15+ hour, 42+ min ago   (476+ words) UnHerd Trump doesn’t understand the messy politics of Irish reunification Donald's new best mate. Credit: Getty Has Kemi Badenoch found Labour’s Achilles’ heel? Does it ever pay to be Donald Trump’s friend? Northern Ireland’s pro-British unionists are among the few…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (251+ words) “Politicians raise the cost of living and dissuade tourism and enterprise through death by a thousand cuts.” Credit: Getty Hospitality bosses were blindsided late on Wednesday by the news that Andy Burnham plans to give English mayors the power to…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (566+ words) Andy Burnham’s government is stuck between change and continuity, utopian radicalism and difficult realities, and much of the shift from Starmerism has so far taken place at the level of vibes. But Labour’s latest signalling pivot on Israel and Palestine…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (271+ words) “The root of the problem lies in the laws and rules with which the Home Office is obliged to comply.” Credit: Getty In a remarkable exclusive, the Times has published the testimony of a Home Office whistleblower who estimates that…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (906+ words) His radical agenda will soon be shelved UnHerd Andy Burnham meets reality His radical agenda will soon be shelved “We're running out of bread.” (WPA/Pool/Getty) In the Seventies, a phrase emerged in Left-wing circles: “actually-existing socialism.” It had…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (262+ words) Max Adams is the author of Domesday: 1,000 Miles on Foot Through the England of the Norman Conquest. He was the first director of Durham University Archaeological Services, before turning to writing in the 2000s. His group biography of John Martin and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (324+ words) Lowe has adopted a more anti-Israel position. Credit: Getty Two unlikely social media personalities crossed paths when Yair Netanyahu, the fast-living son of the Israeli Prime Minister, clashed with Rupert Lowe, the ruddy-cheeked, blazer-wearing Great Yarmouth MP and leader of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1137+ words) Will he corrupt British politics? UnHerd Milo Yiannopoulos’ horrible homecoming Will he corrupt British politics? “Yiannopoulos’s career since 2017 has been a shadow of its former glory.” (Chip Somodevilla/Getty) In 2017, addressing the fallout from remarks in which he appeared to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (205+ words) Earlier this week, the Metro published a piece claiming JK Rowling had engaged in “Holocaust denial”. Credit: Getty This slur is something that Rowling has had to deal with in the past. In March 2024, a journalist from Novara Media called…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (621+ words) Reports today suggest Andy Burnham has been invited to send ministers to cross-party talks on a private member’s bill which would make marriage and sexual intercourse between first cousins illegal. The bill, tabled by Conservative MP Luke Evans in June,…...