Keir Starmer once stood up for protesters. Now he calls them terrorists As a human rights lawyer, Starmer defended direct action on grounds of conscience. But the world is now a much less forgiving ...

Ryan Gilbey, long one of the UK’s most astute and exuberant critics, is not so sure. “Subtext is now text – and greater visibility can feel like a diminished presence,” he writes in his newly ...

This year’s Thinkers are pushing boundaries and building connections; their ideas are novel, inspiring and challenging. But the list is not exhaustive: when you voted for your Top Thinker, we hope you ...

The Spending Review was a major political shift After a year of managerialism, Labour is taking the fight on public expenditure to the right ...

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In this week’s Q&A, Alan and Lionel look back over their journalistic careers and recall their toughest decisions. The former editors also discuss why they left the Guardian and the FT when they did, ...

A new paper argues that AI should be treated as a ‘normal’ technology like electricity or the internet. But it’s far more unknowable ...

Alan and Lionel are joined by the editor-in-chief of a revolutionary new Danish media organisation. Plus, the editors critique the first edition of th ...

In the months after a decisive election, voting intention polls have no predictive value. That is why I have largely ignored them so far. But tracked over time, they do tell us something. That is why ...

Since Trump came to power cowardice has become contagious From the tech bros to the leaders of Ivy League universities, the great grovel to Donald Trump is well underway. What America needs now more ...

‘Doggerland’—the winner of the VS Pritchett Short Story Prize 2022 In partnership with the Royal Society of Literature, we are delighted to present Kaliane Bradley’s winning short story ...

When should a democracy stop politicians from running for office? Looking at the legal barriers now faced by Donald Trump and by Marine Le Pen ...