New border red tape is choking British business… and it’s only just the beginning
Almost unnoticed as Partygate occupies minds and headlines, new Brexit rules are already doing serious damage to British business.
Shame of Britain
Two men, one whole generation of damage to the reputation of a nation.
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Mark Francois’ Spartan Victory is illiteracy on parade
They shared a famous TV Brexit moment. When Mark Francois wrote a book, there was only one person who could review it...
Escaping the shadow of the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher
Would hopefuls like Liz Truss and Valérie Pécresse deliver a calmer, fresher politics in the spirit of Ardern and Merkel, or just a retread of muscular Iron Ladyism?
Boris Johnson and Prince Andrew: A pair of entitled men no longer defying gravity
The two men aren't getting away with their rotting of British life any longer. The #MeToo moment may not have delivered all that was hoped, but is this the start of the #HadIt era?
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Everyday Philosophy: Why compassion must not be forgotten in the wake of Partygate
While Britain has focussed on Boris Johnson's partying and Prince Andrew, desperate people have risked their lives in cold and dangerous waters, writes NIGEL WARBURTON.
War in Ukraine would be a war like no other… the West must act now
A war between Russia and Ukraine is a prospect to be avoided at all costs. If it is not, then the human, social and economic impacts across Europe will be devastating.
New border red tape is choking British business… and it’s only just the beginning
Almost unnoticed as Partygate occupies minds and headlines, new Brexit rules are already doing serious damage to British business.
The Tory spin machine is already going into overdrive about Sue Gray’s report
They will try to claim victory whatever it says - and they've put a brilliant civil servant in an impossible position
Mark Francois’ Spartan Victory is illiteracy on parade
They shared a famous TV Brexit moment. When Mark Francois wrote a book, there was only one person who could review it...
The Big Picture: Las Luminarias once again fanned the flames of controversy
The Spanish festival has returned only to be met with condemnation from animal rights groups.
Paul Dacre and Ted Verity make one last stand for Boris Johnson
Their Daily Mail recently laid into those attacking Johnson for his law-breaking, lying and partying and told them it was time to "move on".
What happened to Brexit giving the elite a kicking?
It was promised that Brexit would "give the Westminster elite a good kicking". One reader wonders why instead we have seen the breaking of lockdown rules, nepotistic Covid deals and corrupt funding for fancy furnishings.
Who are the next PM runners and riders?
Escaping the shadow of the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher
Would hopefuls like Liz Truss and Valérie Pécresse deliver a calmer, fresher politics in the spirit of Ardern and Merkel, or just a retread of muscular Iron Ladyism?
Boris Johnson and Prince Andrew: A pair of entitled men no longer defying gravity
The two men aren't getting away with their rotting of British life any longer. The #MeToo moment may not have delivered all that was hoped, but is this the start of the #HadIt era?
You’ll never put a meta bit of butter on your knife? Turkish farmer trials VR
A Turkish farmer has claimed that putting virtual reality goggles on his cows causes them to produce more milk
The Royals’ coded message is simple: We will endure
The photos recently released in celebration of the Duchess of Cambridge's 40th birthday came just at the right time, writes BONNIE GREER. But, they also have a deeper meaning.
The writing on the wall: Is it time for a new Amsterdam?
Politicians are determined to clean up the city’s fabled sex and drug trade. But some locals aren’t so sure.
Germansplaining: The wolves are always at the door in Germany
Our columnist explains why Germans still hold the wolf in such reverence.
The inventions that wouldn’t fly… at least not at first
Some inventions sounded, and even looked, brilliant, only to fall flat. But that isn’t always the end of the story for great ideas.
Games to make your ‘work event’ go off with a bang
Comedian MITCH BENN offers up some advice on how to follow in the steps of Downing Street and make your next 'work event' one to remember (or rather not remember...)
Oceans apart: The vision of British-Caribbean artists
A new exhibition explores the past 70 years of British history from the perspective of those who feel disconnected from their heritage.
Netflix’s Four to Dinner gives us love in the multiverse
A Netflix film poses a pivotal question – are any two people meant to be together, or is it just a matter of timing?
Capturing the Chinese dream
Images of China’s relentless acceleration are both beautiful and troubling
Songs of fire and ice
Goodnight Louisa's album Human Danger shows how time spent in an alien landscape can provoke the deepest personal reflections
Theatre Review: Force Majeure is on a downward slope
This play based on a 2014 film feels like unnecessary and somewhat frivolous theatre, says TIM WALKER
Nellie Bly: The woman who blew Fogg away
Remembering Nellie Bly, the pioneering journalist who eclipsed Jules Verne’s hero. By CHARLIE CONNELLY
Silver spoons don’t make for silverware
Two of the leading lights behind the failed European Super League bid have since gone in very different directions
Taste of Europe: Matthew Kenney’s avocado tikka
Potato bread acts as a gentle mattress for avocado, writes JOSH BARRIE
Don’t duck the Peking question
PETER TRUDGILL on why cities have different names... and how using one or the other doesn’t necessarily identify you as a vile colonialist.
Claude Duval: The archetypal dandy highwayman and embodiment of the English Restoration
CHARLIE CONNELLY on a stick-up merchant whose victims were often left feeling almost flattered
Multicultural Man: On cannabis
The legalisation of cannabis in all its forms is almost here – all done bar the shouting, says WILL SELF