Opinion

An alleged coup attempt by the obscure Reichsbürger movement reflects growing belief in conspiracy theories among Germany’s far right

Brexit was always going to be a recipe for the long-term decline of London as a financial centre Any ideas that suggested otherwise were ludicrous

It paints a picture of post-Brexit life that Michael Gove and others don’t like. But what if America’s leading newspaper is right?

Less of a political slogan and more of a statement of fact, Britain's decline under the Tories is now recognised well beyond our shores

A bank in Italy accepts cheese as a deposit. And why not?

What does Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter really have to do with our 21st-century complex over free speech?

Forget the rejoin label, we need to start again with our rhetoric

Volodymyr Zelensky, the unlikely hero who faced down a tyrant, is the New European’s European Of The Year

Bands, lawyers and architects are all suffering as Brexit damages a sector that makes up 80% of the UK economy

As the year comes to a close, what new lingo has emerged across the continent?

Britain is a more civilised society without the death penalty. I hope this Orwellian humanitarianism prevails, but these are dark days

German immigration policy has been dominated by prefixes for too long. Now, this has finally changed

Can Britain have a grown-up conversation about its national health service?

If we want the NHS to be functional in 10 years time, we need to start having more honest conversations about the state of affairs

Racism, real or implied, has no place inside the royal family nor does it have any place in the nation this family represents

Moroccans were blamed for riots in Brussels after their World Cup upset of Belgium. But what really happened?

Reading the British press in the last few weeks and months, you get the impression there are only two kinds of migrants landing on these shores

Most authors and publishers would be sorry to see it collapse

The “message to Putin” idea merely made Zahawi look in need of close nursing assistance himself

Faced with the first episode of stagflation since the 1970s, it's now time to rethink

Neil Kinnock introduced me to a new word this week and it perfectly sums up the silence and dishonesty surrounding the Brexit debate

Its failure to break through has left room for far-right parties to prosper across the continent

Nurses are the heart of the NHS. They are dedicated, skilled, knowledgeable and wise. This is why it’s time to value them and pay them properly

Greece’s wildest peninsular, the Mani, is a place of ruined towers and ‘functional anarchy’

Jeanne Dielman, directed by Chantal Akerman in 1975, beats Citizen Kane to be voted the best movie ever in Sight and Sound magazine poll

We must be realistic and patient when it comes to the campaign for rejoining the European Union

The US justice department’s investigation into Donald Trump could spell the end for him as a political force

Brexit has damaged British construction through a self-inflicted skills shortage and higher prices for imported raw materials

What is behind this new wave of bullying allegations? Part of the answer lies in the UK's political system and Westminster's bizarre culture

You don’t need to be some sort of Victoriana re-enactment freak in order to appreciate the beauty of gas lamps