Opinion

Never mind an ‘island of strangers’ - the PM is a stranger to reality

First, he took over the social media platform – then the social media platform took over him

A photo of three Bulgarians convicted of espionage for Russia at a Commons committee on EU membership has opened up an old question

He’s the school nerd who used to hang out with football hooligans and loves Donald Trump. Now he’s on the verge of becoming Romania’s next president

Keir Starmer has done the best he could at a relatively low cost, knowing Britain lacks the backing to fully stand up to Trump

Starmer is doing deals as old certainties vanish. But frustrated voters will be hard to convince

That’s the view of some people on the British right. But getting emotional over history is a sure sign that you’re abusing it for political ends

Battered Keir Starmer knows the May 19 Brexit summit will bring more criticism from Nigel Farage. But the PM can’t turn back now

We’d come to think of May 8 as a liberation. The AfD thinks commemorating it is a humiliation

Is the era of the two party system dead? Well, it’s certainly taking a much-needed rest

Supporters of Kim Leadbeater’s dangerous bill should listen to young people who see it will cause significant harm

Robert Jenrick has disgraced himself with an attempt to outdo Nigel Farage

Late pub opening hours and face painting feel crass and nationalistic

The average taxpayer will have little sympathy, but evidence suggests Labour’s hard line could damage its growth ambitions

Don’t fight him where he is strong, fight him where he is weak – the economy, the NHS, Putin, Trump, climate, and yes, Brexit

From El Salvador to Greater Lincolnshire via the White House, populists want to sweep aside the criminal justice system as we know it

What happened to her as a 17-year-old was appalling, but was it down to the failings of a brainwashed society obsessed with celebrity?

How do you decide, for certain, that the place you emigrated to has changed you for good?

Taking migrants out of hotels into private rented housing is another socially conservative move destined to blow up in the government’s face

Thinkers like Kierkegaard used complexity and literary style, rather than clarity, to provoke reflection on existential questions

The creation of a genetically modified Ice Age wolf has sparked a scientific backlash over the politicisation of ‘de-extinction’

A major power outage across the Iberian peninsula caused panic and unexpected joy as people rediscovered simplicity, resilience and community

A newly discovered, signed script for Jean-Luc Godard’s first and greatest movie, Breathless, could fetch more than £400,000 at auction

As tempting as the dream of an AfD-free Bundestag may be, banning the party wouldn’t make the anger and fear that fuel it disappear

Previous prime ministers have tried to deal with Farage by pandering to his ideas, and it’s led to disaster. Starmer must avoid the same fate

Transfixed by the culture wars, the government’s immigration policy is being driven by Labour’s right wing – it’s going to blow up in their faces

Loomer, rumoured to be Donald Trump’s girlfriend, is a hardcore right wing extremist. It’s a shame she’s also one of the most influential people in America

If Keir Starmer learns from the mistakes made by Jim Callaghan and Gordon Brown, he can navigate a successful course through stormy economic waters

Working from home has its benefits. But a whole generation of people who once would have learned on the job now have no one around to learn from