Opinion

This attack is what free speech is all about - not the ravings of Nadine Dorries

The world’s advanced economies are coming back to life after Covid... with a notable exception

Its creators may plead otherwise, but the world's biggest TV show rendered sex as grotesque and alienating as any puritanical religiosity

Barcelona, heavily in debt, have managed to go on a summer spending spree

Al-Qaida’s leader is dead but terrorism is very much alive.. and the next wave of it to strike Britain may come from the extreme right

In spite of human rights and its ongoing threat to Taiwan, Brexit and concerns over the union could soon force us to align with the communist state

What happened when pianists from Ukraine and Russia met at a competition set up by a Texan who wowed Moscow at the height of the cold war?

Truss has been described as “a woman so dense that light bends around her”, shares one reader

From Ukraine to wildfires, from Partygate to Taiwan, the blur of events seems faster than ever. Is it a sign of the times or a trick of our minds?

When the bronzes were created, Nigeria didn’t exist as a country the way it does today. So, is returned the right word?

Elvis wasn't The King to me. But he was to millions and that has to be respected

The country has a lack of digital infrastructure. Germany is a fax republic

An olive tree older than the Old Testament is a reminder it is hard to get a handle on the real meaning of time

Spain’s bill to offer paid menstrual leave is a first for Europe. Closer to home, the push for change is coming from individuals

Rupert Murdoch's interviewer of choice had a set-to with the Tory leadership favourite on his little-watched TV channel

When it comes to the economy, the Tory frontrunner is taking the worst possible advice from the worst possible advisers

As predicted, Liz Truss was a hopeless prime minister. But her successor, Rishi Sunak, is likely to be equally terrible

The pair just make it up as they go along. So, come and join Liz and Rishi at their one-stop improv shop

Strangely, Truss's beloved idol, Margaret Thatcher, didn't put office layout in any leadership and election manifestos

Unfortunately, it's unlikely that Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will heed it

An investigation into the conduct of a leading columnist has widened into how the paper dealt with previous complaints

Are markets ever a place's real cultural centre, asks our columnist

The summer of discontent is likely to be long and hot. Soon, a new generation of politicians will learn there are more serious problems than a pay claim by the railway unions

HV Morton was a pioneering travel writer of genius.. and also a philandering, racist snob

The word also makes us think of 'trust'. Then we realise that 'Truss' has nothing to do with that at all, writes one reader

When it comes, it will be led by complex AI machines that are able to adapt to any environment. Make no mistake - the robots are coming

President Erdoğan’s draconian punishments and indiscriminate subjugation of creativity have caused outrage and anger across the country

Over half a century since her death, the “inner Marilyn” is still alive. I suspect we will never be done with the blonde bombshell

Travellers have suffered through long delays on the M20 heading into the port. But even more red tape is on the way

Around 20,000 people died in the battle, yet mass graves have never been found. Now, we are getting closer to the truth

Are decisions about firing nuclear weapons best left to error-prone humans? Scientists want reform of the launch protocols, which are 70 years old