Politics

The special issue will focus squarely on the appalling state of Britain’s waterways, the result of an absolute scandal of our times; the privatisation of the water companies

Russian victory spells disaster for Europe and without urgent support to Ukraine, this is inevitable

As November 5 approaches, here’s what you should be reading

Over two years after her release, the former detainee on stolen time, hostage diplomacy and the lessons to be learned from her case

They’ll talk about getting Britain closer to Europe, but will Keir Starmer listen?

The New European's hit podcast is staging its first live event in London

The Reform leader’s attack on Labour over its activists volunteering for Kamala Harris has blown up in his face

The shameless survivor who brought you Brexit doesn’t deserve another platform

Angela Rayner teased and then taunted her old sparring partner in his last big appearance as her shadow

Moscow pumped huge amounts of money into Moldova’s EU vote – and lost

Former Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden has quickly forgotten his north-east roots

The weighting of a story about the Croydon man shot by police is all wrong

The Democrats are united and have stuck to a plan that has worked so far. But if it goes wrong, the party could go into meltdown

Whatever Rachel Reeves announces will make her deeply unpopular. But that won’t necessarily mean she’s wrong

The debate has opened up a number of complex moral dilemmas and cast doubt on the ability of the NHS to cope with the additional pressure

Clearly, the chancellor has no intention of courting short-term popularity as the budget looms

If Trump wins a second term, he will force Ukraine into a humiliating peace deal with Russia

Even if the US doesn’t slide towards tyranny on November 5, almost half the electorate are going to end up disgruntled

We asked our listeners at the O2 whether Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick should be the next Tory leader. The response was bleak for both candidates

The gap between academia and reality needs to be closed when navigating today's political climate

Trump views Scotland as just one big golfing playground

Despite being compulsory, voting in Belgium has become a real community experience for some residents

For an expat, French cuisine and culinary culture takes some getting used to

Times have changed, UK pensioners are now escaping Brexit Britain in search of Italy's low and convenient rents

Campaigners in the Canary Islands are striving for a more sustainable tourism model

Our digest of the worst of Westminster welcomes the slippery charmer to the Spectator editor's chair

Viktor Orbán and Nigel Farage are backing the Republican - but they should be careful what they wish for

The Trump campaign plays on the deepest fears and instincts of the US electorate – making rational arguments against him will not work

Owned by an oligarch and run by an editor who seems suddenly out of his depth, the London Evening Standard has been subjected to a slow, cruel death

Johnson says that his new book on Harold Wilson isn’t meant as a message to the current PM. But it is