Opinion

Many questions are being asked ahead of Spain's election on Sunday. One of which is: where do former terrorists belong?

No-one else wrote like the Czech author, a man who rejected our ‘foolish certainties’ and defined the European novel for the modern age

When the powerful cluster to protect one of their own, faith in justice suffers. And all we know for sure is that justice has yet to be done

The death of the Czech-French novelist made me wonder if I exiled myself, just to get out of Ronald Reagan’s America

Aqua were right: we’re all Barbie girls and we’re all living in a Barbie world

Across Europe, only Turkey has a higher respiratory death rate than the UK, but the government doesn’t appear to care

The QAnon cult is spreading – with deadly consequences. How can we stop it and its successors?

The joys of the great British post-Brexit getaway will start again this weekend. Are you ready for a long wait?

It is not just the electorate that has had enough of Rishi Sunak – the vultures are circling around the prime minister from the right flank of his own party

Alex Phillips believes London isn’t British anymore. Her justification should concern us all

Socrates was poisoned with Hemlock. But did Plato fictionalise the account of his death?

Germany needs to make its pools safer. In the meantime, where’s David Hasselhoff when you need him?

This “ancient pizza” is a phoney. The world media has – mistakenly – got excited over a large terracotta plate or flatbread

The world does not speak Esperanto. But the continent’s neutral language gives you the key to polyglot Europe

The original Danish variety of troll doll holds more history than that of its American imitations

Blocking motorways and trains only affects working people who can do nothing about the situation. And history has shown how little that actually accomplishes

After 20 years of non-stop partying, Brexit and the pandemic have forced Ibiza to turn in for an early night

French people in London have always put on a good party for Le Quatorze Juillet. But for how much longer?

Boris Johnson’s explanation as to why he failed to hand over his phone to the Covid inquiry is another example of how ‘forgetful’ he is...

Resistance grows over £215m payout to block boats

According to a new YouGov poll, just 12% think leaving the European Union has been a success

While British politics moves leftwards, populist extremists are entering power across Europe – and Vox could be next

Labour’s leader thinks ruling out rejoining the EU will win him the next election. And it may – but it will continue the destruction of Britain

The singer and actress was the Frenchest of us all, and somehow also the most British

A ludicrous valuation of Britain’s new trade pact sees the government and its cheerleaders shame themselves again

The invasion of Ukraine highlighted how closely the UK remains tied to Europe. It's time these two major foreign policy powers started talking to each other again

‘Being asked to vote for someone based on the assumption they are lying is horrific’

The measure will raise £1.3bn a year and help make Britain more fair

Our experience shows that this time, no deal really could be better than a bad deal

A Kiwi scientist is urging the UK to re-enter the research programme as Rishi Sunak dithers

The co-founder of ethical cosmetics company Lush has blamed Brexit for its fall in European demand