Opinion

Unless we act now, it will be used in the destruction of our democracy

German voters are not becoming extremists. They are just fed up

Labour should work with the Lib Dems and Greens to help stop polarisation and public apathy

Is the prime minister serious about his EU red lines - or just playing a long game?

There is no good reason for banning cigarettes outside pubs while allowing them on the pavement next door

Political parties belong to activists as much as they do to leaders

The same tax rate for earnings and wealth would be a seismic change that raised billions

Keir Starmer’s trip to Germany and France feels empty without rejoining the scheme

Gentrification was supposed to be the beginning of an end. But if anything Brixton seems livelier than it has done for years

If you fail to see beyond the Trump lies, the chaos and narcissism, you fail to understand why people might vote for him in the first place

No amount of slightly closer cooperation in areas of little everyday benefit can get anywhere near the massive gains from being back in the EU

Post-Brexit subsidies were supposed to save the countryside. Instead they’ve given landowners incentives to oust their tenant farmers

The exploration of genetic modification for space travel raises ethical questions about altering human biology

Vice-presidential picks don’t tend to swing US elections. But Kamala Harris’s choice, an authentic avatar of the Midwest, could change that

Ukraine’s daring incursion into Kursk shows a dictator in crisis, with the Russian people and China turning their backs on him

Harris has seized the momentum in the presidential campaign but still faces a tough battle with Trump

The far right AfD is poised for major wins this weekend’s eastern state elections amid rising discontent

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has some tough decisions to make in October’s budget, but has options to achieve growth and avoid austerity

The new crop of MPs are faced with a Hogwarts-style parliament as the Tories’ leadership crisis rumbles on unabated

One Bad Guy denouement makes me think of the Republican Party’s candidate for POTUS

The Italian prime minister’s abortion law amendment has sparked fear and anger among women across the country

My relentless pursuit of French fluency and European belonging has had its ups and downs but I realise I am making progress

Restaurants come and go but only the most lauded, talked-about and popular stick around for any length of time

The redevelopment of a bombed ministry complex in the Serbian capital is set to feature a Trump-Kushner hotel

In somewhat grandiose fashion, the film star imagined his dog Loubo couldn’t continue to flourish in a world that no longer included him

The election of hundreds of new MPs presents Parliament with a short window of opportunity