Politics

Amsterdam prepares for Art Week against a backdrop of a new government keen to end culture funding

There’s no wonder only Lord Ashcroft’s Biteback publishing outfit was prepared to pick up the rights to Ten Years to Save the West

Those who want to see Ukraine win, and not be destroyed, have a right to ask our politicians to get serious

The next government could save £20bn on Westminster’s refit by building a new Houses of Parliament in Birmingham

The government’s policy is not built with real children or teenagers in mind

Ideas from Europe can increase participation in the arts for those from lower-income backgrounds

The new arena is a Great British Failure - just like leaving the EU

Slovakia is at a crossroads after the shocking attempted assassination of populist prime minister Robert Fico

Starmer’s targets might be soft and safe, but they show he is in touch with public opinion

The Dutch far-right politician will not be prime minister, but he is in power

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Dehenna Davison, Nadhim Zahawi, Liz Truss and more

The country's political and social hostilities have reached a dangerous moment

How did the PM respond to Labour and SNP jibes? With more lies, of course

The defence secretary’s “golden age of shipbuilding” announcement merely reiterated plans made years ago

A Belfast court’s ruling confirms that even the prime minister’s small victories end up being defeats

The secretive group seems more worthy of scrutiny than a club for elderly thespians

With China's economy in trouble, Xi has taken to wooing Europe

The question of whether Israel's Eden Golan should have been allowed to perform plagued this year's competition

The prime minister's 'sicknote culture' wrongly blames the mentally ill for the country's economic problems

I know I need to give it up, I'm just not ready to leave Neverland yet

Foreigners snapping up the properties don't always know what they are taking on

A call for peace remains an integral part of France's annual workers' march

Despite their morbid history, today Europe's railways bring our cultures closer together

For Gen Z, online international streaming services have made foreign language media mainstream

The army has lost its allure as a career for young Germans and as a result, numbers are dwindling

As conflicts ratchet up across the world, the risk of a nuclear war – perhaps even one started by accident – seems closer than ever

Cummings' return to creating his political party is something to be wary of

Cheer up, you miserable lot. Yes, your country has its problems – but there is so much to be proud of

The film festival is now about making deals, but in its early days it was about making stars, as young Europeans mixed with Hollywood’s elite

Poland’s economy is thriving, thanks to the benefits of being in the EU. No wonder Brexiteers see it as a threat

Reform hope to consign the Tories to history at the next election. But the faultlines within Nigel Farage’s rebels are already showing