The 60% problem: Why a hotter climate is a crisis for the UK economy
Drought is hitting British farms just as war and supply shocks make our food supplies more vulnerable
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The end of Putin is at last on the table – but we must be sceptical
An oligarch’s way out of war would give Russia and its dictator an easy ride, and may yet prove to be a con
Read the piece →A message to the UK – if you can’t keep up with the AI revolution, you’re toast
When it comes to AI, Britain is stuck between the US and China – and the choices are stark
Read the piece →Trump has made his biggest, most dangerous mistake yet
His deal to let Saudi Arabia develop a domestic, unregulated nuclear programme is a landmark moment in the disintegration of global order
Read the piece →The UK government warns there’s a 25% chance of catastrophic water failure
A new threat assessment says the country’s water system faces a new, more troubling level of threat – the only answer is nationalisation
Read the piece →The extent of Trump’s foreign policy humiliation is now clear
Disruption has failed – and America looks diminished and declining
Read the piece →A Critical National Infrastructure superministry could fix Britain
Burnham could end Treasury stagnation with a single department that centralised water, energy, transport and telecoms
Read the piece →Burnham’s biggest problem – UK leftists parroting Putin’s lies
Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, so the Kremlin is boosting its disinformation campaign. Unfortunately for the next PM, the British left are falling for it
Read the piece →After Brexit, “the special relationship” became a weakness
Out of Europe and reliant on an unreliable US, Britain has drifted towards strategic irrelevance. There is a way back – by engaging with the bloc of half a billion people that’s right on our doorstep
Read the piece →A message to the next PM – to avoid Starmer’s fate, concentrate on defence
This is Labour’s last chance to see off the threat of a 2029 Farage victory. There is one piece of advice that the next PM needs to hear
Read the piece →Labour’s Coalition Has Shattered, and Starmer Needs A Theory to Rebuild It
Labour bleeds four voters to the left for every one it loses to Reform — and cannot explain why. Source
Read the piece →How the global far right is attacking your mind
A brutal murder in Southampton has exposed the way political extremists influence and distort politics in other countries
Read the piece →Why have we let Putin get away with it for so long?
The Intelligence and Security Committee demanded a full inquiry into Russian meddling in British politics. It never happened. A new report makes clear that it needs to happen – now
Read the piece →Putinism has failed, and a new kind of threat has arrived
More than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in Putin’s war in Ukraine. But he cannot back off. Instead, he will switch tactics. Ukraine – and the west – must be ready
Read the piece →The science is clear – the world is heading for water catastrophe
Scientists predict that, during the next century, entire regions of the earth will run out of water. And the day that a tap is turned on and nothing comes out, it will all be too late
Read the piece →It’s not about a new leader. It’s about a new story
Any replacement for Keir Starmer would face the same problems – and the need for a fresh narrative to match future challenges
Read the piece →The left has no concept of radical evil
The likes of Jeffrey Epstein rise while we try to rationalise and redeem
Read the piece →When war comes home: how should a government rule in times of conflict?
It is time for Britain to rewrite the rules on war powers. Better to do it now than to wait until hostilities break out. By then it will all be too late – and what’s more, Farage might be in power
Read the piece →Yes, AI can make our lives better. Here’s how
Instead of subsidising AI start-ups, the government needs to use the new technology for socially beneficial ends. But the real opportunity will be after the inevitable coming AI crash
Read the piece →The truth about Trump’s Iran downfall? The worst is yet to come
With Epic Fury’s epic fail, the president has given encouragement to aggressors everywhere
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