Politics

Whether in its mild or extreme forms, tribalism is as destructive as it is alluring

Thanks to higher costs, increased red tape and supply chain damage, we must get used to living in a country with empty shelves

If the Conservatives lose the next general election on the scale of their 1997 defeat, it will be a very long time before they can hope to win again

What can Europe’s classical history tell us about Putin and Xi?

Post-Brexit Britain slides ever-further down the EU’s list of priorities

There is a glaring problem with the way we choose prime ministers

The PM’s tone-deaf remarks in his weird AI chat again shows he is useless at politics

A new poll shows 47% want a new Brexit vote by the end of 2028

Macron says “non”

In 2022, Britain produced a billion fewer eggs than in 2019. The knock-on effects of that shortfall are huge

Embracing both the dilemmas and rewards of multicultural coexistence will mean abandoning the government’s populist resentment

The promotion of conservative or even hard-right ideas across Europe is a threat

In Sardinia you can buy a house for just one euro, but is this too good to be true?

He knows that unless parliament passes a new act, the museum cannot restitute the Parthenon Marbles

The Covid Inquiry is uncovering the chaotic way the government handled the pandemic and gambled with the country’s future

Switching off the news has been particularly alluring in the last few weeks, but we must not fall into this trap

What might Boris Johnson name his new show? Here are a few ideas...

The post-GDR party she used to co-chair is on the brink of extinction, and Wagenknecht is gearing up to push her former comrades off a cliff

In an extract from his searing new book, the LBC presenter takes on the politicians who denied everything and took responsibility for nothing

Only the richest 4% will pay it, but everyone seems to hate it. Now it is in the government’s sights

Most of us are at odds with her policies and over-zealous remarks, but she is a high achiever who holds herself to exacting standards

“Jews so keenly feel the trauma of 7 October and its aftermath, not because they support the Netanyahu government or the fundamentalist West Bank settlers… because, like everyone else, we want to be accepted”

The insulting terms he used for Johnson and others tell us much more about him than his intended targets

Worse even than Boris Johnson or Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak’s blinkered arrogance has accelerated the decline and fall of the Tory empire

What will become of the Blackadder of British politics?

Want to know why? Just go abroad

Elon Musk wants you right where he can see you

Instead of standing up to the far right in the name of democracy and peace, Brussels often enables it

Turkish secularists and Islamists have been demonstrating against the war, but for different reasons

Trafficked migrants, fake embryo transfers, babies for sale… the shocking story that reveals the dark side of Crete

Valencia’s minister of culture calls the practice an art form – he’s wrong