Politics

It is time to dispel disbelief and face the grim reality that is unfolding

In times of state corruption and political interference, scientists remain ‘apolitical’ at their peril

Britain’s choice in a Trump trade war is a no-brainer: we must rejoin the single market and customs union, or we’re in deep trouble

Just as he talks of closer relations, Keir Starmer’s perplexing refusal to engage properly with the EU or European experts is adding to a widening divide

Senate Republicans know that Matt Gaetz is unfit to run US law enforcement. But defying Donald Trump is bigger than defending democracy

The Ukraine missile strikes he has permitted won’t change the war – but they must change minds in the EU and UK

Thames Water is on the verge of going bust, is borrowing money from hedge funds and has taken out an emergency loan to see it through to Christmas. How on earth did it come to this?

The phrase has become a favourite of BBC interviewers - and it shows a wider lack of intelligent mission in the corporation’s news and current affairs

Too centralised, too short term, too obsessed with Twitter, our political system is a dysfunctional mess. If we don’t fix it, we’ll all suffer

Key questions about the cryptocurrency remain unanswered even as the Republican’s victory causes it to soar

History shows Britain becoming more Europhile when a wild card is in the White House

Keir Starmer finds himself caught between the populist tyrant and a politically weakened continent. Which way should he go?

As users joining the “Xodus” are discovering, the platform is very different from Elon Musk’s kingdom

Lexiter Larry Elliott has held back his paper’s ability to attack the decision to leave the EU

Dominic Cummings has praised Pete Hegseth – but America's extremist future defence secretary could help push Britain back towards the EU

Trump has nominated a “Russian agent of influence” to one of the most sensitive roles in US government

It’s not only what you spend but how you spend it that matters

The next Archbishop of Canterbury has an almost impossible job

New York expected victory for Kamala Harris. Now it’s in a daze, coming to terms with four more years

Westminster reacts in astonishment as Keir Starmer tells a joke and it is actually quite good

Reform and the Tories say a US/UK trade deal would ‘vindicate Brexit’. It would also put Britain last

Arrogant and stuck on broadcast mode, the Democrats have stopped listening to America

Many Americans liked what they saw in Trump’s first term and have just voted for more of the same. This could easily happen again in 2028

Donald Trump’s election has called into question the Euro-Atlanticism elements of Labour foreign policy

As the coalition falls, the chancellor was pushed to call an election earlier than he planned

If Trump sees himself as a Randian hero, expect nothing but indifferent self-interest for the next four years

The British press featured some bizarre coverage of the US election this week, even by its own standards

Biology is notoriously conservative about bold new ideas, so even the suggestion of modernising the evolutionary theory has caused a stir

It's likely that the public officials responsible for the collapse of the Novi Sad train station will evade accountability

The present inhabitants of Overloon and Venray definitely do not forget the battle to liberate their villages

A rudderless EU ignored Trump’s threat and is now terrified and alone. It has two choices – go into overdrive or become irrelevant