s new book makes clear
How Donald Trump made America’s government dumber
DOGE was a huge missed opportunity
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On “The Intelligence” Guy Scriven explains how European industry is reinventing itself in an age of AI, high energy prices, trade wars and hot wars bit.ly/4hGmnsq
The disastrous legacy of Robert Mugabe’s seizure of mostly white-owned farms still holds Zimbabwe back. Register for free to learn how, 25 years later, farmers are adapting bit.ly/4hMuimS Photo: Getty Images
“Of the various fiscal challenges faced by America, the one the public feels most keenly is the looming crisis in Social Security,” says Glenn Hubbard. In a guest essay, the economics professor sets out how a citizens’ assembly might help solve it
America needs a citizens’ assembly to reform Social Security
With politicians flailing, it’s worth trying an approach that has worked in Europe, argues Glenn Hubbard
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Andrew Palmer, our Bartleby columnist, celebrates our readers’ finest micro-achievements
Bartleby newsletter: Tiny workplace triumphs
Andrew Palmer, our Bartleby columnist, celebrates our readers’ finest micro-achievements
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A biochemistry textbook sometimes feels like essential reading when shopping for wrinkle-reducing products. We explain what the ingredients do for your skin
The chemicals that reduce wrinkles
Vitamins, applied properly, can partially reverse the effects of ageing
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His diesel deal with Russia may prove as illusory as his “energy ceasefire”
Donald Trump is again threatening to cut off arms to Ukraine
His diesel deal with Russia may prove as illusory as his “energy ceasefire”
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The music industry is no stranger to technological upheaval. Yet generative AI brings a new age of disruption which threatens to transform the whole process of making music itself bit.ly/4rPclsl Illustration: Harry Haysom
The Cornell case is the latest reminder of the contorted attempts to make campuses safer. Register for free to learn how these efforts are letting students down
How not to make campuses safer
Shifting rules are failing students and universities alike
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“The longer this goes on, the more they can get out of the Saudis.” On “The Intelligence”, Gregg Carlstrom explains Saudi Arabia’s options as Houthi attacks on Riyadh escalate
Saudi under siege: Houthis attack airport
Also on the daily podcast: European industry adapts and the comeback of cursive
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Although he will not appear on the ballot, America’s midterm elections will be seen as a referendum on Donald Trump. Follow along as we track the race for Congress
US House of Representatives 2026 forecast
Democrats are heavy favourites to flip the House
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Perhaps a third of Lebanon’s prisoners will be released or have their sentences commuted under a new amnesty law. Register to read why it may ease overcrowding—but could also deepen sectarian tensions
A grubby amnesty law highlights Lebanon’s sectarian divides
Thousands could walk free from prison. That will not fix a broken justice system
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Also on the daily podcast: European industry adapts and the comeback of cursive
Saudi under siege: Houthis attack airport
Also on the daily podcast: European industry adapts and the comeback of cursive
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America’s sanctions-and-blockade campaign is working, on its own terms. Whether it will push Iran to end the war remains unclear, bit.ly/4drgdtQ Photo: AP
Iran is no stranger to economic crises, but this one looks uniquely bad. Register for free to learn how the regime is looking for a way out—on its own terms
America’s blockade is breaking Iran’s economy
But not yet its regime
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Presumably something serious prompted the American bombers sudden flight from a British base. But it is hard to see how that fits with the seemingly amateurish shenanigans of the “Fairford five”
American bombers have abandoned a British base
Their departure poses more questions than answers
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The president has dismissed proposals to place guardrails on AI’s development. But as frontier models get better and voters get angrier, his stance will come under growing pressure
Donald Trump’s untenable strategy for AI
The president’s desire to unleash the technology is running into political reality
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The scandal risks torpedoing the intelligence service’s already poor reputation just as the Bundestag prepares to grant it sweeping new powers
An explosive allegation rocks Germany’s spy agency
Its former chief is accused of passing on classified information to foreign agents
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