Opinion

The rise of Kamala Harris looked unstoppable heading into the Democratic convention. But the White House is still all to play for

Harris is making the most of this opportunity while Trump is, frankly, floundering

The brilliant, troubling Alain Delon was at his most electric when doing nothing other than staring blankly back at us

Robert Kennedy Jr is deeply weird - but could still end up with a key role in a Republican White House

How a Frenchman in a ruined château poisoned western politics

Hate speech online is different from a whisper in a pub - and pretending otherwise to win a ‘war on woke’ is absurd

No government in half a century has built 300,000 homes every year, but that’s what Labour wants to do now

New polls suggest support for the PM’s softly-softly stance on Europe – but for how long?

The conservative members are dragging the party towards the same disaster as last time – and the time before that

One in four Brits believe they could qualify for the 2028 Games if they started training today. It’s endearingly delusional

Young people seem increasingly drawn to extremist politics

The 14 year experiment went on far too long. Now Labour has to make the economy work

Thank goodness the hereditary peers are going – some claimed huge expenses and gave almost nothing in return

Where did Putin come from?

After an election rout, they’ve chosen moaning about Labour over much-needed self-examination

The race rioters spring from the same root as the jihadists

Is it time to leave Elon Musk’s online sewer?

Technical issues delayed the start of the blowhards’ audio chat. The delay was the best bit

Nigel Farage and Stephen Yaxley-Lennon's cries to the far right mob do not represent this country

Zelensky’s forces have invaded Russian territory, a move that shifts the whole dynamic of the conflict. But the risks are huge

Parisians embraced the Games – but it was a different story in one corner of rural France

Will Starmer’s inaction on Brexit help strengthen the cause of Scottish independence?

Getting honorary status at the university he has just left is nothing special

They’re out of touch, out of power and running out of readers

Public opinion is changing on the idea of a Universal Basic Income. Could it solve our poverty crisis and improve productivity?

But are her strong numbers evidence of a temporary “bounce” or a long-term “wave”?

A nostalgic yearning for lost imperial power is part and parcel of the nostalgic English national imaginary

Boxer Cindy Ngamba, from Cameroon via Bolton, won the Refugee Team’s first medal thanks in part to the value of youth workers

Businesses have dodged £4 billion in tax because of government incompetence

An extraordinary claim about the Brexiteer who wants to lead the Tories

How a once respected academic embarked on a “sad, depressing journey of radicalisation”

All Olympics opening ceremonies that offer kulturkampf instead of pure spectacle suffer from the same regression to the tacky