Opinion

The party plan to appeal to the “yoof” vote by rebranding as the Dem Libs...

The dictator in the Kremlin may not be popular, yet he rules unopposed. But once again he is going to the polls – why?

From planning laws to better skills to a proper industrial strategy, all is not quite lost for Britain

By appealing to Tory voters, Labour’s leader is merely showing how much he wants the Tories out of power

If he can’t make Twitter work his way, he’d rather break it than let anyone else take over

Europe's challenges with inflation requires very different weapons

More people than ever before will be able to vote in the next election but these citizens are still at risk of being ignored

The ex-PM is close to a deal with Spain on Gibraltar, while the current one sulks over Greece

The straw-clutching continues as the current and would-be prime ministers scramble for benefits of leaving the EU

As Russia bombs Ukraine’s cultural sites, the powerful work in the capital’s Biennial is scattered across Europe

He was a better politician than he ever knew

Tetchy, thin-skinned, used to getting your own way? Then politics isn’t for you, Mr Sunak

The former Ukip leader wanted to speak to young people but when he finally did it didn't go well

When I was a kid, allotments were a kind of cliche: strictly for old-mannish types to potter around in. Not any more

Africa will always be part of my identity – but not all of it

How the ‘fearless’ Tory press meekly ducked criticism of Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak over Covid

Don’t be fooled, Israel will not rest until Hamas has been destroyed. This war is only just starting

Instead he chose the path to No 10 and we are all paying the price

The Covid inquiry has shone a light on the government’s pandemic response. Now it’s time for scrutiny of another national disaster

It’s not just people paying the price for the cost of living crisis

With Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak set to face difficult questions in the coming days, here’s a recap of the inquiry’s findings up to now

Which bittersweet symphonies best sum up Britain’s political parties?

Our modern democracy demands – and deserves – more modern ways of functioning

Erdoğan is risking alienating Israel, a crucial trade partner, to please his voter base

Despite recent events, the vast majority of Italians are opposed to using animals in circuses

Ridley Scott’s epic didn’t exactly win over viewers in France

How close are populist leaders like Geert Wilders to fitting Umberto Eco’s definition of fascist traits?

Southend’s adoption of European culture cannot fix all its problems but it is having shocking social impacts

Europe may have led the Tories to destroy themselves, but Thatcher had already set in motion the destruction of the country

Another gambit by the prime minister has ended with big boasts and little substance

This lesson is as old as the 1930s but clearly it takes a long time to learn