Politics

As much as the arrival of a New Year encourages us to look forward, it also offers a chance to look back. JONATHAN SALE flags up the most notable anniversaries in 2022.

He’s remembered as an unsmiling, bloated figure festooned with medals. But at one point the Soviet leader was classed as a heart-throb.

Calmer weather has brought a new surge of migrant boat crossings in the Channel - and with them, new risks.

"As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a Conservative…"

Her speeches and social media have played up her clownish, Johnsonian side, but she has managed to have a better 2021 than the PM and her other rivals.

The Lib Dems' North Shropshire victory overshadows a new danger for the Conservatives.

You’ve got to assume at this point that a fair few people in Britain, in parliament, and yes, even in the Tory party, are angry with Boris Johnson. But one group is really vexed and they Just. Can’t. Even. 

The Liberal Democrats’ upset victory in the North Shropshire by-election, a seat the Tories held for nearly two centuries, deals a huge blow to the prime minister and is a stark indictment of a political system that has become a “nightly soap opera of calamity and chaos”.

The outgoing Sky News editor-at-large presents his review of 2021, and says his own goodbye to Sky News.

Public figures, including Prince Charles, continue to demonstrate that it's one rule for us, and another for them.

A Norwegian Christmas advert depicting Santa falling in love with a man called Harry has been widely shared on social media.

The former Tory Party vice-chairman may have had to chuck his own money into the Downing Street pit, but his own personal wealth is increasing by £26.5m this year. So, swings and roundabouts...

The festive period just won't be the same this year without my favourite shop, writes BONNIE GREER.

Facing rare criticism at home, Vladimir Putin is preparing a crowd-pleasing war against what he considers a ‘fake’ country.

Why Germany and Britain diverge wildly when it comes to justice and imposing prison terms.

WILL SELF on the French far-right politician who emerged from a Jewish background.

Boris Johnson and his government are starting to resemble John Major's final term in office. Is history repeating itself for the Conservatives?

Last year's Downing Street Christmas festivities must be the end for the government, not just Boris Johnson. We cannot afford a fourth Tory prime minister in a row, writes one reader.

Comedian MITCH BENN presents his recommendations of what to watch this Christmas. Featuring a few familiar faces...

There’s much in the Qur’an that unites the Islamic faith with Christianity, including the birth of Jesus Christ.

The image offers a window into a conflict with no end in sight.

Environmental and technological changes will transform the way we eat in coming decades. So what we can expect on our plates in the next 20 years?

In this exclusive extract from his new book It’s the Leader, Stupid: Changemakers in Modern Politics, ANDREW ADONIS charts the inexorable rise of Nigel Farage, the ‘bloody-minded wind-up merchant’ who changed Britain for the worse.

Focusing on 20 outstanding leaders, Andrew Adonis writes with passion and excitement, says ex-Speaker of the House JOHN BERCOW.

Liz Truss, Yolanda Díaz, Valérie Pécresse, Mamata Banerjee, Andrew Bailey. Just some of the names we think will make the headlines in the next 12 months ... for better or worse

What can the exploits of the Roys tell us about a real-world media empire?

How our first year properly out of the EU went in the form of rhymes and poetry.

This is the worst government in memory. Having a rant at their expense may only be a coping mechanism, but every little helps.

The Fox News host said during his interview with Nigel Farage that contracting Covid had, like others, emasculated, weakened and feminised Boris Johnson. But becoming feminine is not a synonym for weakness, nor has it got anything to do with the virus.

Philosopher NIGEL WARBUTON why we must not forget the fun and games of life when it seems bleak.

A young Frenchman has financially benefitted after finding gemstones, and being allowed to keep half, from a plane crash on Mont Blanc dating back to 1950.