Politics

Our columnist explains how the country has finally woken up after years of hesitation

The British response to the invasion of Ukraine illustrates why the sickness in the Conservative party goes beyond Boris Johnson, writes one reader

Like the rest of the UK, Wales has been repeatedly lied to over the benefits that will come from Brexit. The time for clarity, and answers, was yesterday

The meeting revealed a man more confident than autocratic, not the brittle and paranoid aggressor the world sees today

Could Ukraine become a historical hinge point for idealistic initiative when confronted by the forces of tyranny, just like the Spanish civil war in the 1930s?

Comedian MITCH BENN on the government's flag-waving and photo op filled response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

One heckled at a performance of Bloody Difficult Women during some less-than-flattering comments about the former prime minister. Such is an occupational hazard of putting on political theatre

The paper will sorely miss the man a lot of actors happily spoke to even though they said they'd never dream of talking to the Daily Mail, an informant told MANDRAKE

Not wanting to miss an opportunity to plug the school, the paper asked the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge if they were “eyeing up Eton” for George

Putin must be seen by the world to lose. But, how this will happen and how long it will take remain difficult questions

Gove said the public wanted a show of solidarity such as flying the Ukrainian flag. Turns out the public wanted a lot more than that

While Liz Truss posed for photo ops, the UK's ambassador to Ukraine made the decision to stay at her post in Kyiv

Boris Johnson's posturing following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine hasn't distracted the country, or his own party, from his lies

As Ukraine's residents follow the call of their government and make Molotov cocktails, where did this crude weapon of war come from?

Anger grows as the UK government appears to drag its feet over waiving visa requirements for Ukrainians fleeing bullets and missiles

A former military intelligence officer argues that Putin’s ambitions will not end here - and that we must recalibrate how we respond to agents of chaos

Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine is a watershed moment. But the democratic West's response has been encouragingly robust

The two men have such striking similarities that it's hard to decipher which rhetoric comes from which leader

Almost every other country in Europe has better statutory sick pay than the UK. But forcing ill workers into the workplace is bad for productivity and the economy at large

Putin is the bad actor in the invasion of Ukraine, but we need to examine the role the West has played in allowing events to unfold

Three decades ago the newly independent nation was, briefly, the third most powerful nuclear country in the world. Now, civilians arm themselves against a Russian invasion. How did it get to this point?

Writing a play about two female rivals led to a depressing realisation about who really wields power in Britain

A new project by Polish photographer Rafał Milach examines how populist politicians use walls as propaganda

To survive storm Johnson and salvage British democracy, we must change how the UK runs its public sector

Having reinvented itself, the party is now poised to redraw the political map of the island of Ireland

He's repaired the damage done by Corbynism, but is this enough when Starmer and his shadow cabinet have failed to lay Labour's policies out? Asks one reader

As The Godfather is re-released, what lessons does it hold for fans like the prime minister about holding on to power at any cost?

Even in the least promising surroundings, nature and commerce tend to find a way. Unique wine-making is one element of Lanzarote’s extraordinary rebirth from the ashes

It was submerged in 1922 as part of a plan to build a new reservoir. Now, after a historic drought, it returns

The presidential campaign takes on an apocalyptic tone as a fearful, angry electorate confronts the evidence of a country in decline

Joining what became the EU saved British business. Now all the conditions that led to our decline are back in place