Politics

The Bank didn’t cut rates during the election – might it do so now?

The reason why Brexiteers are suddenly finding the capital unwelcoming lies closer to home than they think

Clacton’s elected representative will spend the next five years dogwhistling about people who don't live there

The Democrats are facing an uphill battle to maintain control of the White House

Nobel nominee Serhiy Zhadan is broadcasting news from and to besieged towns and cities in a mobile radio van

The end of the “idiot premium” has strengthened the value of sterling

Tugendhat and the Tories won’t win if they abandon common sense to ape Reform

Labour dominates Westminster, and the Tories are a diminished mess – but the two child benefit cap will reveal the true opposition

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at James Cleverly, the Greens, Michael Fabricant and more

Keir Starmer slipped effortlessly into Prime Minister's Questions while Rishi Sunak is already a figure of pity

Legislating is the relatively easy part, particularly given a massive Commons majority. Implementation is another matter entirely

Donald Trump is now the ageing, rambling candidate in the US election – and his flaws were on show in Milwaukee

Sooner or later, a British government will be forced to restart HS2. It should have been this one

Three weeks in, Starmer has brought Britain closer to the EU, and outraged Brexiteers. What’s not to like?

In the aftermath of events in the US, it’s important not to fall into the same hyperbolic trap that plagued our media in the run-up to other recent elections

The Olympic torch is ready to be lit. But this Games would not be happening without the efforts of undocumented, low-paid workers

East German athletes cheated at three Olympics and won more than 300 medals. But the price they paid was immeasurable

In TNE’s new column, science writer Philip Ball provides news and analysis from scientists, policymakers and the frontiers of human knowledge

Germany’s Weimar lesson showed democracy must be combative. But banning magazines may not be the best weapon

The ‘Trump can’t lose’ rhetoric now, at last, has some serious competition

American philosopher Thomas Kuhn's controversial thinking turned normal science on its head

French politicians promised the Games would benefit everyone but, once again, the Olympics are bulldozing over a city and its residents

Thanks to affluent tourists, the city’s heart and soul is being auctioned off

With Biden gone, perhaps some of the truth might get through to Trump’s supporters after all

Despite appearances, all is not well in the EU’s smallest member state

There are indications that the country will follow Italy and continue last year’s ‘temporary’ border controls until the end of 2024

It will be the money the Reform leader isn’t making – every bit as much as the money he is – that could raise eyebrows

If the British state is to meet the crises to come, urgent restructuring is required

Kamala Harris is underrated. Now she must quickly define her message – and hope to avoid a drawn-out challenge