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British Politics
Brexiteer Lord David Frost predicts cars will soon be banned. He’s just as accurate as ever
The man who wants to rip up his own deal with Europe is wrong about our absolute right to drive
British Politics
After the clown ..the clone
Liz Truss’s promises are as empty, illogical and deceitful as Boris Johnson’s. No wonder she’s favourite to win the Tory leadership
British Politics
Tory immigration policy is a new low in inhumanity
Both Tory leadership contenders clearly want to be tough on immigration to appease the many ultras in their party, writes one reader
British Politics
A giant legacy beset by pygmies
The death of David Trimble comes as his historic legacy has never seemed under greater threat
British Politics
What the next prime minister really thinks of Brexit
As the Conservative leadership race narrows down to the final five, we look for clues to how the next prime minister might approach Brexit
British Politics
The Northern Ireland Protocol is working. Naturally, the UK government is trying to destroy it
What will Boris Johnson’s departure mean for the Northern Ireland Protocol and the government’s plans to rewrite it?
The New Europe
Moldova looks west – with one wary eye on Moscow
Along with Ukraine, the EU has accepted neighbouring Moldova as a candidate to join the bloc, conscious of its vulnerability – not least because of its Transnistrian region loyal to Russia
Who leads Europe now?
Emmanuel Macron’s failure at parliamentary polls in June will limit his role on the international stage. Is there anyone out there who could replace him as Europe’s leading political visionary?
The Slap: France’s Macron punished as voters turn to populists on the right and left
Sunday’s parliamentary elections reshaped France’s political landscape, with big wins for the far left and right
Giorgia Meloni: From Duce to Duchess
Ex-bartender Giorgia Meloni has taken a party with historic links to Mussolini to the top of Italy’s opinion polls
Most popular
Who leaked the video of Boris Johnson’s smooth moves?
Think the queues at Dover are bad? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet
The bones of Waterloo
39 good reasons Liz Truss will be a terrible Prime Minister
If The Guardian can behave like this, how much impact has #MeToo really had?
What happened when I met Liz Truss shows she lacks the character to be prime minister
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Liz Truss as prime minister is a reality no democracy should have to face
Why ‘-son’ rises in our surnames
Turkey’s age of oppression
Everyday Philosophy: We need to prepare for the robot revolution
Nervousness at Guardian over culture of misogyny
Who leaked the video of Boris Johnson’s smooth moves?
The Johnsons land on their feet – on Bamford’s boat
Rishi proves to be a PR disaster, again
Edinburgh’s cost of laughing crisis
If The Guardian can behave like this, how much impact has #MeToo really had?
Germansplaining: Germany has an electricity problem, no matter how much politicians say otherwise
A new age of protest is coming
Europe
Preventing war means more tax, not less
To prevent all-out war in Europe we have to be prepared to spend money on defence. Even if this means higher taxes and higher borrowing
British Politics
Zelensky, don’t worry: You don’t need Johnson, you just need Britain
Boris Johnson liked to portray himself as the champion of Ukraine but beyond the photo-ops he used to boost his personal ratings at home, there is a deeper UK commitment that will endure
British Politics
The last refuge
Boris Johnson has sought refuge in Ukraine. But, Volodymyr Zelensky knows an act when he sees one
British Politics
Ukraine has little reason to thank Boris Johnson
Both the Cameron and Johnson government rebuffed the plucky nation’s repeated plea for weapons over the last decade
Europe
Our callous Ukraine fatigue
Our tone of how we discuss the war in Ukraine has evolved and not for the better
Europe
Would Germany go to war?
Years of pacifist policy are over in Germany as military spending rises. But what happens if conflict comes home?
Fire Of Love: Inside the new documentary about a volcanic relationship
Director Sara Dosa on Maurice and Katia Krafft and their love triangle with volcanoes
The bones of Waterloo
Around 20,000 people died in the battle, yet mass graves have never been found. Now, we are getting closer to the truth
Edinburgh’s cost of laughing crisis
At home with Percy Bysshe Shelley, the traveller in an antique land
Why ‘-son’ rises in our surnames
Taste of Europe: Nick Gilkinson’s lemon sole
Homage to Orwell’s Jura
Portraits of a Spain unknown
Anna Piaggi: The fashion journalist whose style trumped even the most avant-garde designers
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The photographer always seeking the decisive moment
Rutger Hauer: The European who brought pioneering nuance to Hollywood
Arnold Schoenberg: The father of atonal music who feared the number 13
Raffaella Carrà: The TV personality whose midriff scandalised Italy
Philippe Halsman: The photographer who captured the 20th century
A new age of protest is coming
The summer of discontent is likely to be long and hot. Soon, a new generation of politicians will learn there are more serious problems than a pay claim by the railway unions
39 good reasons Liz Truss will be a terrible Prime Minister
Truss has the potential to be a prime minister who makes the Johnson era look like one of calmness and stability
Turkey’s age of oppression
President Erdoğan’s draconian punishments and indiscriminate subjugation of creativity have caused outrage and anger across the country
The brain and the bomb
Are decisions about firing nuclear weapons best left to error-prone humans? Scientists want reform of the launch protocols, which are 70 years old
Marilyn Monroe will be with us forever
Over half a century since her death, the “inner Marilyn” is still alive. I suspect we will never be done with the blonde bombshell
Fire Of Love: Inside the new documentary about a volcanic relationship
Director Sara Dosa on Maurice and Katia Krafft and their love triangle with volcanoes
Everyday Philosophy: We need to prepare for the robot revolution
