Politics

Lady Hale, former president of the Supreme Court, remains as calm and steadfast as ever. But, as her much-praised book indicates, we haven't heard the last of her measured voice.

The world's eyes are on the Park Hotel in the wake of the Novak Djokovic fiasco. Can refugee advocates use the situation to their advantage?

What would Jeremy Corbyn's new political party mean for the Left? Perhaps he should just apologise for dismissing anti-semitism and leave the next move to Labour, says SUNA ERDEM.

The director-general has expressed his passion for total transparency, and feels what has been declared thus far only scratches the surface...

In laughing off the struggles musicians are facing with touring in the EU due to Brexit, he only made himself appear more out of touch than ever.

A superficial prime minister is in the dock – again – for a transgression that stems from the fatal flaw that has defined his career: arrogance.

The only party to look forward to is the one celebrating the departure of this dreadful government, says ALASTAIR CAMPBELL.

There is a conflict of interest epidemic plaguing the government. And it starts at the top.

Most parties include alcohol, some even include cheese... Philosopher NIGEL WARBUTON on what makes a party.

The storming of Capitol Hill a year ago has changed how the rest of the century will pan out. Make no mistake, it was an insurrection.

WILL SELF on the British government's betrayal of Afghanistan

Boris Johnson’s motivations for avoiding an Omicron lockdown are all bad, but that doesn’t make him the equivalent of Meryl Streep’s president in Don’t Look Up.

The idea that Liz Truss could be the next prime minister is hindered by the fact that Brexiteer Tories won't trust her, argues one reader.

Our columnist argues how the timing of Germany's nuclear phase-out is irresponsible.

Being a citizen of both the United States and United Kingdom was once a privilege. Now it’s an embarrassment. How did we get here?

Buffeted by the pandemic, Eurostar faced collapse. With little thanks to the UK government, this link to the continent is revived.

The term should never have escaped the halls of academe. But, a more appropriate name for it would be the truth.

The president's wife is starting legal proceedings over a conspiracy theory that she is transgender.

Nigel Farage is to become the new Basil Fawlty, except without the laughs.

STEVE ANGLESEY on the latest sunlit uplands of sovereign Britain.

Connections, a degree from Oxford and a sense of entitlement, editor-at-large ALASTAIR CAMPBELL draws on the parallels between Ghislaine Maxwell and the prime minister.

The West faces an ultimatum from Russia that could result in actual war. Yet we don’t seem to have noticed. Paris Sorbonne professor of international relations and Russia specialist FRANÇOISE THOM analyses the threat.

After the two years we’ve had, raising a glass on New Year’s Eve felt almost like an exercise in universe-baiting. But there are reasons to be hopeful over the next 12 months.

Insiders say Lord Geidt was unwilling to bring the PM down, but has put him on a final warning

New rules and standards on EU trade will make the first set of Brexit measures pale into insignificance.

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.