

Gen Z’s problems are all our fault
To understand why they are finding it so difficult to become adults, we need to look at where we all went wrong
To understand why they are finding it so difficult to become adults, we need to look at where we all went wrong
Burying a Pope is a complicated business. Somewhere deep inside the Vatican, in a highly secret location, a group of carpenters is creating a very special casket
Farage and Badenoch are embarrassing themselves with opposition to a completely benign scheme
Will a focus on cheaper food and energy be enough to drown out complaints about sovereignty and fishing rights – especially when the PM struggles to communicate?
He is a life-long property developer. So how the hell did he end up as America’s top international negotiator, on everything from Ukraine to the Iran nuclear deal?
The UK and EU are keen on a defence and security pact, but there is a catch – fish. Tensions over who controls Europe’s waters go back hundreds of years
The leader of the Conservative Party today managed a score draw against the prime minister at their weekly confrontation. Did Parliament swoon in admiration? Not quite
The oversight board Mark Zuckerberg set up has criticised him, and ruled that anti-Muslim content should be removed. Will he now silence them?
The party must act: a wealth tax, rejoin the EU, bring in proportional representation. In other words, start behaving like a Labour government
Half a century ago, a humiliated America scrambled out of a losing war. But parallels with Ukraine show little has changed
Bitter at the old politics, young Germans saw the far-right AfD as a revitalising tonic. How can the left get that taste out of their mouths?
With the local elections just days away, the Conservatives simply do not look like a promising investment
This could be the only thing that could unite a nation divided on all fronts
Eighty years ago, the island was nearly wiped off the map. Today it relies on wind-farm crews more than tourists
Ever since his exile in 2019, Evo Morales has been lining up a return to power and now he’s summoned his supporters
Expats must learn that smaller rural Italian communities run on gossip
Councillors can no longer escape the mess and workers seem intent on drawing this out. Meanwhile, the city is paying the price
As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two approaches, Leipzig’s Capa House offers an urgent reminder about the origins of fascism
If the president manages to oust Jay Powell, head of the US central bank, the results for the US and the global economy could be disastrous
More people are put to death in Iran than anywhere else on earth. Around the world, the protests are beginning
Recipients of a genuine email from the Trump government were convinced it was a fake. Others believe a 1960s spoof conspiracy is real
The fundamental error in the case that led to the Supreme Court ruling was one of wilful blindness: the refusal of trans rights activists to acknowledge that there were two vulnerable groups involved in this controversy
Nigel Farage’s Reform are set for an election breakthrough on May 1. But the seeds of the fledgling party’s downfall are in its leader’s personality
It could well be that just days apart Burnley get promoted back to the Premier League and Carney, the first Canadian prime minister ever to have visited Turf Moor, wins the election
Britain and France both have atomic weapons. Now that the US is no longer a reliable ally, how should Europe deploy its nuclear deterrent?
The greenback is the global reserve currency, but its preeminent position is not guaranteed. Could it finally be knocked off its perch – and if so, what could take its place?
On the EU, borrowing and more, Keir Starmer’s defensive approach is holding the party – and Britain – back
A column by the former New Statesman editor was meant to be a manifesto for a new, macho left. Instead, it draws attention to the government’s biggest shortcoming
Reform’s leader joined the tractor protests but backs a US trade deal that would harm UK agriculture
Reducing the complex history of Israel and Palestine to a battle of good vs evil is wilfully misleading. No wonder Trump has endorsed it
It was hard to find anyone who had a good word to say about the president in New York. The tariffs have made that impossible
A trade deal between Britain and the US government would be a disaster for Britain and distance us from our real friends
The president has Voice of America, a US version of the World Service, in his sights. But the motivations for his war on journalism go far beyond cost-cutting and anti-woke
Have you noticed how the internet has just got a whole lot worse? It’s time to do something about it
The Brexiteers exploded with delight over what they thought was a vindication of our decision to leave the EU. Then it all fell to pieces
He’s the most boring prime minister we’ve had in decades – so why does the US media seem to hate Keir Starmer so much?
The Swiss are famously moderate – but when an image from a Basel carnival went viral, it led to a period of national self-examination
The withdrawal of USAID has ended the system of Aids treatment and research in the most affected country on earth
The Brexit reset deal will fix some of the mess made by Boris Johnson and Lord Frost. No wonder the latter is already moaning about it
Who knew about his plans to reverse his tariff policy, and who benefitted?
The idea that digital regulation is an attack on free speech is a myth, largely perpetuated by allies of big tech
Young men used to worship Trump’s buddy – now they are rinsing him while he struggles on a video game livestream
Trump’s dangerous adviser believes in an economic theory that was disproved 200 years ago
Fears from Brexiteers and in government are the last stumbling blocks for a reset deal that keeps the continent safe and boosts trade
If Trump and his vice-president have a genius for anything, it’s global media dominance
Thanks to the SPD, expectations of the soon-to-be chancellor are now so low he can hardly fail to impress once in office
The petulant far right billionaire rips up jobs, risks lives, makes Nazi salutes and taunts anyone who disagrees – then complains
Across the river from Russia, the Estonian city of Narva is part of the European Union. But Vladimir Putin is watching and waiting
The UK needs to stop trying to do a deal with Trump, move away from the US, and rejoin the European Union
The photographer’s images command attention – whether capturing the fiery passion of an activist rallying a crowd or the powerful, expressive gaze of a lone protester
How did Trump secure a second term? Why has he started a tariff war? The 2017 winner of the Pulitzer prize for drama offers an explanation
Serbia has seen five months of student protest and now the country is at breaking point
Nothing could prepare me for the experience of going to a gym sauna in the US
The opposition in Turkey has been reluctant to use protests as a tool against Erdoğan. But the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul, has changed everything
If the vice-president wishes to return to the country, he may want to be better prepared
MAGA’s trade war has abruptly silenced Farage and other useful idiots who once echoed his agenda
Global finance’s hopes that the White House would drop tariffs led to them jumping on a piece of fake news
Keir Starmer’s chumminess towards Trump has protected the UK from the worst of his tariff madness. But it also risks a rift with the EU
One of the Beatles’ great gifts was to reconcile masculinity with emotional intelligence
Spain has made a spectacular economic recovery since the last economic crash– but Spaniards are still struggling and fear Trump’s tariffs might trigger another disaster
An Israeli and a Palestinian are turning their grief into a call for an end to violence. Is it pointless?
No complex calculations have gone into these import taxes – just reckless back-of-an-envelope stuff
The US president has relentlessly attacked the institutions of American life. But there is one thing that he cannot defeat, because if it falls, it will take him – and the US – down with it
The only answer for Britain is to build closer ties with our single biggest trading partner – and that is not the US
The GDP hit from being out of the EU is far worse than the one we’re facing from the White House
The last time the US imposed blanket tariffs it led to global economic and political disaster. This time could be just as bad. How can the rest of the world defend itself?
A new Brexit rule has just come into force, making it even harder for people from the EU to enter Britain. Right now that’s the last thing we need
Wages may be showing signs of improvement, but on its own that won’t solve the problem
The former PM is apparently training Kemi Badenoch for her weekly clash with Keir Starmer. As with everything Cameron has attempted in life, it’s not turning out very well
The acclaimed artist takes Florence in her first institutional solo show in Italy
The party has no clear vision or strategy, and appears to take delight in announcing further cuts that will adversely affect peoples’ lives
An exhibition of artworks telling the terrifying story of MAGA and Trump’s second coming has made it on to the streets of London in poster form
The US giants have become sprawling conglomerates, precisely the kind of fat, complacent companies they once set out to disrupt
Researchers have developed a promising vaccine for pancreatic cancer, but its future is uncertain due to Robert F Kennedy Jr
JD Vance and Pete Hegseth are both desperate to succeed Trump in the White House. But a star podcaster could beat them to it
Rachel Reeves was insistent that she would only have one major budget-type event every year but circumstances have forced her to abandon that pledge
Despite her promises, the chancellor has become a product of the Westminster environment
No matter how loudly we call for a return to the customs union and the single market, Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer are not going to listen
Mobile phone coverage is notoriously patchy due to past policy failures and slow infrastructure expansion, leaving rural areas full of dead zones
Using teargas, rubber bullets and water cannons against a demonstration of pensioners is reminiscent of the country’s past
With 59 fatalities and over 200 hospitalisations, the fire at Club Pulse was the stuff of nightmares
In a recent speech, Ebrahim Rasool claimed Trump was launching a ‘supremacist assault’ in both the US and South Africa
A vampire-style taste for pig’s blood is found across the country, where it is a key ingredient in traditional cakes and sausages
Today, it seems that sexual content is so easily accessible online as to have become almost mainstream. Spain’s government is trying to change that
The far right leader demanded French courts get tough on corrupt politicians. Now she is paying the price
In a week where the chancellor has found herself beleaguered, my message to her is: rearm and the economy will grow
Her political ban might boost the National Rally – but equally, it could now crumble. So let’s celebrate
What happens if Donald goes the same way as his father – and what if he already has?
The city’s referendum gives Parisians the chance to have their say. Should Britain do the same?
As Trump attacks America’s top academic institutions, more and more researchers are deciding to leave – and most of them have one destination in mind
While a cinema legend faces sexual assault claims, his Kremlin-defending lawyer denigrates witnesses – and compares his client’s treatment to the French revolution terror
Trump doesn’t understand anything about economics – might his aggressive stance on Europe have some unintended consequences?
The chancellor crowed about tiny real GDP growth while ignoring a much bigger bombshell
Rachel Reeves seems happy to let 50,000 children live in poverty in order to make a spreadsheet add up on a Wednesday afternoon