Politics

Too often, a mission to help the poor can also lead to judgments about who does – and does not – deserve help. That’s when the problems start

Once the war ends, the Russian economy will deflate and become entirely reliant on China

The UK could boost growth with a bespoke EU deal like the one the Swiss have just renegotiated. What’s the hold-up?

Does the chancellor really think the same as Boris Johnson?

The foundations of the Kremlin strongman’s ascent to power were forged in the ruins of Grozny a quarter of a century ago

Simon Hart's book tells the inside story of the final years of Tory rule. But is the former chief whip entirely free of blame?

A right wing think tank uses very selective evidence to claims Brexit damage has been overstated

UK exclusion from an EU arms fund makes a big deal on May 19 much more, not less, likely

Rushed welfare cuts backed up with dodgy statistics is a shoddy - and all too familiar - way to run the UK

However irritating the US president might be for Europe’s political leaders, Donald Trump might actually be doing them a favour

Stranger ideas have been mooted - but an expanded deal that shuts out Trump is more likely

The president comes out with a ludicrous stream of nonsense. But some of what he says has its origins in some unexpected places

Throughout the 20th century, the currents of global change pulsed through the city. One man was at the centre of it all

Reform has thrown out MP Rupert Lowe, again raising the question of whether the British hard right is inevitably destined to tear itself apart

The chancellor should be targeting the big oil, tech and energy firms to raise extra revenue – it’s an untapped tax goldmine

Thousands of trees are being felled in the Amazon rainforest to build a four-lane highway for this year’s climate summit in Belém

The government is planning a major drill this autumn to test the UK’s readiness in the event of a new pandemic

American liberals who think Trump has already failed, and that a Democratic renaissance is on its way, understand nothing

Wes Streeting has taken a scythe to the nation's health services. Will it work?

If Germany’s problems don’t get resolved, the extremists could be leading the charge in the next general election

The idea that Nigel Farage could be prime minister is laughable when he is struggling to hold his party together

Argentina is one of the most politically forward-thinking countries in Latin America but its president is pushing a narrative that opposes feminism

Over 100,000 people gathered in Belgrade at the weekend for the latest in a series of anti-corruption demonstrations against the president

The country buys nuclear energy from France and other European countries. Italians just don’t want the power plants in their backyard

Meet the Americans swapping Trump’s Florida for the gentle rural landscapes of County Kerry

The EDO celebrated the milestone with a public charity concert at the Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead

If you are neurodiverse, there’s a strong possibility that the health secretary doesn’t believe you

Influencers stroke egos, fuel dangerous fantasies and enrich themselves by telling young males they are being victimised by a woke society

Online influencers can no longer get away with being opinionless, detached, glamorous faces on a screen. Nowadays they need to offer more

Canadians are aghast at what has happened to their neighbours, but this presents a perfect opportunity for Britain to strengthen old ties