Vallance should not be a minister under any party until he comes clean on his role in the cabal that made such efforts to silence debate on Covid origins, a betrayal of both the public and science

Tel Aviv right now. General strike tomorrow. Do the damn deal. (Photo Tally Melamed.)

Yet still the West restrains Ukraine from striking back at Russia over such atrocities with its best weapons

The Tory leadership campaign shows only their arrogance and abject failure to learn anything from such a crushing defeat. My ⁦The i paper⁩ column inews.co.uk/opinion/tory-l…

‘Normal?! Don’t call me normal!’ Worth reading this ⁦Simon Hattenstone⁩ interview with the amazing Gail Porter on stardom, sexism, sectioning – and survival theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/a…

Shame on Mongolia, an International Criminal Court signatory, for inviting Putin to their country (unless they plan to arrest the war criminal) politico.eu/article/vladim…

Opinion | The Tory leadership campaign proves just how arrogant the party has become There is a weird inability to accept electoral reality, writes Ian Birrell trib.al/MzzmjKh

Good moment to revisit this piece by Ian Birrell on Germany's reckoning with itself inews.co.uk/opinion/german…

The real choice on immigration is between a chaotic, punitive system based on political dishonesty, and a well-managed one that takes advantage of our good fortune as a place that can draw people from around the world - worth reading Jonathan Portes⁩ argument theguardian.com/books/article/…

A new generation of African online activists “is now driving the continent’s political narrative.” They “are exposing corruption, holding government leaders to account,” and “giving young Africans a powerful new voice to speak truth to power." trib.al/bzi8Yue

This is terrible news. A really brave man, fighting for democracy against a brutal and corrupt regime

No decisions on charging people over Grenfell until the end of 2026. This is shameful foot-dragging by the state that only fuels the suffering for families

Priti Patel’s fate proves Boris is a busted flush with the Tories. Me for Independent Premium independent.co.uk/voices/priti-p…

Fascinating story, this. novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/…

The revelations that Russia handed $10m to a US media company shows how Moscow has shifted tactics to fund influential useful idiots in the West rather than its own troll factories in order to push its propaganda more effectively 👇

Labour says hereditary peers will lose their right to sit in parliament within 18 months under plans to fast-track House of Lords reform. Sadly, this reform is much less than Starmer originally promised - or Britain needs to tackle blatant corruption staining our political system

If you think Trump is losing, you may be in for a nasty surprise, argues ⁦⁦⁦James Johnson⁩ telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…

Nationalisation won't fix Britain's chronic railway problems - thoughtful analysis by ⁦Andrew Gilligan⁩ for ⁦The i paper⁩ inews.co.uk/opinion/nation…

Spot-on piece by Ian Williams on the grotesque hypocrisy of free speech warrior Elon Musk in his kowtowing to China spectator.co.uk/article/xi-spe…