Opinion

As swear words go, “putain” is up there with the best. But considering what most French people think of the Russian Tsar, is it time to revert it to “Putin”?

In both opposition to war in Russia, and British attitudes to climate change, mass dissent will probably come too late to make any difference

French presidential polls show the incumbent with a narrow lead, but he has done himself few favours against his reshaped rival

Pope Francis’s credentials as a reformer and the future of the Vatican’s finances are being laid bare as a financial crimes mega-trial unfolds in Rome

The rebranded right wing presidential candidate is not what she pretends

A plummeting economy, food left to rot and red tape trouble are heaping more pressure on Boris Johnson

The UK government has made exporting and importing difficult and costly. Everybody who was not a Brexit fantasist saw it coming

Comedian MITCH BENN sheds light on what an email chain trying to craft the prime minister's statement on Partygate fines may look like

Brexit has seen the UK leg of a fabled train journey quietly ditched

Sarah Sands, Akshata Murty’s public relations adviser, has an extraordinary ability to block out bad news

The prime minister is a proven liar and criminal. Of course his party and their rags will continue to support him

I, Claudius is remembered as a BBC classic, but it started a trend for historical European-set dramas with extra helpings of sex and violence

From climate change to Covid and now the Ukraine war. Everyone is feeling anxious – can we cope with any more?

Priti Patel should take note of the way the West African nation embraces migrants

What should the chancellor do next? Here is Alastair Campbell’s verdict

Anti-Christian sentiment in India has been on the rise since 2014 when Narendra Modi came to power – and now the attacks are turning increasingly violent

The left wing politician Clare Daly is no stranger to controversy, but this time her anti-war rhetoric is being used as ammunition by Russian media

The prime minister has no defence and no moral compass. Will his party finally act?

The prime minister and Rishi Sunak are being fined for breaking Covid rules… but don’t count on either resigning

Of all the issues influencing the French elections, there’s an unlikely one – hunting. Its supporters say the right to kill wild animals is at the heart of being French. But animal rights campaigners disagree, and now a recent series of deadly accidents is changing public opinion

It's not the one who lives in The White House. Meet the podcast host who can say what he likes about Covid, race and conspiracies without any comeback

After winning the first round of voting in the presidential elections by only a small margin, Emmanuel Macron has just two weeks to pull voters back from the brink of extremism

The parliamentary arithmetic calls for a Lib-Lab agreement to bring down the Brexiteers

Increased costs and administrative hurdles are stifling the movement of horses and livestock in what were once thriving industries

Through an English language training entitlement the government can show it is serious about helping refugees make the UK their new home

Bloody Difficult Women takes as its inspiration Gina Miller’s court case against Theresa May. We had a right to have our say

France's presidential election is shaping as the next and biggest test of the popularity of Europe's authoritarian right

We are stronger together in Europe – and stronger in making that case together in the Labour Movement for Europe

With his latest Panglossian take on Brexit Britain, the former minister is telling the Conservative Party what it wants to hear

A global campaign seeking shorter hours for the same wage could benefit people, the economy and the planet

Lord Grade described the BBC's coverage of Partygate as “gleeful and disrespectful”. So, the Tories must be thrilled with his appointment as Ofcom chair, remarks one reader