Is there a secret plot against AfD politicians?
Conspiracy theories flourish in a culture of anti-democratic censorship and authoritarianism
The German gravy train
Politicians in Germany are demanding more from the electorate while expecting more for themselves
No winners in Germany
No party met their own expectations, but a Grand Coalition might not work this time
Wer finanziert Sie?
The web of state-funded opposition to the AfD
The fall of the German firewall
The establishment cannot continue to prioritise keeping out the AfD
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
Sport’s regime changes
Canadian snooker has gone the way of Hungarian table tennis
So long, Socrates
Socrates turned relentless questioning into a way of life — and paid for it with his own
Critical briefing: the Chişinău Declaration
Why the Chişinău Declaration is more of a symbolic gesture than a chance for real reform
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Baddiel shoots, he doesn’t score
If you want to understand English football, you will get better answers knocking on doors in Burnley than Hampstead