Politics

As Sherlock Holmes put it: we see, but we do not observe. This needs to change or we risk repeatedly confirming our prejudices

The reality behind the continent's happiest nations

The government are still asking the wrong questions and finding the wrong answers about migrant crossings

Despite the fuss over the Northern Ireland Protocol, it’s not a new idea

The deflated dictator is playing mind games with the west as his war in Ukraine lurches into a stalemate

As Christmas approaches, things don't quite feel festive. What can the government do to rally the troops?

An alleged coup attempt by the obscure Reichsbürger movement reflects growing belief in conspiracy theories among Germany’s far right

Brexit was always going to be a recipe for the long-term decline of London as a financial centre Any ideas that suggested otherwise were ludicrous

It paints a picture of post-Brexit life that Michael Gove and others don’t like. But what if America’s leading newspaper is right?

Less of a political slogan and more of a statement of fact, Britain's decline under the Tories is now recognised well beyond our shores

Earlier this year, MANDRAKE advised the shadow health secretary to pose some questions in the Commons about what a drain on resources Genomics England was. Yet, he never asked a single question

A bank in Italy accepts cheese as a deposit. And why not?

What does Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter really have to do with our 21st-century complex over free speech?

Forget the rejoin label, we need to start again with our rhetoric

Volodymyr Zelensky, the unlikely hero who faced down a tyrant, is the New European’s European Of The Year

Bands, lawyers and architects are all suffering as Brexit damages a sector that makes up 80% of the UK economy

Scores of Afghans who helped the British in Kabul had to flee to Iran when the Taliban took power. But now Iran is sending them back, to almost certain death

As the year comes to a close, what new lingo has emerged across the continent?

Britain is a more civilised society without the death penalty. I hope this Orwellian humanitarianism prevails, but these are dark days

German immigration policy has been dominated by prefixes for too long. Now, this has finally changed

Can Britain have a grown-up conversation about its national health service?

If we want the NHS to be functional in 10 years time, we need to start having more honest conversations about the state of affairs

Racism, real or implied, has no place inside the royal family nor does it have any place in the nation this family represents

Moroccans were blamed for riots in Brussels after their World Cup upset of Belgium. But what really happened?

The “message to Putin” idea merely made Zahawi look in need of close nursing assistance himself

Faced with the first episode of stagflation since the 1970s, it's now time to rethink

Neil Kinnock introduced me to a new word this week and it perfectly sums up the silence and dishonesty surrounding the Brexit debate

This week's gossip and scandals in Westminster and the media brought to you by MANDRAKE

Its failure to break through has left room for far-right parties to prosper across the continent

Nurses are the heart of the NHS. They are dedicated, skilled, knowledgeable and wise. This is why it’s time to value them and pay them properly