Politics

The EU’s new General Product Safety Regulation system launches on December 13, and will make it even harder for UK firms exporting to Europe

We cannot finesse our way out of the problem that the American people have swung isolationist

The former German chancellor has played it smart again by shrouding her memoirs in secrecy ahead of their release

Giving frozen Russian assets to Ukraine would save Zelensky and send a defiant message to Trump

Legalising cannabis seems an open goal for a government determined to raise cash for public services, ensure social justice and improve public health

The 643 villagers of Oradour-sur-Glane were wiped out by the Nazis. Untouched by order of de Gaulle, the place where they lived and died is now a shrine

America has become a paranoid nation that wants to insulate itself from the world and I underestimated this

An industry worth £110 billion a year is being crippled by red tape, lost access to skilled European professionals and lack of access to the EU market

Red tape stopped up to 250 UK cheeses from making it to the judging in Portugal

A government colleague remembers a charming, clever pragmatist who had the odd eggy moment or two

The public saw his combative side, but those closest to him saw his heart

Baku has been a spectacle of greed and entitlement. A binding agreement on phasing out fossil fuels would be better

The right wing press love it, but this ‘scandal’ will join Angela Rayner’s flat and Keir Starmer’s lockdown beer in being quickly forgotten

Kemi Badenoch’s stand-in embarrasses himself at PMQs

Falling fertility rates mean more immigration is needed to grow the economy. Yet lots of boomers hate the idea

A social media rumour about Keir Starmer has attracted millions of views – aided by far right figures who amplify conspiracy theories online

We need a military alliance of European nations, which will require the UK to not just cooperate but to be inside the structure

The church, both Anglican and Catholic, has conspicuously failed to provide the leadership the UK craves

With a declining industrial base, a lack of support for emerging sectors, and a shaky financial landscape, the country’s downturn might be here to stay

An empty square in the centre of the German capital gives a warning from the recent past

My first Berlin adventure began at Checkpoint Charlie. My second began in Islington

Bonhoeffer fought against exclusion and for those who couldn’t fight for themselves

The ‘trollification’ that happens on X, Elon Musk’s online hellhole, deserves a definition

If you love children and happen to live in Russia, the kindest thing you could do would be not to have any

The Spanish press are asking pointed questions about the lacklustre warning system and slow crisis response

IndyRef 2 feels a long way off. The SNP need to show that they have something to offer for Scotland’s short-term future

In September, the senate suddenly announced 10% cuts to the city’s arts budget

As the Portuguese superstar’s football career winds down, his Monopoly career is just taking off

It is time to dispel disbelief and face the grim reality that is unfolding

In times of state corruption and political interference, scientists remain ‘apolitical’ at their peril