Politics

Successive British governments have dismissed their voters’ more strident views for too long. This has left political space for the extremists to exploit – and they have been busy

Quitting the EU has solved none of our problems - it’s only added restrictions, with nothing in return

Five years on, the story of a national disaster in the words of those responsible (and Mr Blobby)

Rupert Lowe’s 2020 claim that "Remainers will disappear" now looks farcical as only 30% say we were right to leave

Five years after Britain left the EU, the co-presidents of European Movement UK believe the country needs to begin a serious discussion about rejoining – but Farage, and his Tory admirers, are getting in the way

True believers deny that leaving the EU has failed; just that it's not been done properly yet. Does this delusion sound familiar?

While her choice of topics has narrowed, her inability to land blows on a PM with a current approval rating of -42 is mindblowing

The chancellor deserves some of the criticism hurled her way, but she is right to focus on Britain’s long-term future

Shoplifting is the one British industry that is thriving – and whoever is to blame, it is heaping even more pressure on our troubled high streets

The case for green measures has never been clearer. But ideology in the US and internal battles in the UK threaten any progress

The protectionist president’s economic illiteracy and historical ignorance threatens a global trade war that no one can win

A populist surge across Europe is being fuelled by young people sick of broken promises, stagnant wages and waning hope. How can Keir Starmer respond?

Some readers are less concerned about the number of people coming to Britain and more worried about the lack of integration

At Davos, Nigerian-American Salome Agbaroji's poetry urged leaders not to cower in the face of populism

The glorious vision Brexiteers sold of Britannia in 2016 has failed to materialise

Despite once being a practising clergyman, the late Cupitt was noted for his radical ideas on ‘non-realist’ philosophy of religion

Polygenic editing – making changes to DNA – is now a reality. But are the medical benefits outweighed by the ethical risks and hidden dangers?

Revising Montenegro’s gun laws will only end violence in the country if misogyny is addressed too

When the government suspended the country’s bid for EU ascension, protesters took to the streets. But now their demands have evolved

La Sagrada Familia is not expected to be fully completed until 2034 and football fans are starting to grumble

Despite a long history of vaccine misinformation, Robert F Kennedy Jr is still expected to come through a confirmation battle and become Donald Trump’s health secretary

These Brexit Files are a damning indictment of Tory PMs and Westminster dysfunction

Government is hard - but that doesn’t justify praise by Simon Case and others just for smashing things up

The Chinese artificial intelligence company has sent shockwaves through the tech community. How did DeepSeek do it?

The killer was repeatedly referred to the authorities, which failed to act. Political opportunists, including Badenoch, have descended into conspiracy theories, alleging a cover-up – but the truth is much more disturbing

A sham election has given Alexander Lukashenka a seventh term as president of Belarus. But his fate is now tied to forces beyond the ballot box

On Holocaust Memorial Day, with anti-Jewish crimes at an all-time high, the country needs to remember more than ever

Conspiracy theories are the oxygen that keeps Trump’s tribe breathing fire. The JFK files might not reveal anything new, but they will fuel his supporters’ distrust of the state

It might be useful for making Whitehall more efficient, but the potential downsides of the new technology are enormous

The views of most Conservatives are not what you might think