There are many things that can be said of the now-abandoned scheme to send asylum seekers from the United Kingdom to Rwanda. It was illiberal and misconceived. It had at its heart a contradiction, in ...

Recently I learned that 1st May is the ancient Gaelic festival of Beltane: the start of the summer and a time when the veil between our world and the realm of the fairies thins. This coincided with ...

Earlier this year, a YouTube video began to make the rounds of social media and music blogs. It features two figures in black and white polkadots that extend from their clothing to cover their hands ...

For once, the hype is valid. The Makerfield byelection really matters. If Andy Burnham wins, he probably becomes prime minister. If he loses, a Reform UK government looms large. There have been ...

The Gorton and Denton byelection was a sensation for the Greens—and it hurt Labour’s pride. With the May elections approaching, the UK’s governing party looks set for a beating. But what about Reform?

This year marks the centenary of the birth of Marilyn Monroe. She was born on 1st June, a couple of months after Elizabeth II, and within a few weeks of David Attenborough and Mel Brooks, both of whom ...

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Becky Burke was about to embark on the trip of a lifetime. What followed was 19 days of hell ...

Nigel Farage is right about one thing. The tragic murder of Henry Nowak is a defining moment for this country. In all other respects, Farage is almost certainly dangerously and maliciously wrong. But ...

©BANANA PANCAKE/GETTY IMAGES I’ve seen a good deal in England which suggested that, just maybe, not all was well with the collective psyche—the in-your-face binge drinking, the bookies stoking ...

In the last year, the United States has transitioned from flawed liberal democracy to competitive authoritarianism. In this new regime, institutions as diverse as universities, law firms and news ...