Politics

As part of a China special report, The New European breaks down the country's vast and turbulent history.

For LIJIA ZHANG, learning English helped her broaden her horizons beyond the missile factory where she worked. The language is a vital way for the world to better understand her country, she says. Yet the Chinese authorities seem increasingly suspicious of it.

As art has gone bling, so too has art fraud, with a series of sophisticated fakes and cons now sweeping the world.

The deal threatens to flood the UK market with cheap lamb produce. In the words of Liz Truss herself, "that is a disgrace."

Britain needs strong and decent politicians to meet today's challenges. One reader hopes Anna Soubry reconsiders leaving politics.

The culture secretary's recent fury against the BBC’s Nick Robinson won't win her any favours with the public.

The new justice secretary appears to be leading the Tories' assault on European Convention on Human Rights.

News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.

In a grim week, one man can always be relied upon to put a smile on our collective faces. That man is, of course, Matt Hancock.

The Tories appear to be exploiting a weakness in humans, where they will tolerate pain and suffering over comfort.

In his weekly diary ALASTAIR CAMPBELL gives his account of his experience in Ireland talking British politics.

It's the most important conference on the planet, yet already its organisation is being labelled as farce in the making.

Global tensions mean self-interest as much as collaboration will be key to cracking climate change. 

The country has a reputation for doing things better. But Berlin’s disastrous new airport shows that given a chance, it can stuff things up just as badly as everyone else.

Fifty years ago this month, the House of Commons voted for Edward Heath’s plan to take Britain into the common market. For a notoriously reticent PM it was a night of extreme emotion. The UK’s tragedy is that he never conveyed that emotion to the nation.

There is no official recognition for the prime minister's wife, and Boris Johnson 'wants to fix that'.

João Vale de Almeida's lengthy recognition process, however, may signal that a diplomatic winter is imminent.

The pro-Brexit Daily Express has been quick to complain about 'expats' having to go back to where they once came from...

The Black Eyed Peas star is going on a 'quest to find out more about the lives of Black Britons'.

Ahead of the COP26 conference, one reader has a suggestion for Boris Johnson's government to help Britain tackle climate change.

The former Conservative MP, who left the party for Change UK, is swapping the Commons for the courtroom. Now, she tells TIM WALKER why she doesn't miss parliament, how Sir David Amess will be remembered and why she won't despair in democracy.

News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.

Comedian MITCH BENN has recommendations for Boris Johnson's next holiday abroad.

Boris Johnson and his cronies say the current multi-layered crises facing Britain are both nothing to do with Brexit and everything to do with it, thus exposing the incoherence at the heart of the project since the start.

You could now almost fill a team with the number of players and pundits ready to take a stand against this abysmal government.

The government believes baby boomers do not care for future generations - and polling appears to support it. JAMES BALL explains why this is a problematic strategy.

Donald Trump might seem like yesterday's news - but he is not going away. He has trapped into a feeling shared by many in America.

One of the PM's next appointments to the House of Lords is likely to be former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre.

The Russian region, disconnected from the motherland and deep in EU territory, is both an asset and a vulnerability for the Kremlin. PAUL KNOTT tells the story of one of the continent’s most intriguing places, where geography and history collide

Contrary to global perception, Africa has not escaped the worst of the pandemic. In one country, the cost may be felt for generations.