Politics

What happens when a country can’t read its own past?

I’ve spent time with refugees in French coastal camps where they've told me the policy hasn't put them off the journey

The Independent has signed the Daily Express’s political editor, noted for his entertaining predictions

The outgoing Taoiseach ran rings around Boris Johnson as he made peace a priority

Pensioners who have benefited greatly from the triple lock should not get more at everyone else’s expense

Marchers for a return to the EU are to descend on the Mersey city

British under-30s are some of the unhappiest in Europe – where have they got that from?

The polls opened at the Russian embassy in Paris – what I saw there gave me hope

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at George Galloway, David Maddox, Lee Anderson and more

Penny Mordaunt was back on the Conservative front bench days after she was placed at the centre of a plot

Crippling rent rises are fuelling calls to abolish landlords. But this so-called ‘easy fix’ must be resisted

If anyone’s “plan” is working, it’s the Bank of England’s

Tom Baldwin’s biography of the Labour leader suggests we will see a return to serious politics if Starmer makes it to No 10

The government is causing its own descent into the abyss. How low can Sunak and his cronies stoop?

The Labour leader’s plan for a fairer country where the government is trustworthy and delivers public services is one we can all get behind

The capture of Daniela Klette has put the Red Army Faction, also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang, back in the headlines. Why do they still hold such fascination?

Labour’s proposal to give citizens more say in how the country is run was quickly shot down by critics. But is it the future of democracy?

There is an easy way to stop scandals over political donors – by getting rid of them altogether

Civil service numbers have soared as the government undermines its own response to Brexit

When Yugoslavia’s dictator split with Stalin in 1948, his potential rivals – politicians, intellectuals, businessmen – found themselves exiled

As a new series of HIGNFY approaches, its comedy is now preaching to the converted, and feels toothless in an age of virtue signalling but no virtue.

Macron’s supposed ‘gaffe’ over European troops in Ukraine has invigorated the allies and again raised the question of an EU army

James Timpson sets the standard that other business owners should look to emulate

There are no signs that the commitment to the truth of Alexei Navalny’s allies will be deterred by violence

The exhibition Political Prisoners in Contemporary Spain brings a much-needed political frisson to tourist-friendly Barcelona

At every step of my breathless and frustrating journey, Gatwick Airport was able to cash in on the unexpected delays

The Istanbul Modern has been forced to cooperate with the government and compromise on its politics

This new music shines a light on the Carnic Alps, one of Europe’s most obscure regions with a fast-fading culture

The elites of the global south have become remarkably disunited when faced with the prospect of their own bankruptcy

The ever-escalating frequency of strikes is taking its toll on our efficiency and economy

The Tories’ response to Frank Hester’s racist comments must signal a turning point for the country