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The US struck Isis in Nigeria last night.
But air power alone will not turn the tide against jihadism in West Africa, writes
Kyle Orton 👇
But air power alone will not turn the tide against jihadism in West Africa, writes
Kyle Orton 👇
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December 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The US struck Isis in Nigeria last night.
But air power alone will not turn the tide against jihadism in West Africa, writes
Kyle Orton 👇
But air power alone will not turn the tide against jihadism in West Africa, writes
Kyle Orton 👇
St Stephen's Day has always been a day of spectacle and blood.
Will this year mark the final ride? | Yuan Yi Zhu 👇
Will this year mark the final ride? | Yuan Yi Zhu 👇
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December 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
St Stephen's Day has always been a day of spectacle and blood.
Will this year mark the final ride? | Yuan Yi Zhu 👇
Will this year mark the final ride? | Yuan Yi Zhu 👇
Candlelit carols, quiet prayers, whispered miracles.
The sacred still appears in the ordinary, writes Francis Young 👇
The sacred still appears in the ordinary, writes Francis Young 👇
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December 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Candlelit carols, quiet prayers, whispered miracles.
The sacred still appears in the ordinary, writes Francis Young 👇
The sacred still appears in the ordinary, writes Francis Young 👇
Anglican broad-mindedness can feel like incoherence.
For some clergy, Catholicism provides clarity and a foundation of truth, writes Dan Hitchens 👇
For some clergy, Catholicism provides clarity and a foundation of truth, writes Dan Hitchens 👇
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December 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Anglican broad-mindedness can feel like incoherence.
For some clergy, Catholicism provides clarity and a foundation of truth, writes Dan Hitchens 👇
For some clergy, Catholicism provides clarity and a foundation of truth, writes Dan Hitchens 👇
A pill that silences hunger may also silence signals that deserve attention.
The FDA has approved the experimental drug, but history gives no cause for optimism, warns Stella O'Malley 👇
The FDA has approved the experimental drug, but history gives no cause for optimism, warns Stella O'Malley 👇
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December 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A pill that silences hunger may also silence signals that deserve attention.
The FDA has approved the experimental drug, but history gives no cause for optimism, warns Stella O'Malley 👇
The FDA has approved the experimental drug, but history gives no cause for optimism, warns Stella O'Malley 👇
The US has denied a visa to Clare Melford, head of the UK-based Global Disinformation Index (GDI).
Washington says the move is part of a wider push against the “global censorship-industrial complex”, reports James Billot 👇
Washington says the move is part of a wider push against the “global censorship-industrial complex”, reports James Billot 👇
US denies visa to head of Global Disinformation Index
The United States has denied a visa to Clare Melford, the head of the UK-based Global Disinformation Index (GDI). The move forms part of a wider push by Washington against what it describes as a…
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December 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The US has denied a visa to Clare Melford, head of the UK-based Global Disinformation Index (GDI).
Washington says the move is part of a wider push against the “global censorship-industrial complex”, reports James Billot 👇
Washington says the move is part of a wider push against the “global censorship-industrial complex”, reports James Billot 👇
'The inheritance tax reversal is yet another policy that Labour seems unable to carry out' | Adam James Pollock unherd.com/newsroom/lab...
Labour’s inheritance tax U-turn is a hollow victory for farmers
Yesterday it was reported that the Labour government has once again made a U-turn on a policy proposal, this time on the inheritance tax raid on family farms. Under the amended proposals, the…
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December 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
'The inheritance tax reversal is yet another policy that Labour seems unable to carry out' | Adam James Pollock unherd.com/newsroom/lab...
Trump knows he only has a few years left in the most powerful job in the world. The ticking of the clock may explain the urgency with which he is crassly naming public institutions after himself. | Michael Lind
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December 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump knows he only has a few years left in the most powerful job in the world. The ticking of the clock may explain the urgency with which he is crassly naming public institutions after himself. | Michael Lind
What should filmmakers prioritise when adapting the Odyssey? | Jacob Howland unherd.com/newsroom/don...
Don't judge Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey on historical accuracy alone
Yesterday marked the release of the official trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, which comes out next summer. Nolan’s film is the latest chapter in the afterlife of a hero whose very name...
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December 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
What should filmmakers prioritise when adapting the Odyssey? | Jacob Howland unherd.com/newsroom/don...
‘The sheer scale of the ark is overwhelming.’ | Farahn Morgan
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Christmas in Noah’s Ark
’The sheer scale of the ark is overwhelming.’ (Luke Sharrett /For The Washington Post/Getty)
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December 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
‘The sheer scale of the ark is overwhelming.’ | Farahn Morgan
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unherd.com/2025/12/christmas-in-noahs-ark/
Boiling lobsters alive doesn’t improve the taste or reduce the chances of food poisoning. So why do we still do it? | Julie Bindel
Boiling lobsters alive is needless macho brutality
In Perthshire recently, I saw a sign for “Live Scottish Native Lobster”, costing £65, to “take home alive”. I was shocked. It’s a barbaric practice, and totally unnecessary. Hopefully, this cruel…
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December 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Boiling lobsters alive doesn’t improve the taste or reduce the chances of food poisoning. So why do we still do it? | Julie Bindel
‘The problem, as the novels themselves reveal, is that there are people in the world who have the manners of an angel and the morals of a tomcat.’ | Terry Eagleton
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unherd.com/2025/12/jane-austen-was-no-romantic/
Jane Austen was no Romantic
Smoldering prose. (Credit: Focus Features)
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December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
‘The problem, as the novels themselves reveal, is that there are people in the world who have the manners of an angel and the morals of a tomcat.’ | Terry Eagleton
unherd.com/2025/12/jane-austen-was-no-romantic/
unherd.com/2025/12/jane-austen-was-no-romantic/
Police commissioners have announced the end of non-crime hate incidents. But as long as the College of Policing remains a progressive stronghold, officers will feel unsupported | Dominic Adler
Killing off NCHIs won’t solve Britain’s policing dilemma
Police commissioners have announced the death of the non-crime hate incident (NCHI), declaring them “not fit for purpose”. This is unsurprising, given the courts found NCHIs unlawful as long ago as…
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December 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Police commissioners have announced the end of non-crime hate incidents. But as long as the College of Policing remains a progressive stronghold, officers will feel unsupported | Dominic Adler
‘I engage in various spiritual activities: but none offer the transcendent opportunity of a live concert.’ | Nick Cave
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The miracle of live music
Transcendent: Thom Yorke (Brian Rasic/Getty Images)
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December 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
‘I engage in various spiritual activities: but none offer the transcendent opportunity of a live concert.’ | Nick Cave
unherd.com/2025/12/the-...
unherd.com/2025/12/the-...
Gold and silver hit record prices yesterday. Investors are backing away from fiat currencies | John Rapley
Silver boom could lead to Eighties-style recession
Gold and silver hit record prices yesterday, with the former trading above $4,400 (£3,275) an ounce for the first time. An ounce of silver hit a record of $69.44 — more expensive than a barrel of…
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December 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Gold and silver hit record prices yesterday. Investors are backing away from fiat currencies | John Rapley
‘The trouble with being chief bro is that eventually a younger, hungrier rival will come along.’ | Mary Harrington
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Andrew Tate’s bruised masculinity
Tate’s defeat by Chase DeMoor showed the limitations of his philosophy of masculinity. Photo: YouTube
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December 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
‘The trouble with being chief bro is that eventually a younger, hungrier rival will come along.’ | Mary Harrington
unherd.com/2025/12/andrew-tates-bruised-masculinity/
unherd.com/2025/12/andrew-tates-bruised-masculinity/
Headlines claim 'God is back' in British politics.
But British Christians are politically fragmented, not a unified bloc, writes Niall Gooch👇
But British Christians are politically fragmented, not a unified bloc, writes Niall Gooch👇
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December 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Headlines claim 'God is back' in British politics.
But British Christians are politically fragmented, not a unified bloc, writes Niall Gooch👇
But British Christians are politically fragmented, not a unified bloc, writes Niall Gooch👇
Is China cutting its losses in Venezuela? | Miquel Vila
Will China step in to defend Venezuela?
As the United States steps up pressure to remove Nicolás Maduro from power, the Venezuelan leader has turned to China for support. Last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi responded to the growing…
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December 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Is China cutting its losses in Venezuela? | Miquel Vila
JD Vance has expressed doubt about reaching ’a peaceful resolution’ in Ukraine | Rob Lownie
JD Vance: Ukraine will eventually lose Donetsk
Ukraine will likely lose Donetsk, US Vice President JD Vance has claimed. In an exclusive interview with UnHerd’s Sohrab Ahmari, Vance said that “the Russians really want territorial control of…
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December 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
JD Vance has expressed doubt about reaching ’a peaceful resolution’ in Ukraine | Rob Lownie
‘This Christmas, the ghosts of Ozzy Osbourne and Charles Dickens will be rattling their chains in the council offices, aghast at a city that has learnt nothing from historic warnings.’ | Alex Taylor and Tracy King
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Birmingham’s Dickensian nightmare
A Yuletide omen. (The Muppet Christmas Carol / Walt Disney)
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December 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
‘This Christmas, the ghosts of Ozzy Osbourne and Charles Dickens will be rattling their chains in the council offices, aghast at a city that has learnt nothing from historic warnings.’ | Alex Taylor and Tracy King
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unherd.com/2025/12/birm...
Is historical ignorance to blame for the radicalisation of Gen Z? | Joel Kotkin
Why are Zoomers embracing extremist ideas?
Conservatives have rightly denounced the extremist tendency among young progressives, but there’s a similar problem now evident on the Right. A new Manhattan Institute study of Generation-Z…
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December 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Is historical ignorance to blame for the radicalisation of Gen Z? | Joel Kotkin
‘If there are gatherings of Poles, my son recommends I stay away and watch out for myself.’ | Ian Birrell
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Poland has turned on its Ukrainians
Nationalist protesters in Warsaw on Poland’s 107th Independence Day. (NurPhoto/ Getty)
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December 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
‘If there are gatherings of Poles, my son recommends I stay away and watch out for myself.’ | Ian Birrell
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Ed Miliband is being tipped to take over from Rachel Reeves as chancellor, but giving him the keys to the Treasury would be a disaster | Henry Hill unherd.com/newsroom/vot...
Voters would bear cost of Ed Miliband chancellorship
One cannot help but have conflicted feelings about reports that Ed Miliband is quietly touting himself as Britain’s next chancellor. He deserves it, but we don’t. He doesn’t “deserve” the role in the…
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December 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Ed Miliband is being tipped to take over from Rachel Reeves as chancellor, but giving him the keys to the Treasury would be a disaster | Henry Hill unherd.com/newsroom/vot...
‘JD Vance is acutely sensitive to subterranean political and cultural shifts which until recently only registered on the seismometer known as the internet, but which are starting to remake the world aboveground.’ | Sohrab Ahmari
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JD Vance: Nick Fuentes ‘can eat shit’
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December 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
‘JD Vance is acutely sensitive to subterranean political and cultural shifts which until recently only registered on the seismometer known as the internet, but which are starting to remake the world aboveground.’ | Sohrab Ahmari
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A premature alignment with either Farage or Starmer could be costly for Badenoch.
Should she be open to a hung parliament? Peter Franklin 👇
Should she be open to a hung parliament? Peter Franklin 👇
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December 22, 2025 at 7:15 AM
A premature alignment with either Farage or Starmer could be costly for Badenoch.
Should she be open to a hung parliament? Peter Franklin 👇
Should she be open to a hung parliament? Peter Franklin 👇