Politics

The chancellor's straight-talking has, unexpectedly, boosted his popularity

The cool, damp climate of the south-west of Ireland has become a surprising summer refuge for weary travellers escaping the heat of Europe

Rising political and military tensions have seen pro-democracy activists stage mass recall campaigns against pro-China Kuomintang lawmakers

With the government exploiting emergency wartime powers, life in Iran may worsen for ordinary people

The world of extremism has moved on during the past 100 years – but the core ideas of Hitler’s book have not gone away

There is no grand vision, no -ism. But Keir Starmer can still succeed if he trusts his political instincts

The government benches in the Commons are packed with ambitious young people who think their careers are hitting a dead end

China, Russia and the US hard right now all look at Europe in the same way - as an opponent to be countered

He might stop obsessing about building walls – and it might just improve his political philosophy

In the game of he said, she said, the former still wins. Until principles can trump money, MeToo’s survival is fighting a losing battle

Like right wingers everywhere, the Italian government hates immigrants - it also can’t carry on without them. Which means only one thing

The Republican party used to have principles. Not any more

The economy was in a mess when they came into office. But they have moved too slowly, and avoided the biggest questions of all

If the government wanted to win over a large part of the electorate, surely we are the group to appeal to, not Reform voters?

The nation has just negotiated a new settlement with the EU, and British officials have been playing close attention to the terms of the deal

A politician my age is actually being taken seriously, and potentially welcomed into a position of power

In a draining digital age of new problems and new tech, the planet’s most powerful leaders are all in their 70s – and increasingly at war with reality

The Reform Party has finally come up with some policies – and they would wreck the UK’s fragile economy

Beijing will have watched the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, and will have learned a dangerous lesson

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If Rousseau is right, it’s not just Venice and Bezos that are sinking. We all are 

A new book reveals the former Nazis at the heart of Das Kanzleramt, the chancellor’s office, the power hub of the young German democracy

The prime minister has established strong relationships with leaders of other countries. But now he must fix the one he has with his MPs

Using the LGBTQ+ community as a punchbag is an age-old trick for Orbán but this time, the prime minister miscalculated

The protest band got an ecstatic welcome in Dresden, the city where a young Vladimir Putin was stationed as KGB officer

The country’s new-found peace feels fragile once again after the attempted assassination of Miguel Uribe Turbay

Her autobiography shows that the western queen of the far right is almost impossible to pin down

Far right nationalistic beliefs are now run-of-the-mill daily rhetoric in US public life

American journalist John Cassidy explains why those who despise this unstable system seem doomed to failure