Opinion

Over 200 years on, Britain may be about to reverse Lord Elgin’s act of chicanery and vandalism

Moscow likes to pretend that HIV is not a problem. Now it has an epidemic on its hands

Lack of rain and extreme summer heat are causing a dramatic decline in olive oil production in Italy. Consumers and producers alike are worried

Is the drug that fuelled sixties counterculture due for a comeback?

Kosovo managed to take politics out of its state broadcaster. Could we do the same?

His successors as chancellor believe they can deliver tax cuts like his when they are no longer sustainable

If you vote for a hard border – surprise surprise – you get a hard border

The Greco-Turkish war took place 100 years ago – but historical accounts of those events obscure a disturbing truth, one that must be confronted

The protests about pension reform in Paris recently started calmly and cheerfully, but by nightfall the mood had shifted

Likely new PM Petteri Orpo could help forge a stronger relationship built on defence

Port officials say the disruption is largely caused by Britain leaving the EU, but Conservative MPs know better

Humza Yousaf disagrees, but there is growing SNP acceptance that winning a referendum is not just around the corner

Morris dancing, folk music and other English traditions are making a comeback. And the new followers are a diverse bunch

Pressing ahead with the Retained Laws Bill while staying out of science’s Horizon scheme is lunacy

Joining the CPTPP trading bloc will contribute less than 0.1 per cent to GDP. But there is a point to membership

The Democrats are talking about gun control and the Republicans are talking about paying off porn stars

The world loves Sanna Marin, but as an election looms, her country may not feel the same

Only 24% now say they are happy about Brexit, with 49% unhappy

Will Lithuania be the next Ukraine?

Linking up with Indo-Pacific countries won’t live up to the Brexiteers’ wild claims

Britain led the first industrial revolution, but Europe will lead the next

A teacher in Florida was forced to resign after parents complained that Michelangelo’s David statue is “pornographic”

Germans are renowned for their efficiency – but when it comes to recycling, we need to separate the fact from the fiction

The fact that ethnic minority Republicans are Trump’s fastest-growing supporters boils down to the fact that we humans are not categories

Why not heavily censure Johnson but leave him as an MP, condemned to spending his remaining time in Westminster as a humiliated backbencher

In the literary snake pit, writers and critics tend to either suck up to one another frantically, or bite down hard so as to inject their venom yet deeper

We won't beg. It's time for the government to acknowledge women's due - and pay it

Emmanuel Macron refuses to realise people did not vote for his pension reforms – they voted against Marine Le Pen. Now France is on the verge of explosion

Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia makes clear: China is now only prepared to live with the west on its own terms

The Conservatives are clutching at straws. Do they think we haven't noticed?

Both left office in disgrace and dishonour. Yet they still believe a resignation honours list is their right