Politics

The return of the political professional

After years of duds and dilettantes, true operators have returned to Downing Street — but that won’t guarantee success

Google hit with $1 billion fine for breaking EU antitrust rules

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My life as a columnist is divided in two: before Brexit and after

The events of 2016 revised my worldview and taught me how to be shouted at

Military Briefing: Can the US Reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Force?

Renewed air campaign has yet to reassure shipowners the waterway can be made safe from Iranian attacks

Betting account in George Cottrell’s name received $9mn in crypto from unidentified sources

Deposits in Polymarket wallet came as convicted fraudster was providing gifts to Farage

Next Space Force chief throws cold water on the idea of space privateers

It turns out some of Benjamin Franklin’s opinions from 240 years ago are still relevant today.

Anthropic is heating up the midterm proxy war over AI regulation

Anthropic has now spent $40 million backing a nonprofit that has clashed with a Super PAC supported by OpenAI President Greg Brockman.

New UK energy secretary previously called for net zero target to be accelerated

Fahnbulleh was head of a think-tank when it pushed for a total end to new drilling in the North Sea basin

Ethical fintech boss tried to set up arms deals with Wirecard’s Marsalek

Algbra founder sought to help businessman later exposed as a fraudster and spy raise $2.75bn to buy Russian military tech

Donald Trump taps Big Tech critic as chief of DoJ antitrust division

Adam Candeub authored a Project 2025 chapter calling for a sweeping shake-up of US competition enforcement

On the run for 20 years, most-wanted fugitive caught hiding as a biotech exec

Ronald Fischer, aka Richard Graydon, was arrested in New York last week.

Zelenskyy replaces top Ukraine general after mass protests

President chooses 43-year-old Mykhailo Drapatyi to replace Oleksandr Syrsky in generational shift in Kyiv’s military leadership