If you want a republican UK, are you ready for president Boris Johnson?
This could be the last coronation of a monarch of the United Kingdom. But, be careful what you wish for
Killing Thatcher
The extraordinary inside story of the IRA bombing that almost changed British history
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Meaningful reparation for slavery will lie in the hands of the young royals
Has King Charles given humanity a gift towards healing the intergenerational trauma caused by slavery?
‘We only have to be lucky once’: The IRA’s mission to kill Thatcher
In October 1984, Margaret Thatcher escaped death at the hands of the IRA by seconds. A new book details how close they came
What makes the Germans so open about sex?
“In Britain we have hot-water bottles; on the continent, they have sex.” And nowhere is that more true than in Germany…
In this edition
Everyday Philosophy: Suella Braverman’s lack of compassion has taken us through the looking glass
The government’s egregious Rwanda policy won’t stop the boats. It will only cause more suffering for anyone who attempts the journey
A simple truth is being missed: wages must rise or our economies will fall
A major rethink is needed to reverse years of vast geopolitical insecurity
A Georgian spring is in the teargassed air
The government wants to get close to Russia, but the people want the EU. The demonstrators have won the first round in the streets of Tbilisi – but what comes next?
Paradise postponed for Napoli
Can the football-mad Italian city achieve the ultimate goal?
The culture Franco could not kill
They endured the civil war, persecution and Franco, but the Basques are still singing
A doctor’s note on a dying patient
One anonymous GP explains the often overlooked realities of their job
The region that’s experimenting with government by lottery
In east Belgium, a committed group of democrats are experimenting with sortition – government chosen by lottery
Germansplaining: The everlasting differences between East and West
In Germany today, a lot of stereotypes between the East and the West remain. This is far from healthy
The cosy links between Infosys and Downing Street
The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street
If you want a republican UK, are you ready for president Boris Johnson?
This could be the last coronation of a monarch of the United Kingdom. But, be careful what you wish for
Meaningful reparation for slavery will lie in the hands of the young royals
Has King Charles given humanity a gift towards healing the intergenerational trauma caused by slavery?
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: We need to broaden the political gene pool
If we are serious about levelling up, we need to ensure all children have a voice
‘We only have to be lucky once’: The IRA’s mission to kill Thatcher
In October 1984, Margaret Thatcher escaped death at the hands of the IRA by seconds. A new book details how close they came
Britain, the Brexit basket case
As food shopping gets more expensive across Europe, new checks will make things even worse here
The right are losing their own culture wars
From Tucker Carlson to Andrew Bridgen and GB News, populists have
lost their grip on the narrative
What will come after Erdoğan?
Only one thing has united Turkey’s fractious opposition – hatred of the president. Now they may inherit his financial crisis
Moscow’s hidden cathedrals
The city has unveiled the world’s largest underground rail loop, but its celebrated Metro system is not without its sinister side
Sorry for the irreverence, but the royals are now irrelevant
Post-Brexit, there’s even less use for a royal family than there was when we were an important nation
Will you say the coronation oath?
Why stop at the coronation? Let’s have jousting, sacrifices and boat battles too
Here are a few more empty ceremonies that could be held to distract the masses from the country’s ongoing elective death spiral
What makes the Germans so open about sex?
“In Britain we have hot-water bottles; on the continent, they have sex.” And nowhere is that more true than in Germany…
The Sicilian race against danger
The Targa Florio road race pitted drivers against every imaginable danger.. including stray dogs
The secret history of old towns
A new book eschews cosy nostalgia to explore the fractures that Europe’s
picture postcard tourist traps keep hidden
Berthe Morisot, the woman who opened doors
One of the greatest Impressionists, Berthe Morisot’s work offered perceptive, unusual glimpses of domestic life
Taste of Europe: Nikos Roussos’s taramas spread
Taramas is a glorious dip, reliant only on cod’s roe, old bread, oil, garlic, lemon juice and the like. I’m not convinced anything tastes more Mediterranean
Dialects of the Caribbean
The English spoken by lesser-known white West Indians shows significant linguistic differences from that spoken by black West Indians
Horst Faas: The man who showed humanity at its most raw
The German was behind some of the greatest war images ever taken by some of the best news photographers ever to wield a Leica
Multicultural Man: On literacy
Forget the headlines. Children's reading comprehension is on the decline, and their books are to blame