Politics

Ireland’s is the fastest-growing economy in Europe. How has it managed this, and what can the UK learn?

A small number of eye-wateringly expensive private schools are ruining Britain – and one stands out from the rest

History never seems to pass in Vienna and this will always be the case

The city's graffiti sketches out Georgia's role in the conflict in Ukraine

Jutland, at the edge of the EU, has found itself in the centre of the bloc's response to Vladimir Putin's aggression

Sparks still have a truly unique sound but it's yet to be seen how their latest work will influence musicians this side of the Atlantic

Understandably, many Jews have reservations abut Poland. Today, baseball is helping change that, one game at a time

This week, I swapped motorways for the Rhine. If the EU's plans for licenses materialise, maybe the change will be permanent

The term used to describe those typically offensive to religious or racial groups is thrown around too often in contemporary societies

The June 1953 uprising by east Germans has become a footnote to history – but not for the few surviving eyewitnesses

What is necessary now is for governments to think about how they can deliver a universal basic income that sees us through this period

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

Voluntary price controls won’t solve crippling food inflation – only more money for the poorest will

The country is running out of water – and a polluted Tigris makes things even worse

Governments must do more, faster, to speed up green transition

Chris Patten and Larry Summers are right to say Brexit’s failure has wrecked the UK economy

Seven years on, populist politicians are running out of targets for their Brexit blame game

The former prime minister will do and say whatever it takes to make people love him – but he is the only alternative to the incumbent administration

Plato wanted societies to be governed by an incorruptible, intellectual elite. Today this is a terrifying thought

Nato’s flag in Ukraine would send a strong signal to Russia. It’s a big step that needs to be taken

Deluded Conservatives have constructed an increasingly viral betrayal narrative in which Johnson was destroyed by a conspiracy led by Sunak

The electronic boys from Basildon are a national treasure – both at home and abroad

A new contender has emerged in the Republican presidential race – the first African American to be elected to the Senate from the South since 1881

We must take a leaf out of Vienna’s book and reckon with the past of the British empire

People instinctively assume that AI will lead to catastrophe. But what will the world look like if we get it right?

These atypical creatures are causing havoc and holding the city hostage

The fate of Wittenberg’s antisemitic sculpture on the wall of the town church remains in dispute

Erdoğan’s victory will only hurt his supporters – and the rest of Turkey

By 2030 its economy will be bigger than Britain’s. Why are we being left behind?

Owen Jones has got it wrong (again). Hoping for a hung parliament is a self-indulgent waste of time

Though authorities might deny it, La Liga and the country itself has a racism problem. Now one small club in Madrid has had enough