Politics

The political culture of the west has sunk into a new era of cynicism, contradiction and outright political delusion. But we didn’t fall into it – we were pushed

A throwaway remark about the makeup of German cities started a political row - and then the chancellor made things even worse

Racist abuse in the UK is becoming normalised – the government and social media platforms are doing nothing about it

Two showmen, $40bn and one very fragile economy: what could possibly go wrong?

A decade ago, his views would have been considered beyond the pale. But now this friend of JD Vance is right at the heart of British politics

What the Reform MP said was appalling. The Tories’ refusal to condemn her is arguably worse

Reeling from the Panorama crisis and with the future of its news operation threatened by AI that tells us only what we want to hear, it’s vital to have a national broadcaster that tells us what we need to know

The women of Georgia have seen their children locked up by the government. Now they want them back

When philosopher Manon Garcia went to the Gisèle Pelicot trial, what struck her most was the defendants’ sheer lack of remorse. If we can’t change this, she asks, can we live with men?

Not long ago, the Conservative party had a centrist wing. Now it is flirting with immigration policies that make Idi Amin look like a moderate

Labour’s refusal to think about joining the customs union shows reality is an alien concept

As a Tory proposes the harshest migration policy since Idi Amin’s, data shows the public doesn't understand the numbers - thanks to politicians too venal or timid to tell the truth

Why I spent the day at Thatcher Fest, Grantham’s celebration of the Iron Lady's centenary

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Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel won the closest philosophy has to the accolade and, even if you disagree with him, it's easy to see why

Trump has declared victory for himself – but without compromises and cash to rebuild Gaza, his hopes are built on sand

Students in the US believe the UK has a free speech problem and the vice president is spinning this myth as a reality

Satire has become one of the few sources of political sanity in the US. Now, one of its chief exponents is mulling a run for office

This year’s preparations for Dashain, Nepal’s biggest Hindu festival, quickly turned to despair as the rains swept homes away and stranded residents

The western left sees Latin America through the lens of revolution and anti-imperial struggle. But when that view meets reality – as in Venezuela today – solidarity turns to silence

Conmen don’t win people over with arguments. Instead, they reflect their dreams back at them – and everyone’s a sucker for that

Another inquiry, another set of shocking truths. South Africa’s real crisis isn’t corruption – it’s the lack of consequences

As Karl Schlögel reminded us, Putin waged this war in Ukraine not only for military means, but as a battle for hearts and minds

Virginia Giuffre is dead, and a royal is disgraced. But time after time, powerful men keep escaping real justice

Russia bought themselves a senior member of the Reform party to do their bidding. He’s been found guilty – why does no one seem to care?

Once one of America’s most wanted men, Ahmed al-Sharaa is now feted by Trump and western politicians. But for how long?

Farage is flying high, but the party in the lead always loses ground as the election approaches – even a small slip in his numbers could have severe consequences

The hard left wants to globalise the intifada, imagining that defeating Zionism will liberate humanity. Their delusion is close to religious mania

Wilders’s party is on course to win the most seats - but an opposition coalition could keep him out of power. Just

Macron and Lecornu have got away with it for now - but the country has forgotten the art of compromise

A tweet by the disgraced MEP about the BBC has come back to haunt him

A clownish spy scandal has shown up the severe shortcomings of British security, and given the Labour government an even bigger Chinese problem