Politics

They brought us Brexit, immigrant paranoia and Boris Johnson. Here’s our definitive rundown of 50 people the UK could definitely do without

It was the Franco-British aircraft that flew too close to the sun. But could supersonic travel now make a surprise comeback?

An old Tory slogan was: “Britain’s better off with the Conservatives”. Now we’d be better off without them. It’s time they went before they ruin us irreparably

The populists have been stopped in their tracks. It will soon be Britain’s turn to do likewise

It’s hard to look at all the problems facing the UK today and conclude that the planning system is key to putting them right

Securonomics is not something the existing machinery of the British state is equipped to execute

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

The ruling hard right party doesn’t have the votes to form a government. Can Donald Tusk put together a centrist ruling coalition?

Urgent, innovative action is needed to defeat the terrorists and bring hope

Shadow housing and planning minister Matthew Pennycook opposed a new development two years ago

The gap between public opinion and political inertia is huge - and growing. It should be filled

Conflict in the Middle East may distract the west, which could be to Russia’s advantage in the Ukraine war

The home secretary’s warnings makes little sense in a world that is increasingly homophobic

The Leave-supporting media is still reluctant to admit it damaged its own readers’ interests

The people are heading to the polls this weekend and whatever the result, Poland will remain starkly divided

The social network has been reprogrammed in a way that seems to encourage disinformation

Hardcore Remainers were disappointed but unbowed by Keir Starmer’s conference

The Tory Party has been taken over by cynics and fantasists, says former Telegraph editor Max Hastings – which is why he has decided to vote Labour

This week, Keir Starmer needed to show, in policy terms, how life in Britain would change if he became prime minister

What would Walt Disney have made of the USA we now find ourselves in?

Manufacturers are crying out for a long-term strategy. The government won’t supply one. Can the Labour Party step in?

It’s human nature to crave immortality, despite the pain and boredom that would accompany it

Too many Germans see support for AfD as an eastern phenomenon but the party’s vote share is growing in the west

Britain’s political class is locked in a cycle of consensus on law and order that costs a lot and delivers little

The green party has ambitions to make Bergen ‘cruise-free’ by 2027 but this will be no mean feat

Brexit has grounded the ‘snowbirds’ who headed for Spanish holiday homes each winter – and ended dreams of expat life in the sun

With a populist returned to power in Slovakia, the Czech Republic has been reminded of the ever-changing nature of nationhood

Can Donald Tusk turn back the populist tide in this weekend’s election? Or will PiS deal yet another blow to the EU’s hopes of unity?

Bologna is at risk of being turned into a tourist’s vending machine

The prime minister’s reaction to recent violence in the country has made it all too clear that the political weather is set to darken

There aren’t many outsiders in Geldo, but then there aren’t many Geldanos either