Politics

The comical hypocrisy of right wing panic over new border schemes

Talk of turning a corner is premature when we’re worse off than this time last year

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Suella Braverman, Robert Jenrick, Brendan Clarke-Smith and more

Labour’s embrace of a defector with a whole lot of baggage raises questions about where Keir Starmer draws the line

Scottish voters are switching from the SNP to Labour – but support for independence is holding up

Europe Day is here again – and despite the EU’s problems, it is well worth celebrating

After Covid, the job fits the employee’s life, not the other way round – how can we handle that shift?

In an edited extract, the author of a new book explores the eerie ruins of an abandoned resort in the island’s ‘forbidden zone’

The Tory reign will shortly come to an end, and this bunch of incompetent charlatans will not be remembered fondly

Labour thinks nationalising trains is a vote-winner. But a rail trip through the continent shows delays and strikes are problems there too

If the Bank of England is right, the reverberations will be felt around the country

There is still time for the campus mayhem in America to contribute to a political disaster

Labour should scrap the Tories’ assault on PIP from day one, ending the victimisation of the long-term sick

Unlike our PM, the Greek leader listens to questions and actually answers them

Plato addressed many of the questions that have been at the centre of discussion for almost 2,500 years

Almost 2,000 restaurants went bust last year, but Rishi Sunak and co are apparently uninterested

Photographer Polly Braden has spent two years following the lives of Ukrainian women and children displaced by Putin’s invasion

‘Leitkultur’ called for a consensus on civil norms but it was – intentionally – misunderstood

The military coup hastened the end of the Portuguese empire, and triggered the country’s turn towards Europe

Rishi Sunak looks safe despite new humiliation.. but only because his rivals want him to own a general election defeat

Americans aren’t exactly my people, but I loved being among them for a little while

Salemi’s status as capital lasted a mere 24 hours, but the pride its residents feel today is immeasurable.

This year’s contest in Malmö is at risk of being overshadowed by a fear of violence

During the city’s Las Fallas festival, Valencia becomes a source of never-ending joviality

In the city’s Piazza della Libertà, a few kilometres from the Italian-Slovenian border, thousands of migrants dream of a better world

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

Defeat is certain, a total wipe-out possible – and don’t underestimate the role of Brexit in this meltdown

London’s mayor won a third term quite easily - but only after Westminster buzzed with talk that Susan Hall was set for a stunning upset

If Rishi Sunak is ousted, should Tory MPs or members pick his replacement? The answer isn’t that simple

Sir John Curtice has laid out a convincing case for why Keir Starmer may be drawn into backing one soon

A disastrous set of elections leave the Tories facing an existential crisis