EU institutions, UK-EU relations, and Brexit aftermath
The government has offered to meet a woman abused by a neo-Nazi MI5 agent after a secret inquiry found the service knew he was “obsessed” with violence. Her legal team is demanding a full public inquiry, not a private meeting.
The Old Continent has good reason to be concerned that the U.S. defense industrial base is no longer supplying the weapons promised to NATO allies, given that American stockpiles have been depleted due to the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, prompting allies to consider new ways to arm themselves and defend themselves. As NATO leaders,…
A government minister has challenged Andy Burnham to produce a concrete roadmap for reaching the UK’s 3.5% of GDP defence spending target. The clash reflects a deeper divide over military funding priorities ahead of the autumn spending review.
Prince Harry has arrived in the UK for a week of charity engagements just as the High Court prepares to rule on his phone hacking lawsuit against Mirror Group Newspapers. The Duke is expected to attend the WellChild Awards and Invictus Foundation events while awaiting one of the most significant legal verdicts of his life.
Nigel Farage has denied any wrongdoing after reports claimed he failed to declare financial benefits from an ally before becoming an MP. The story leads Wednesday’s front pages as Reform faces renewed scrutiny.
Sara Canning, former partner of murdered journalist Lyra McKee, says she hopes the gunman who killed her is haunted every day by what he did. Six years on, no one has ever been charged with the shooting in Derry.
BBC Radio London presenter Jo Good has returned to the airwaves after recovering from four broken bones suffered in the Wimbledon train crash on 19 June. Her comeback has been met with an outpouring of support from loyal listeners who followed her recovery over the past two months.
Scotland fans’ World Cup habit of coning statues abroad has sparked a full-blown craze at home, with landmarks from Ayr to Stirling now regularly sporting orange headwear. Councils are counting the cost while the internet keeps the joke very much alive.
The NHS is launching a “marathon a month” walking scheme developed with Olympic medallist Sir Brendan Foster, rewarding people who walk 30 minutes a day. The programme targets Britain’s 12 million physically inactive adults and is set to launch in early 2025.
William Davies’s new essay in the London Review of Books revisits James Burnham’s theory of managerial power with striking relevance to today’s political battles. The piece raises urgent questions about who actually controls modern economies — and who benefits from the answer.
