OPINION
— Taylor Swift, allegedly a government plant, is theorised by right-wing conspiracists to strategically endorse Joe Biden with boyfriend Travis Kelce before the November election.
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Front Pages
— We take a look at the front pages of the main newspapers and magazines today in the UK and beyond.
Long-Read
— Brexit’s impact is complex and hard to disentangle from other factors. It hasn’t helped issues like medicine shortages, steel jobs, or environmental protection. Brexit promised concrete benefits, not just abstract ideas, and has failed to deliver.
European Union
— The Eurozone’s single currency masks deep economic divisions. Trade imbalances create debt, with surplus countries like Germany refusing fiscal transfers. Germany’s economic woes could force a difficult choice: full union or fracture.
Front Pages
— We take a look at the front pages of the main newspapers and magazines today in the UK and beyond.
Northern Ireland
— DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson ends nearly two years of power-sharing protest in Northern Ireland, aiming for a deal with Sinn Féin and UK government concessions on Brexit-related checks. Challenges and symbolism complicate the return to governance.
COMMENT
— Several Western donor countries have suspended funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees based on Israeli accusations of staff involvement in Hamas attacks, impacting millions of Palestinians in Gaza, despite ongoing investigations.
Front Pages
— We take a look at the front pages of the main newspapers and magazines today in the UK and beyond.
Cost of Living Crisis
— The UK benefits system does not systematically cater for the basic household needs of healthy eating and domestic energy.
Ireland
— Tension has boiled over into threats of violence and suspicious fires at hotels accommodating asylum seekers.
2024 US Presidential Election
— When Joe Biden became president in 2021, expectations were to heal after Trump. Now, facing low approval and Trump’s rise, Democrats debate Biden’s 2024 run, fearing a risky legacy.
Front Pages
— We take a look at the front pages of the main newspapers and magazines today in the UK and beyond.
Front Pages
— We take a look at the front pages of the main newspapers and magazines today in the UK and beyond.
UK-Rwanda Refugee Relocation
— The UK-Rwanda asylum deal, marred by legal and financial issues, raises concerns as Rwanda developers admit that Suella Braverman’s “beautiful” flats for deported asylum seekers in Rwanda have been sold to Rwandans, contradicting the former home secretary’s claims.
Death Penalty
— Despite the global death penalty decline, Kenneth Eugene Smith’s recent Alabama execution raises concerns about democratic principles. The crucial point is that capital punishment violates democracy itself.
Front Pages
— We take a look at the front pages of the main newspapers and magazines today in the UK and beyond.
