In Rafah, Israel annihilates men, women and children sheltering in a place they were told was safe. In Kharkiv, Russia bombs a DIY shop, killing 16—including a 12-year-old. Horror on horror on horror

'The time for the Tories to implement and strengthen checks and balances and fundamental rights, so as to prevent the wrongful conduct of a future Labour government, has now passed. They had their chance' -must-read column by formerly dag’s account for Prospect prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/elect…

Remember clippy?

Conventional wisdom says a Labour landslide all but guarantees 10 years of Lab rule. CW is wrong. Lab has reached the summit because the mountain shrunk, thanks to Tories and Farage. My blog for Prospect argues that Lab may be less lucky next time. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/elect…

Bloomberg and The Guardian carrying articles on the university crisis today. Here's my contribution in this month's Prospect. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/polic…

Labour has triumphed. But now comes the ‘shit list’, writes Philip Collins Prospect prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/elect…

Interesting analysis: "We might be tempted to think that violence against one side must come from the other side. But the bloody genie, once unleashed, often stays close to home."

There have always been two visions of America. The competition between them, more than either on its own, defines American identity, writes Celeste Marcus prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united-s…

The judge “ruled that the jury should not take into account evidence about climate breakdown, which the defendants wanted to point to as the key motivation behind their actions”. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Interesting analysis of Vance's political communication style and what the right gets right

Ecce Trump: my thoughts on the iconography and piety surrounding former president Donald Trump following the attempt on his life for Prospect. Yes - those are supporters imitating his wounds in solidarity. prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united-s…

The amount of work Nick Davies put into this investigation was truly amazing. Watching him work with alan rusbridger and Alex Dean was inspiring. Properly forensic, public interest work.

UK average maximum temperatures in July have warmed ~1°C between the 1961-1990 and 1991-2020 climate periods. Whether or not you consider July 2024 a “colder than normal” month depends on whether you include the warming trend. This is a crystal-clear example of climate change.

‘A Conservative government made right-wing populism a central part of its platform. The damage done on this front by the Johnson-Truss-Sunak government needs to be recognised.’ Daniel Trilling (Daniel Trilling) on the riots in the UK, from the blog: lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/augu…

In the hours after the Southport killings, the different factions of the far right coalesced in fury. Extremism expert Dr Julia Ebner spoke to Emily Lawford about their latest moves. prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/people/6…

Had a fascinating conversation this morning with Serhii Plokhy about his new book "Chernobyl Roulette"—even more thought provoking in light of the Ukrainian action in Kursk. You can listen in full this time next week on the Prospect podcast prospect.lnk.to/Podcastgu

Serhii Plokhy is one of the best people to speak to about the war in Ukraine—and the dangers from nuclear power. He's on his week's episode of the podcast, talking about his new book "Chernobyl Roulette", published by Allen Lane Tune in to listen! prospect.lnk.to/Podcastgu

It's so disheartening when someone plagiarises your story, especially when you're starting out. New Lines Magazine publishes such heart-filled, original work—check it out if you don't know it.

🎧: This week, journalist and author Oliver Burkeman joins Ellen Halliday and Sarah Collins to talk mental health and building a meaningful life—and why his new book, Meditations for Mortals, really isn’t self-help. podfollow.com/the-prospect-p…

🎥 Watch the latest Prospect Podcast interview on YouTube, featuring author Oliver Burkeman. He discusses why you shouldn’t obsess about controlling your life, with Ellen Halliday and Sarah Collins. youtube.com/watch?v=u--n5O…