Opinion

Why else back a prime minister who trails in the last eight polls by an average of 19 points?

Until our broken electoral system is fixed, we need to play Westminster at its own game

Bringing an end to the Tories' real-life psychodrama could finally give satirists something to work with

A former top civil servant in the government’s digital unit: “It’s not a question of whether there will be another Horizon. It’s when”

I’m old enough to remember what life was like before the generality of houses and flats were centrally heated – and now I’m experiencing it again

The Brexit benefits the government promised continue to be elusive

Where is the “integrity and accountability” the prime minister promised?

If the UK wants to remain a top-tier military power, we need to pay the price

Low-quality AIs are already serving up fake information to searchers. If this grey goo multiplies, we’re in trouble

Populists are set to triumph in June’s EU elections, fuelled by fears over immigration, inflation and insecurity. How bad could it get?

The Tories have denied responsibility for every scandal and disaster that has blighted their calamitous 14 years in power. So whose fault is it, exactly?

A new report shows red wall areas suffering more from Brexit than London does – and it will get worse

We have a media that seems to shield the government from accountability while at the same time attacking those seeking to scrutinise it

The creator of the first totalitarian state died on January 24, 1924. His body was viewed by the faithful in temperatures of -35C

If Albert Einstein didn’t need a tidy desk, should we?

The Rajapaksa government may have gone, but Sri Lanka is still happy to welcome Moscow’s money

The country’s cheesy heritage is up for dispute

Evacuation orders were issued just hours before the eruption in the south-west of Iceland

Nikola Sandulović’s trauma has cast a shadow over Vučić’s government

Europe is not up to the challenges that lie ahead

Robert Redford portrayal in Three days of the Condor is eerily similar to Trump's contemporary success

The government’s time is running out

Bringing RFK Jr on board could swing the White House race against Biden

As a poll shows Conservative voters prefer Nigel Farage to Rishi Sunak, the PM’s only hope looks like being a split within Reform UK

For the sake of our souls, the idolisation of “business” must end

Putin will be pleased by developments in the middle east

If he gets his own way, the PM will cling on until the very end

Companies don’t want to list in Britain any more. It’s obvious why

Years of political turbulence, economic shocks and the failure to ‘level up’ as pledged have turned English devolution into a key political and constitutional issue

The referendum's double-edged tropes of the passionate Brexiteer and the grieving Remainer may not be quite so simple

All the sub-postmasters must be exonerated, but the PM’s virtue signalling will do more harm than good