News and Opinion

If Trump wins a second term, he will force Ukraine into a humiliating peace deal with Russia

Even if the US doesn’t slide towards tyranny on November 5, almost half the electorate are going to end up disgruntled

We asked our listeners at the O2 whether Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick should be the next Tory leader. The response was bleak for both candidates

The gap between academia and reality needs to be closed when navigating today's political climate

His appointment as England manager has raised eyebrows in Germany, but he is a world-class coach who x-rays his opponents like no one else

Trump views Scotland as just one big golfing playground

Despite being compulsory, voting in Belgium has become a real community experience for some residents

For an expat, French cuisine and culinary culture takes some getting used to

Times have changed, UK pensioners are now escaping Brexit Britain in search of Italy's low and convenient rents

Campaigners in the Canary Islands are striving for a more sustainable tourism model

Our digest of the worst of Westminster welcomes the slippery charmer to the Spectator editor's chair

Viktor Orbán and Nigel Farage are backing the Republican - but they should be careful what they wish for

The Trump campaign plays on the deepest fears and instincts of the US electorate – making rational arguments against him will not work

Owned by an oligarch and run by an editor who seems suddenly out of his depth, the London Evening Standard has been subjected to a slow, cruel death

Johnson says that his new book on Harold Wilson isn’t meant as a message to the current PM. But it is

The PM has promised to put country before party. None of his Tory predecessors did, so why should he?

The government should be tackling the roots of populism, not scoffing at ‘unelectable’ opponents who embrace it

He has no charisma, intellectual consistency or distinguishing features of any kind. Other than being very, very right wing, who – or what – is he?

Something about the shadow chancellor makes broadcasters reach for the Chaucer

UK consumers may face a limited supply of Christmas trees this year, with Brexit-related challenges casting uncertainty over their import

The loss of jobs has been a disaster and blown a £1bn hole in Britain’s tax revenues

The Green party risks being dismissed as a hard left protest vote – how can it broaden its appeal?

A series of questions on China gave the PM much-needed breathing space

The England football team’s new coach is German - and for some that outweighs his winning record and a real coup by the FA

The vice president went on the Call Her Daddy podcast to reach out to her core support – but why does she need the help?

Labour failed to look at the maternity allowance before publishing the Employment Rights Bill

Giving a police escort to a woman who has been a terror target was the right thing to do

The social media platform has become so vile and corrupted that no politician should be anywhere near it

Why do oligarchs – and their defamation lawyers – still have the power to silence all criticism?

The paper loathes Labour and its PM - and that won’t change. So why are they still so keen to please it?