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The Tory media’s Covid inquiry cowardice
How the ‘fearless’ Tory press meekly ducked criticism of Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak over Covid
If you think Gaza is heading for a neat and happy ending, you’re wrong
Don’t be fooled, Israel will not rest until Hamas has been destroyed. This war is only just starting
The clot thickens: Nadine Dorries’ caffeine-fuelled torrent of words
The former Tory culture secretary and Boris Johnson superfan has written an astoundingly bad book
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Imagine if Boris Johnson had backed Remain…
Instead he chose the path to No 10 and we are all paying the price
We need a Brexit inquiry
The Covid inquiry has shone a light on the government’s pandemic response. Now it’s time for scrutiny of another national disaster
Everyday philosophy: Our animals face a difficult winter
It’s not just people paying the price for the cost of living crisis
Hairdryers, handcuffs and Dr Death: what we’ve learned from the Covid inquiry so far
With Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak set to face difficult questions in the coming days, here’s a recap of the inquiry’s findings up to now
Orchestral manoeuvres in the dark arts of politics
Which bittersweet symphonies best sum up Britain’s political parties?
Dump the pomp and let us be a serious country
Our modern democracy demands – and deserves – more modern ways of functioning
Turkey has a long history with Gaza
Erdoğan is risking alienating Israel, a crucial trade partner, to please his voter base
When the circus (and lion) came to town in Italy
Despite recent events, the vast majority of Italians are opposed to using animals in circuses
What do the French make of Napoleon?
Ridley Scott’s epic didn’t exactly win over viewers in France
The F word: when does populism become fascism?
How close are populist leaders like Geert Wilders to fitting Umberto Eco’s definition of fascist traits?
Britain is importing European colour into its culture
Southend’s adoption of European culture cannot fix all its problems but it is having shocking social impacts
Our dire economic situation began with the Thatcher years
Europe may have led the Tories to destroy themselves, but Thatcher had already set in motion the destruction of the country
Rishi Sunak’s big business bash was just smoke and mirrors
Another gambit by the prime minister has ended with big boasts and little substance
Cartoon: Who cares about Farage in the jungle?
Farage loses an election – again
The former Ukip leader dealt with his failure to be elected ruler of the I’m A Celebrity camp with his customary grace
Unless we unite now to stop them, populists can win anywhere
This lesson is as old as the 1930s but clearly it takes a long time to learn
Lord Rothermere has an unlikely new fan
The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street
In Dublin, the far right stirs up trouble
Ireland is a modern-day success story but some individuals have slipped through the cracks
Badenoch’s post-Brexit trade fantasies have been exposed again
The OBR pours cold water on hopes for a big boost from the Pacific trade deal
The UK is at risk of losing out to the EU for skilled workers
Rishi Sunak faces an impossible conundrum and it’s of the Conservatives’ own making
Farage goes nuclear in the jungle
The former Ukip leader gave I’m A Celebrity viewers one of the less vaunted benefits of Brexit
ITV finds something Farage is good at: drinking
The former Ukip leader’s uncanny ability to pour huge amounts of liquid down his cakehole has finally quenched his thirst for jungle screen time
Covid and the fear of freedom
When lockdown ended, I was ecstatic. But other people had a very different reaction
We need to reconsider the idea of ‘the banality of evil’
Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was anything but banal. His case is an apt reminder of how evil agents can deflect accountability
Has ITV gone cold on Nigel Farage?
The former Ukip leader – who jetted to the jungle to speak to its “big young audience” – barely featured in last night’s episode
Could an independent Scotland make it inside the EU?
Perhaps – but the problems would be immense and the economic damage severe
Does Geert Wilders’s election mean Nexit is on the horizon?
Wilders promised a vote on the Netherlands’ EU membership. But the grass isn’t always greener…
One year on, Kherson is still bombarded by Russian forces and misses its younger residents
Venturing out onto the city’s streets carries danger. But there is little reason to go out anyway
I’m A Celebrity… is going badly for both Nigel Farage and ITV
Ratings are down and the Brexiteer is missing his chance to capitalise on new net migration numbers
Study: clever people were more likely to vote Remain
A report has found a significant correlation between cognitive ability and voting preference in the 2016 referendum
Wilders’ win in Holland is a seismic shock
Geert Wilders and his party have taken hate into the mainstream
The autumn statement shows Britain can’t afford Brexit
Jeremy Hunt’s tinkering won’t kickstart growth or make up for the cost of leaving the EU
Jeremy Hunt’s smoke and mirrors can’t hide high tax and low growth
No wonder the chancellor skipped over damning forecasts in his autumn statement
The autumn statement points to a general election in May
A national insurance cut for January indicates we could only be six months from a poll
PMQs review: Rishi Sunak taunted over NHS and Musk as Tory calls Stockton North a “shithole”
Keir Starmer focused on the prime minister’s five new priorities as the Commons warmed up for the autumn statement
Barbra Streisand tells us her truth
She is a one-off and her memoir reads as such
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Cameron is not the answer to Sunak’s problems
The prime minister clearly hoped Cameron’s heft would prevent him becoming a source of division
Meet Danny Kruger, the dangerous saviour of British nationalism
The Tory MP is no swaggering populist, but a leading light of a new cohort of Tories for whom nationalism and nationhood are the intellectual core of public life
The surreal party: Ken Clarke on how the Tories lost their marbles
The Conservatives are obsessed with ‘tedious nonsense’ in ‘the worst political period in my lifetime’, says the party grandee
Everyday philosophy: We have to play by the rules
Taking faster routes can be a sensible thing to do but only when it doesn’t destroy the activity itself
Where are France’s missing marchers?
Young people’s snubbing of a massive Paris rally against antisemitism must sound a warning for Europe’s left
Here’s how we should deal with asylum seekers: give them a job
The Home Office’s failure to process asylum applications speedily is incompetent and inhumane
The Sánchez strategy that Biden must copy
The US president must take a leaf out of the Spanish prime minister’s book and focus on social justice and saving democracy
Post-Brexit Britain has been captured by the FDI
Foreign Direct Investment is a key economic indicator – and it indicates that Britain is in big trouble
Waiting for the volcano has put Iceland in lava limbo
Icelanders are watching and wondering – will lava streams erupt in the high street?
Come and find Valencia’s Chinese tapas bars
Valencia is home to nearly 15,000 Chinese nationals and their culinary influence shows