

The one simple reason that Germany works better than Britain
Yes, its economy needs a reboot, but the country feels less tatty and troubled. Why?
Yes, its economy needs a reboot, but the country feels less tatty and troubled. Why?
The Israeli leader has scored a tactical victory against Iran. But that alone is unlikely to bring him victory, either at home or abroad
Meet Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia – she wants her country in Europe, not swallowed by Russia. And she has a fight on her hands
Labour are trying to fix Britain’s housing crisis. But they can’t expect any credit for it
Britain has tumbled down the wellbeing rankings – and now it is time to learn from the country at the top
The government failed to level with the public about the depths of Britain’s problems. It will come back to bite them
As I went into the hotel’s internal missile shelter, I wondered whether the people involved in both sides of this war truly understand what they stand to lose from it
One day an engineer at a metals company in Holland stole a trove of nuclear secrets and offered them for sale – his first customer was Iran
Trump doesn’t care about the bombing of Iran, or global security. Now Europe must fill the volatile vacuum he has left behind
A long-awaited and much-needed compromise has the loony right crying about betrayal… and potatoes
The chancellor is spending billions – but the moment demands far more
Politicians from the main parties have ignored us for too long. No wonder my generation is out there looking for alternatives
The Belgian is – temporarily – replacing Tintoretto in one of the Venice’s sacred spaces. But first he wants to talk about Trump
E-bikes are changing life in the city – but not in the way right wing protesters imagine
From pensioners to pop stars, the government’s misfiring messages are uniting Britain in frustration
As the world lurches back towards nationalism and isolationism, does cosmopolitanism and its liberal philosophies have a place today?
The hammer of high interest rates is no longer the way to deal with pressure on prices
Leading neurotechnologist Philip Low and the world’s richest man were once inseparable. Now, in an exclusive interview, Low explains why he calls his ally a power-mad narcissist – and predicts how Musk will react now Trump has turned on him
Digging into the details and data to separate the noise from the news
European current affairs are often under-reported in the British press, which is why our publication’s news coverage will ensure the continent is not overlooked
After a few days in Guernsey, the Islands’ message was clear: ‘Our system works better than yours’
After a bruising few days, Reform’s leader is joining other populists in embracing nativism – encouraging the ‘original’ population to have more children while immigration is restricted
For now, the chancellor is sticking to policy – if only to keep the AfD in check
Colombia was an early pioneer of drug decriminalisation, but president Gustavo Petro’s pro-reform government has gone further
Trump is always one pen stroke away from upending the lives of thousands of people. After the past few weeks, I feel as if I’m on the chopping block too
John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has a warning for Iceland: stay out of Trump’s line of sight
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Richard Drax’s family built their riches on Barbados’s most infamous plantation. He says it’s all just history
There’s one small section of the electorate that’s remaining surprisingly faithful
Labour has been dragged towards the Reform Party, mainly because of the debate over immigration. That has to stop. Here’s how
From poverty and conflict to inadequate infrastructure and stagnating economies, the challenges facing the continent are immense
Before Trump, there was William F Buckley Jr – the reactionary showman who shaped our modern culture wars
Big tech is ripping off Britain’s creators. It can’t be allowed a license to break the law
The big White House fallout is like watching a pair of young boys who’ve drunk too much Red Bull – it’s just a shame they’re the richest, most powerful men on earth
Zia Yusuf’s resignation deepens concerns over Islamophobia and Farage’s obsessive grip
Their GB News clash was the original battle of wits against an unarmed man
The Reform leader attempted to endear himself to fishermen by boasting he owned a commercial boat. So where is it?
Huge numbers of people are discovering that working from home isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
Keir Starmer’s new deal with the EU was welcome, but it’s only a start. If we want to improve the UK’s place in the world, we need to go much further
Three decades ago, Beijing decided it was going to become the future of auto manufacturing. How did they do it?
It is the preferred currency of organised criminals, terrorists – and now the Reform Party is getting in on the act
Trump’s disdain for ‘Good old Germany’ is well known. Will the chancellor hold his own on his first official trip to the White House?
She’s in opposition, and her errors are her problem. That doesn’t mean that her many, many failings as Conservative leader are any less galling
Two of the party’s most prominent pundits are tragically at each others’ throats
Michael Gove was set to back Remain before a demotion by David Cameron saw his salary cut, his ex-wife has claimed
Digital assistants that can autonomously perform tasks for a user are the new big thing. But do they actually work?
A populist pushback is fuelled by voter scepticism that our global leaders can ever crack the climate crisis
Lewis’s new book, The Genius Myth, skewers rebel innovators who come to believe they can do no wrong. Remind you of anyone?
The continent lacks tech giants due to fragmented capital markets – a true single market also needs fiscal union
The New World will hopefully outlast the new world trends, traits and personalities currently doing so much damage in so many ways
Rachel Reeves’s fear of tackling the big issues means she is repeating the mistakes of the past, and summoning up memories of Tory austerity
Hard right populists can get thrown out of power – just look at the Netherlands
It’s high noon for American democracy. Can the Supreme Court hold the line against MAGA’s madness?
Both Europe and America are being forced to face the populist right and they aren’t going to vanish all by themselves
A tangled drama involving Elon Musk, former Trump staffer Katie Miller and her husband Stephen is provoking Washington whispers
The government has decided that the country will rearm – this strategic review is just the beginning
Yet another had right opportunist has exploited the opening in European politics that the left continues to ignore
As Putin’s summer offensive begins, insiders in Zelensky’s camp say they are facing the toughest time in years – with scary ramifications for Europe and the world
Progressive parties will never win votes by lecturing the electorate on how to live their lives
The governor of the Bank of England has just given an eye-watering speech about Britain’s economic idiocy
The prime minister says Reform’s leader can’t be trusted – but there’s one example he refuses to use
He’s out of jail and will go back to being both a grifter and a demagogue. But men like Robinson allow us to ignore deeper truths about our society
If the continent wants to survive, it has to adopt new fresh and bold thinking
Unfortunately for Edi Rama, Albania’s prime minister, the country’s place in the EU will be secured not by optics, but by its democratic credentials and right now, those are being tested
The prime minister’s reforms are crucial to achieving a more humane prison system. But, they’re only the start
The new UK-EU deal has annoyed all the usual suspects, so Keir Starmer must be doing something right
Our continent runs on US tech. With Trump in the White House, that no longer feels safe – and plans are taking shape for a way out
Trump plays so often and is so obsessed with the game that his administration is now a golf course company with a government attached
Some Labour figures believe Britain has too many unis. But if they start failing, local economies – and Starmer’s re-election prospects – will go with them
Atheists have a simple answer: it is evidence that God doesn’t exist, while believers say the gift of human free will brings with it the possibility of doing evil
The PM has been a disappointment so far. Now he must make voters choose between Farage’s view of the past, and his own view of the future
The 81-year-old former chancellor claimed it prevented him from attending a parliamentary inquiry in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern over his role in the Nord Stream 2 saga
Don’t discount the role of Gergely Kovács, head of the Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP), if Hungarians vote to remove Orbán from power next year
The Tory leader has put her foot in it again by peddling one of Putin’s talking points
The reaction to the shocking car attack in Liverpool tells us so much about ourselves
A brutal UK economy report makes it clear: the reset is not enough in the face of deeply troubling data on a trade meltdown
What it’s like to be in the centre of one of Putin’s airstrikes
Trump and Putin have shaken the bond markets. Reeves must now take radical steps to react
Makis Voridis, Greece’s new minister for migration and asylum, and his ultra-nationalist links are catastrophic for refugees
More and more far right extremists are being jailed – and shrill language by politicians must be partly to blame
The ‘white genocide’ story overlooks the suffering faced by the majority of South Africans. It also ignores the entire history of Apartheid
Or is it simply an afternoon in modern Britain?
Victims of sexual assault are harmed twice: first by their abuser and then by the justice system. Recognising this is just the start
If Keir Starmer is serious about keeping Reform out, he should reform the electoral system – and STV would boost calls for rejoin, too
Keir Starmer today performed the first screeching u-turn of his premiership. Fortunately, the leader of the opposition wasn’t paying attention
Reform’s leader went on holiday as MPs debated the UK-EU reset deal. It wasn’t a gaffe – it was a ruse to avoid scrutiny
The Russian president got exactly what he wanted out of the latest round of talks in Istanbul
Of all the things that the Labour government has done, this is the one that has done the most political damage
Starmer is yet to reach the first anniversary of his premiership but, already, he has repudiated young middle-class metropolitan voters
Conspiracy theorists blame vapour trails on a strange experiment endorsed by Keir Starmer. And the craziest thing is… they’re half right
I’m one of those people who’s lived in more than one country and has now settled in the UK. Is that really so unreasonable?
The rot set in when Conservative members were given the right to vote for their leader, resulting in the disastrous premierships of Johnson, Truss and Sunak
Our political class is racing to catch up with a changed world of defence procurement
After 99 years, the German authorities and the Hohenzollern family have decided to bury the hatchet
The philosopher lost his childhood at the expense of his father’s educational experiment. It was far too high a price for anyone to pay
Milei’s press clampdowns are attracting international coverage. But that isn’t stopping him, if anything the president is doubling down