A road trip like no other – crossing America by Greyhound bus
Joanna Pocock made the journey in 2006, then again 17 years later – and was shocked by the environmental changes she witnessed
The boundless enthusiasm of Asa Briggs
A prodigy from the start, the tireless historian left his fellow academics panting behind him in a long and distinguished career
The powder keg of 1980s New York
Ed Koch’s mayoralty is beset by violent crime, corruption, racism, Aids and a crack epidemic, with Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump further tormenting him where possible
‘I’ve taken to sleeping in my teeth’ – the wartime admissions of T.S. Eliot
‘I’m getting to be a wambling old codger’…‘I haven’t got enough phlegm to undress’, writes the poet, exhausted by readings and broadcasts, in letters spanning 1942-44
A Trump-branded peace deal
Mount Ararat rises over Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, its peak often lost in clouds. It is the country’s national symbol, yet…
Putin awards Order of Lenin to CIA chief’s son
John Reed, a young Harvard graduate and journalist, thought highly of the Bolshevik revolution and chronicled it in his book…
The nauseating hypocrisy of Kneecap
You truly could not make it up. Kneecap, who spent the past three months whingeing and complaining about their gigs…
You were never meant to know about the court service IT bug
Another day, another scandal in Britain’s collapsing public sector. Today’s concerns the country’s courts. A BBC investigation has turned up an…
The devaluing of American citizenship
President Trump’s call for a new US census that excludes illegal immigrants has stirred up exactly the kind of debate…
Could Britain learn from Japan’s ‘vigilante’ groups?
A uniformed group of volunteers is planning to patrol the mean streets of Bournemouth in response to a recent surge…
Spain’s anti-Islam turn
‘Spain is and will be forever the land of Christian people’. These are not, as you might think, the words…
Labour is entering its ‘Zanu-PF’ era
If you hadn’t heard of Rushanara Ali until her resignation yesterday, then good for you. If you still hadn’t until…
To be a success, Starmer’s migrant deal must pass tough tests
First came the Starmer-Macron handshake, sealing the UK-France migrant treaty. Following that was a series of Home Office stories about…
The sad tale of Denmark’s buxom mermaid
Hans Christian Andersen didn’t write a fairy tale called ‘The Ugly, Pornographic Duckling’, yet his stories often feature alienation, exile…
The fog of tariffs
It was an all-caps kind of evening for the President. “RECIPROCAL TARIFFS TAKE EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!” Donald Trump wrote on Truth…
What would an Israeli occupation of Gaza look like?
In a decision of historic weight, the Israeli government has formally approved a plan to expand its military operation and…
Asylum has become unsustainable
Data published yesterday has piled yet more pressure on the government to change its asylum policy. Analysis by the Telegraph…
Ex-Reform MP mistakes rowers for migrants
As the issue of immigration continues to assert itself as one of the top concerns facing the country, Brits are…
The rise of white signaling
What is culture but an endless backlash against the backlash? Woke was a sustained war on whitey for his privilege…
Reeves is to blame for the next cost of living crisis
Will yesterday’s cut in interest rates bring relief to the government in its economic problems, offering a breather to people…
Why is Spain trying to pick a fight with Trump on defence?
When I joined the House of Commons Clerk’s Department 20 years ago, there was a helpful list of formerly common…
Will the occupation of Gaza allow Israel to crush Hamas?
In a decision of historic weight, the Israeli government has formally approved a plan to expand its military operation and…
Kate Forbes: I am not a quitter
Kate Forbes’s announcement on Monday that she would be standing down as an MSP next year caught most people –…
