Opinion

The era of gentle persuasion, finding understanding and preventing conflict seems to be coming to an end. Can it be revived?

How can nations speak to one another? One British diplomat found the answer

The government wants to get close to Russia, but the people want the EU. The demonstrators have won the first round in the streets of Tbilisi – but what comes next?

Hundreds of thousands are taking to the streets, protesting that they no longer recognise their country. Flights from Ben Gurion airport are suspended. Universities are closed. And public sector workers are out on strike

The PM’s use of a blind trust is saving him a fortune - but it sent a terrible message to Britain

The damage Johnson has inflicted on the country is deep and it will be lasting

Critics argue that it is impossible, or at least impractical, to rear octopuses for food without causing them intense suffering

When Suella Braverman said Britain was being ‘invaded’, she was right – but not in the way she meant. It’s been happening for centuries

Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman believe in a hard line on migrants. A better way is possible

The former chancellor’s reputation may be in tatters, but the diet plan devised by his fifth wife has done wonders for his waistline

The current sensation of bouts between reality TV stars, rappers and TikTok celebrities could kill off real boxing forever

He was the last Conservative prime minister to stand up to MPs making inflammatory, racist speeches and ensured Enoch Powell was removed from the party

A local modern-day bard, serenading commuters and beautifying the neighbourhood, is easily the best eccentric street person I’ve ever known

He denied everything – but will anyone believe him?

The rump UKIP's bid to unite the hard-right vote is falling on deaf ears at Richard Tice's party

For discredited populists, it has been the week justice hit back

When one person draws a line, the strength of resistance is tested

Jeremy Hunt’s budget shows that leaving the EU is only paying off in a parallel universe

As with everything else, there is one rule for them, and another for everyone else

Credit Suisse had been doing business for 167 years – how did it vanish so quickly? And, are we heading for a 2008-style meltdown?

From what we know of the current Conservative party, they might just do it

A pensions saving giveaway for the super-rich shows the government’s warped priorities

Would there have been the same furore over his Twitter posts if Gary was a Gerhard?

To the director, women were not full human beings - they were props and justifications for male rampage

The poisonous cocktail of ideologically driven nationalism and gradual erosion of our rights is worrying indeed

The sight of tracksuit-wearing Brits entering one of the most beautiful brasseries on the Left Bank left me gasping and prostrated

By weaponising migrant boats and letting his MPs stoke culture wars, the PM is damaging his party and the country

Let’s make the positive case for the benefits it would bring to crisis-hit Britain

If, in the future, Gary has to restrict himself to talking about football, here are some analogies it's OK for him to use

An annual event sees those used to asking the questions in the hot seat