Opinion

A superficial prime minister is in the dock – again – for a transgression that stems from the fatal flaw that has defined his career: arrogance.

The only party to look forward to is the one celebrating the departure of this dreadful government, says ALASTAIR CAMPBELL.

There is a conflict of interest epidemic plaguing the government. And it starts at the top.

Most parties include alcohol, some even include cheese... Philosopher NIGEL WARBUTON on what makes a party.

The storming of Capitol Hill a year ago has changed how the rest of the century will pan out. Make no mistake, it was an insurrection.

WILL SELF on the British government's betrayal of Afghanistan

Boris Johnson’s motivations for avoiding an Omicron lockdown are all bad, but that doesn’t make him the equivalent of Meryl Streep’s president in Don’t Look Up.

The idea that Liz Truss could be the next prime minister is hindered by the fact that Brexiteer Tories won't trust her, argues one reader.

Our columnist argues how the timing of Germany's nuclear phase-out is irresponsible.

Being a citizen of both the United States and United Kingdom was once a privilege. Now it’s an embarrassment. How did we get here?

Buffeted by the pandemic, Eurostar faced collapse. With little thanks to the UK government, this link to the continent is revived.

Football's authorities need to pay more attention to players' physical and mental burnout, says ROB HUGHES

The term should never have escaped the halls of academe. But, a more appropriate name for it would be the truth.

2022 promises more great fiction by women and writers of diverse nationalities and backgrounds

STEVE ANGLESEY on the latest sunlit uplands of sovereign Britain.

Connections, a degree from Oxford and a sense of entitlement, editor-at-large ALASTAIR CAMPBELL draws on the parallels between Ghislaine Maxwell and the prime minister.

The West faces an ultimatum from Russia that could result in actual war. Yet we don’t seem to have noticed. Paris Sorbonne professor of international relations and Russia specialist FRANÇOISE THOM analyses the threat.

After the two years we’ve had, raising a glass on New Year’s Eve felt almost like an exercise in universe-baiting. But there are reasons to be hopeful over the next 12 months.

Insiders say Lord Geidt was unwilling to bring the PM down, but has put him on a final warning

Who could forget the last 12 months .. even if we all want to? MITCH BENN looks back at 2021 and some of the key events that made it such an, ahem, interesting year.

Calmer weather has brought a new surge of migrant boat crossings in the Channel - and with them, new risks.

"As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a Conservative…"

Her speeches and social media have played up her clownish, Johnsonian side, but she has managed to have a better 2021 than the PM and her other rivals.

The Lib Dems' North Shropshire victory overshadows a new danger for the Conservatives.

You’ve got to assume at this point that a fair few people in Britain, in parliament, and yes, even in the Tory party, are angry with Boris Johnson. But one group is really vexed and they Just. Can’t. Even. 

The Liberal Democrats’ upset victory in the North Shropshire by-election, a seat the Tories held for nearly two centuries, deals a huge blow to the prime minister and is a stark indictment of a political system that has become a “nightly soap opera of calamity and chaos”.

The outgoing Sky News editor-at-large presents his review of 2021, and says his own goodbye to Sky News.

Public figures, including Prince Charles, continue to demonstrate that it's one rule for us, and another for them.

The festive period just won't be the same this year without my favourite shop, writes BONNIE GREER.

Facing rare criticism at home, Vladimir Putin is preparing a crowd-pleasing war against what he considers a ‘fake’ country.

Why Germany and Britain diverge wildly when it comes to justice and imposing prison terms.

WILL SELF on the French far-right politician who emerged from a Jewish background.