Opinion

American politics is dominated by older people. Thankfully, change is coming

One thing is clear: reforming the House of Lords won't be easy

Microsoft's new software wants to stop us writing anything that’s unacceptable or offensive. But unacceptable and offensive to whom?

The word arrived in English in the 1500s from France along with the ‘bay-coloured cloths’ it described

Liz Truss at least has the chance to show our allies and enemies that they can expect seriousness in security, defence and diplomacy. But don't hold you breath

Venice has produced few major writers – yet few places have inspired so many authors

Videos of dancing politicians often bring in both criticism and amusement. But, holidaying during a national crisis is unforgivable

Karl May's Winnetou and the German soul are inseparable. I'm optimistic the country's icon will evade cancellation

As she adds more fossil fuel drilling to her portfolio of environmental insults, Liz Truss, PM, is shaping up as a threat for a world facing climate disaster

It’s hard to put in words how much my country owes him. Danke, Gorbi

If Liz Truss is investigating policies beginning with the letters "LT" - which ones should we be on the lookout for?

Whoever wins the Conservative leadership is playing catch-up with Boris Johnson on social media

Truss is preparing to form a cabinet filled with failures, opportunists and third-raters while we watch on helplessly

The legendary journalist Sir Harry Evans was not impressed by the Daily Mail's expletive-prone editor-in-chief

Boris Johnson's appointees form the clear majority on the BBC's board

Salma al-Shehab signalled her support for women’s rights activists. Her sentence offers a glimpse into the reality of life under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Any political obituary of the disgraced soon-to-be ex-PM has to start with his inability to tell the truth

The institution that has been a central feature of English life for centuries is increasingly sidelined and ignored. Its very survival looks uncertain

At the end of another summer of heatwaves in Europe, could the Islamic architecture of Spain help in the ongoing battle against climate change?

The outgoing prime minister has penned a letter to supporters who wrote to him after his resignation - and it’s every bit as detached from reality as you’d expect

This lazy, entitled man is showing his true colours by swanning around during a national crisis, writes one reader

Following the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie the term chautauqua may well undergo a semantic shift, becoming synonymous not with the exercise of free speech, but with crazed attempts to repress it

The first of a new series on the hidden aspects of well-known cities explores the suburb of Catalonia’s capital that stays blissfully tourist-free

A year on from the fall of Afghanistan, one journalist’s terrifying return...

Authors and readers love live events. But will they survive the attack on Salman Rushdie?

After so many false starts, will this be the season Paris Saint-Germain finally attain their Holy Grail of the Champions League?

In 1992, Wales' most incendiary political rock band took to the stage of the Reading Festival for the first time

Robert Habeck is the country’s most popular politician. But a hard autumn and winter are coming...

We don't want our freedoms curtailed too much, but sometimes paternalism can save us from ourselves

Twenty-five years after her passing, the legacy of Princess Diana endures even among generations who don’t recall her death, let alone life

Liz Cheney may have lost her renomination, but we haven't seen the last of her yet