Politics

What should we make of Labour’s thumping success?

The by-election results suggest a Conservative wipe-out at the General Election. But defeat on that scale could push the party towards extremism

Can the US president steer events in the Middle East?

It made mistakes on Tuesday night, and poor reporting in febrile times can be dangerous – but even so, the BBC is not the story

The latest analysis by the IFS makes for sobering reading

Following in the footsteps of 20th-century exiles who ran from communism, four artists are fighting their own war, from Paris

The two media monsters were formed out of their nation’s very proclivities

Harari believes prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu should accept responsibility, vow to see the crisis through, and then go

There are no right answers in solving this conflict. But the wrong ones are obvious

For the first time in a long time, I struggled not to take Braverman’s rhetoric personally

On the outskirts of the capital, Punjabi-Sikhs are being forced to work in brutal conditions

In France, businesses, societies and individuals move slower – sometimes a lot slower – than lawmakers

The felling of the famous sycamore is a metaphor for their witless use of power – and determination to keep their hands on the chainsaw

Spaniards famously eat late, but make an exception at Atrio – you won’t want to miss the sunset viewings from the courtyard

Hamas has made it brutally simple to pick a side – the challenge for our society is seeing it through

Support for a campaign by just 3.5% of people is supposedly a tipping point. That doesn’t add up

Covid permanently changed the way we work. Now the WFH revolution has hollowed out our cities

Glitter made his conference speech interesting. But, why should the Labour leader stop there?

They brought us Brexit, immigrant paranoia and Boris Johnson. Here’s our definitive rundown of 50 people the UK could definitely do without

It was the Franco-British aircraft that flew too close to the sun. But could supersonic travel now make a surprise comeback?

An old Tory slogan was: “Britain’s better off with the Conservatives”. Now we’d be better off without them. It’s time they went before they ruin us irreparably

The populists have been stopped in their tracks. It will soon be Britain’s turn to do likewise

It’s hard to look at all the problems facing the UK today and conclude that the planning system is key to putting them right

Securonomics is not something the existing machinery of the British state is equipped to execute

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

The ruling hard right party doesn’t have the votes to form a government. Can Donald Tusk put together a centrist ruling coalition?

Urgent, innovative action is needed to defeat the terrorists and bring hope

Shadow housing and planning minister Matthew Pennycook opposed a new development two years ago

The gap between public opinion and political inertia is huge - and growing. It should be filled

Conflict in the Middle East may distract the west, which could be to Russia’s advantage in the Ukraine war

The home secretary’s warnings makes little sense in a world that is increasingly homophobic