Politics

In an attempt to deter migrants, the government’s mission is to turn the country into an unwelcoming, collapsing, dystopian hellscape. Oh, wait...

The UK’s right-leaning newspapers are less influential than ever, and most will always loathe Labour. So why is Keir Starmer trying to court them?

Does the replication of artwork add to or detract from the original piece’s value?

In this new world, a president should be no older than 65 – old enough to have the wisdom of age and the youth to still grasp what needs to be understood

Labour’s NHS Fit for the Future plan is not enough. We need more radical reform

In his rush to participate in geopolitics, has the president forgotten about strife-torn France itself?

The longest-running German music festival is a treat for all Wagner fans. Tickets, however, can be hard to come by

The mayor of Naples has decided to cap the number of sunbathers on Posillipo’s beaches. But, Neapolitans are good at finding loopholes

The “free” market, trickle-down economics, deregulation and privatisation have led to oligarchy and techno-feudalism

Felix Portello’s protest rap has earned him a different sort of following from the one he’s used to

In Greece, the far-right is bouncing back into the political mainstream

The English are obsessed by class, yet their reluctance to discuss it gives very little away

When Rutte chose migration as his hill to die on, his leadership was over

Labour’s shadow health secretary on Europe, class, Murdoch and his new memoir

Just Stop Oil are not virtue signallers, they’re desperation signallers, and their alarmism is justified

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

Yes, it’s a deal. But it’s a bad deal. Very very bad

According to the Harvard historian, there is one country in Europe where they fight – and die – under the EU flag

A new proposal will make it easier to farm and sell genetically modified crops - and campaigners are aghast

Our historic mistake and lack of government action are creating costs that rivals don’t have to bear

The Senior Tory MP has called on both the government and Labour to show courage and admit that Brexit has failed

Riots in the capital stem from France's inability to deal with the long aftermath of the Algerian War

Once there is a mandate, Labour needs to sign up to as many as possible of Europe’s own “Bidenomics” projects

Actually, the country’s new crisis is even worse than the old one – and there is no way out that is not painful

It took bravery to stand up to the philosophical establishment in the 1930s. But Ayer took it all in his stride

Many who work for the EU miss the rigour, clarity and discipline that British Eurocrats brought to the party

Putin’s previously ironclad reputation has sustained serious damage in recent times – how can he regain his mojo?

No matter the season, this rugged Norwegian archipelago holds my heart

In reality, RFK Jr poses no threat to Joe Biden. The movement around him, however, might

The High Court’s ruling on Maya Forstater is good news for everyone

Meet Italy’s new Wonder Woman, Inspector Imma Tataranni