Politics

Considering the prime minister is fond of his global Britain rhetoric, he struggles to have any gravitas on the world stage.

As Twitter goes full-on berserko over the "non-EU salt and pepper" crisis, the fact that shoppers and staff at the supermarket are about to be stuffed appears to have been forgotten

One comic’s take on the Dave Chappelle controversy

The Harry Potter author has become shorthand for so-called terfdom in the increasingly bitter debate over sex, gender and trans rights. It is a story of our times.

With Boris Johnson looking to approve the next political editor at the BBC, comedian MITCH BENN looks at other decisions Number 10 might want to influence.

Janus Boye, a Social Democrat in Denmark, has earned himself a new nickname after the sun faded out the first and last letters of his name on a poster.

Your weekly check on how well Brexit is going (SPOILER: Not very well)

In this week's reader letters, Keir Starmer is reminded of his six key Brexit tests.

The fishing row is politically charged in both Britain and France. Now, it seems, part of the dispute has been lost in translation.

The UK encouraged Afghan women to take up top judicial roles. Now they need, and deserve, our help, argues Baroness Kennedy.

Employees are quitting their jobs, of their own accord, at exceedingly high rates. Welcome to a new era of work.

The name is at risk of going extinct. On this decline, Philosopher NIGEL WARBURTON ponders why this is.

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

KEITH KAHN-HARRIS on the linguistic politics behind the safety warning message found in the humble confectionery.

As he sabre-rattles over Taiwan, tests a hypersonic weapon and snubs COP26, Xi Jinping’s real plan for his country is a rebooted Maoism.

In his weekly diary ALASTAIR CAMPBELL gives his account of his engagements around Europe, experiencing pangs of guilt that he's disappointing the climate activist.

How many Covid plans does the government need?

Future generations of women players, of all colours and creeds, owe her a great debt.

Dubbed "Mad Nad" by the Telegraph, her recent wrath at the BBC's Nick Robinson is one of many over the years.

Wishing the pandemic to be over – or claiming that Tories can’t catch the virus from one another – doesn’t make it true.

Freedom Day gave Covid-19 the freedom to spread again. Now, in the face of expert opinion, the prime minister drags his feet over the return of tougher restrictions.

A disjointed Europe sending mixed messages to Beijing’s leadership has been left at a serious disadvantage.

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.