18 November: Polluted politics

In a revealing interview, former Conservative chancellor Ken Clarke tells TIM WALKER his fears – and hopes – for the country, and of his sadness at what the Tory Party has become.

Boris Johnson’s record as a man unscrupulous in both public and private life is second to none. Recent polls suggest a swing away from the Tories, so is the public finally demonstrating a degree of buyer’s remorse?

The 1995 killing of style tycoon Maurizio Gucci is such a captivating tale it’s astonishing that it has taken so long to get to the big screen.

The film adaptation of Nella Larsen's novel is a sumptuous and seductive tale of segregation.

Why Boris Johnson's true hero is more like the cynic philosopher Diogenes of Sinope.

In a revealing interview, former Conservative chancellor Ken Clarke tells TIM WALKER his fears – and hopes – for the country, and of his sadness at what the Tory Party has become.

More revelations surrounding the Tory MP Geoffrey Cox reveals how he has made a tidy sum in Mauritius.

The Spanish earth groans with horrors a modern mind struggles to comprehend, yet which were buried there within the lifetimes of our grandparents.

Boris Johnson’s record as a man unscrupulous in both public and private life is second to none. Recent polls suggest a swing away from the Tories, so is the public finally demonstrating a degree of buyer’s remorse?

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

A new poll shows that all the “Brexit good news” is not getting through to voters. Strange that...

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL shares some of the secrets from behind-the-scenes of the latest airing of BBC Question Time.

The New European's mailbag was filled with letters about the latest accusations of Tory sleaze.

As the UK threatens to trigger Article 16, raising the prospect of a trade war with the EU, people on the island of Ireland wonder if any of this political theatre is really about what’s best for them.

The posturing of Putin and Lukashenko on the Poland-Belarus border risks lives while leaving Europe on the brink of erecting walls.

BONNIE GREER on why the Bronzes has provided her with a human connection - giving her solace and refuge.

From Orkney to Oléron, people are heading offshore in search of a simpler existence. But the trend is having a profound impact on some of the continent’s most fragile communities.

Americans are set to spend $1billion dollars on this year's Thanksgiving, but the celebration is not without its problems and there are those who want it replaced by a day of atonement.

In an extract from his new book, Freedom: How we lose it and how we fight back, Hong Kong dissident NATHAN LAW, once jailed by the regime, warns of Beijing’s tightening grip on culture.

Our columnist steers a steady course to bring us up to speed on a debate raging on Germany's roads

Comedian MITCH BENN provides a list of other jobs MPs could take.

A new exhibition of works by Pablo Bronstein couldn’t be more apt, as it reveals the ecological cost of material gratification.

The 1995 killing of style tycoon Maurizio Gucci is such a captivating tale it’s astonishing that it has taken so long to get to the big screen.

Diego Maradona’s move to Sevilla in 1992 was supposed to be a rebirth. Instead, it resulted in more controversy and the start of a decline that ended with his death a year ago this month.

Football is no longer a game for the game's sake. ROB HUGHES writes how fans can but dream of it returning to this.

The film adaptation of Nella Larsen's novel is a sumptuous and seductive tale of segregation.

Composer and academic Mary Ann Tedstone Glover has brought the music of the Roman empire back to life.

The German writer was one of Europe's greatest literary talents, even if she did sleep through the fall of the Berlin Wall

A Samuel Beckett double-bill portrays the challenges women face across the different stages of their life with triumph.

The show's ending may be sloppy, yet sentimental, but it's the production's looks that captivates audiences.

Food writer JOSH BARRIE brings readers a recipe from Cocotte, a health-focused rotisserie restaurant dreamt up by a young Frenchman.

PETER TRUDGILL on the linguistic device common in many European languages that can only go so far in English.

For all his undoubted literary genius, Marcel Proust was an underwhelming dinner guest.

WILL SELF on attending a speed awareness course for the second time.