Surviving storm Johnson

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

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

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

A trip to the Ukrainian capital a decade ago left WILL SELF grappling with his ignorance

As the power games play out in Europe, we continue to hope that key players will use reason and self-control

In order to defend the best of Western tradition, we have to redefine it

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

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?

The nation needs serious politicians. Instead, we have Boris Johnson’s lies, Liz Truss’ Instagram diplomacy and Oliver Dowden’s warnings against woke

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

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

Our columnist explains that when women in Germany make it to the top, they earn more money than their male counter parts. So, really, they don't need a free lunch

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

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

After failing to become head of the NHS, she began drawing up plans for a three-tier stone amphitheatre-style seating area in the garden of her £2m Grade II listed North Somerset estate. But, she spent her own money this time, and not the taxpayer's

Since leaving office the former health secretary has been having the time of his life, including an “electrifying” night out at the Brit Awards

Raab has not received a single donation since last summer, even from his old pal Dmitry Leus. So, if Harding ran again, there is little doubt she win the former foreign secretary's seat

He was supposedly one of the key minds behind the People’s Vote campaign but MANDRAKE ponders what he's up to now

In the upcoming play Bloody Difficult Women, who better to portray a convincing performance of Lord Pannick than the man himself

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

In these times of division and false narratives, this exhibition is exactly what people need

After her disastrous diplomatic trip to Russia, the comedian casts his eye over potential replacements for the foreign secretary

A new documentary attempts to find out who the man behind The Tramp really was, but is thrown off the scent at every turn

The Dutch alt-folk act is making music for the rootless

Despite all the artistic licence in the world and interesting source material this Netflix series is over-long, draining and empty to watch

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

This stage adaptation of John Travolta's famous 70s film is magnificent, joyous, life-enhancing theatre

The production is absorbing. But is it quite as clever as it seems? and, where does French playwright Florian Zeller go from here?

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

After the Beijing Olympics’ controversial fake snow, does climate change mean it’s game over for winter sports?

The most American of writers was a Europhile whose time in Paris produced a lost classic

Shakhtar Donetsk dream of being the Chelsea of the east, but just playing a game at home seems as far away as ever

This is a brilliantly devised and executed vegan dish where aubergine is the star, says JOSH BARRIE

Unpronounced letters in a word are often nothing to do with tradition, and merely the creation of snobbish scholars

CHARLIE CONNELLY on a French cinema legend who always made something extraordinary out of the ordinary

A trip to the Ukrainian capital a decade ago left WILL SELF grappling with his ignorance