
‘It’s not black music and it’s not white music, it’s people’s music’ – Dub War’s Benji Webbe on their political new album
The metal band’s frontman talks chartism, race and the curse of Goldie Lookin Chain
The metal band’s frontman talks chartism, race and the curse of Goldie Lookin Chain
In County Kerry, the recent rediscovery of the long-lost ship excited relatives of local hero Tom Crean
Whataboutists try to convince you that all wrongdoing is the same because ignoring how the cases differ never works in their favour
Legalisation won’t get rid of the criminals unless legal outlets undercut the undercutters
The government has tried to end scrutiny of the fall-out from its Brexit trade deal – but work to build a better relationship with the EU goes on
The government is paralysed by having to prop up its own failed pet policy
A report on the scandal said Home Office staff should be trained in diversity.. but two years on, the number of staff trained is zero
Across the world, democracy is in rapid retreat as populism, polarisation and post-truth have given the whip hand to a new breed of autocrat. The consequences are dramatic
Emmanuel Macron’s plan for a multi-tier European Union offers some hope for president Zelensky.. and for Rejoiners too
Forty years after the invasion, a threat from within has ripped apart the islands’ squid and fish industry
The former French president takes aim at flippant Boris Johnson, Putin, Orbán and more
The party looks trapped on a downhill path, straight towards the fate of a radical East German fringe party
Its misguided logic underpins the ideas of far right movements. Now, it’s started to influence the fringes of conservativism as well
Good wishes on my birthday do not make me feel any better about getting older. Besides, there were two other important anniversaries last week both involving leaders of the Labour party
Comedian MITCH BENN on the government’s rather telling blank-eyed incomprehension of Keir Starmer’s pledge to resign should he be given a fixed penalty notice
The Daily Mail’s circulation may be down but Dacre’s finances are up
Almost 1000 people gathered in Claridge’s to hear the non-dom billionaire declare how the Daily Mail was “calling out the charlatans”
The former foreign secretary is eyeing up Number 10 (again)
Sir Ehud Sheleg’s donations attracted the attention of the National Crime Agency but he’d still put enough aside to finance a luxury leisure complex on the grounds of his £5m Hampstead home
Since Gove stepped down as a member, the value the Dorneywood Trust’s investments have increased by £933,000
Special adviser Henry Newman suggested the levelling up minister be more of “a character” in his television appearances
Experts reveal what they would like to see in Baroness Hallett’s independent public inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic
As Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform raises questions about what its future holds, the more obvious question is: what is it for?
History is repeating itself as the government exhibits all the signs of a worn-out administration devoid of ideas and waiting for the end
Years of pacifist policy are over in Germany as military spending rises. But what happens if conflict comes home?
A family story shows how our government’s treatment of refugees – including Ukrainians – mirrors 1930s attitudes to Jews fleeing conflict and persecution
The continent is tipped to catch up with the US and Canada on cannabis legalisation. But what are the dangers, and what does it mean for Britain?
Our feelings shape what we do and they arise from our interactions with the world and changes in our bodies. It’s time to get back to thinking about decision-making in this way
If Roe V Wade falls, the Trump world has won
Complaining about the country’s train operator Deutsche Bahn is a national sport. This week our columnist found good reason to do so
As the Scandinavian countries prepare to apply for membership, with Moldova and Georgia waiting in the wings, how will Russia react – and what hope is there for Ukraine?
Energy and fuel are global drivers of rising prices. But unlike our EU rivals, Brexit is making matters far worse in Britain
The public revulsion over Partygate indicates that, whether politicians accept it or not, a tipping point has been reached
We dropped the ball spectacularly on Russia. On China, and other human rights and international law abusers, we must not do the same
Comedian MITCH BENN on the inevitable reaction to Ncuti Gatwa being cast as the next Doctor from the inevitable quarters
The right-wing press are wrongly trying to convince readers Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson are just as bad as each other. The reality couldn’t be more different
Meanwhile, staff have seen very little of editor-in-chief Paul Dacre at the paper’s Kensington headquarters
Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain, Boris Johnson’s former henchmen, haven’t brought in as much money as speaker agency Chartwell Speakers may have hoped
The UK and Russia – albeit in vastly different ways – seem unable to move on from the events of eight decades ago
He faces being dropped as a member in the House of Lords after failing to show up for an entire season – much to the disappointment of Brexiteer Lord David Owen
It has recently begun advertising for a communications director. But why would a serious effort to improve public health need to fret about public relations?
The Sunday Times and the Daily Mail more or less engaged in a stand-up row over the weekend
The highly-praised “entrepreneurship tsar” faces being struck off the register at Companies House
Obsession with the Protocol has handed the advantage to Sinn Féin
If Sinn Fein can reach across the old divides, victory in a border poll could be within its grasp
Last year, Sir Elton John warned of a “looming catastrophe” for touring British musicians after we left the EU. His prediction came true for one London band
The jury is out on Britain’s scheme to help students study overseas
Keir Starmer must banish the obsolete and the utopian, says the former foreign secretary in a speech to mark the 25th anniversary of New Labour’s triumph
As the government totters, its rabid lapdog is going all-out on attacking Labour
Ukraine’s fight is about more than international law and national self-determination, it’s about what sort of world we want to live in
War in Ukraine is worsening farming’s Brexit-driven problems.. and now a food supply crisis could follow
Despite his fence-sitting over Ukraine, Hungarian leader and Putin ally Viktor Orbán has been left with few friends
The Conservatives’ ongoing economic incoherence is a poisonous legacy of their Iron Lady obsession
May 9 holds a special place in the lives of ordinary Russians. But their president has turned it into a show of force
We need a prime minister who isn’t driven by a competitive spirit and has a desire to work out what is best for the country. We are unlikely to find those characteristics in a sportsperson
There are real fights on free expression being carried out across the world every day. We must not let the more visible, sillier ones crown them out
Olaf Scholz’s change of heart came overnight. So fast that the chairman of his own SPD parliamentary group missed it
The reaction to the Depp/Heard trial demonstrates society’s primal behaviour
The rich may be well-protected. But for the rest of us, this is going to be a very rough ride
A company is offering the ultimate symbol of wealth – a 52-metre luxury yacht tethered to a 200-metre helium airship
The president’s achievements have been underplayed – and they contain lessons for Labour and the Lib Dems
Here’s five ways the Tories could stitch up the next election
My criticisms of the culture secretary have nothing to do with her being a woman, and everything to do with her being hopeless and dangerously out of her depth
The latest payments take his earnings from the Bar to around £6.3m for the period he has been an MP
Experts gathered at last weekend’s Byline festival and expressed their frustrations
Downing Street parties have proven the final straw for lifelong Tory voter Tony Blackburn
Labour’s deputy leader hasn’t wound up the company set up to support her campaign for the role
Rothermere, who pays minimal tax on account of his non-dom status, appears to be fretting about Starmer’s pledge to abolish the loophole
Downing Street’s political strategist for the 2019 general election appears to make money out of anything he touches
Illumina and Complete Genomics offered similar deals for a generic sequencing project, but the former was awarded the contract. In 2017, Cameron joined as a consultant with an undisclosed salary
Ukraine should be the final push we need to close the legal loopholes that encourage oligarchs and kleptocrats to hide their assets in the UK
After weeks of criticism over her department’s multiple failures, Priti Patel is brandishing her trademark smirk again after the passage of a series of laws that threaten basic freedoms at home and abroad
Rows with Brussels over the Northern Ireland protocol are holding up UK associate membership of the Horizon Europe funding programme – and now scientists fear Britain could lose some of its brightest minds as well as its place as a global leader
Pack your flags and mark May 8 with a spectacular afternoon of music celebrating our continent
The city had always been kind to stray cats. The mayor said they had never gone hungry, but asks if they really need to house them now as well?
The white majority needs to ask itself what it can do to effect the necessary change to a policy which has done more than anything else to alienate black and brown Britons from civil society
The left may have discovered a way to rid themselves of the QAnon supporter and Trump enabler
Talk of a Tory wipeout in May 5’s elections is merely a game of low expectations – but they could still prove fatal to Boris Johnson
Marine Le Putin lost, Emmanuel Macron won – France will remain Germany’s closest ally in Europe
The Russian people need a new national story of democracy – one which they write themselves
If and when Labour takes power, they must likewise focus public money on disadvantaged regions
The Allies beat a Russian blockade in 1948. Now it is incumbent on Germany to help lead a new wave of aid
The city may have made it to the silver screen, but there are no silver linings yet for Northern Ireland as election and Protocol tensions raise temperatures again
But, we also need art that exposes us to different ways of thinking about them
Social media has created a world with constant disagreements over objective factual truths. Political leaders abuse this and our prime minister is no exception
Brought to its knees by Covid, the UK’s travel and tourism industry is now beginning to feel the full force of Brexit as border restrictions and the end of the VAT reclaim scheme look set to deter thousands of Europeans and others
It makes more sense for the home secretary to send incoming asylum seekers to be “processed in” Mars than Rwanda
Emmanuel Macron may have beaten Marine Le Pen in the presidential election, but France has not yet banished fascism
Heidi Hautala, now vice-president of the European parliament, questioned Moscow’s democratic credentials in 2006, causing a storm at home. Now, as Finland prepares to apply for Nato membership, she assesses the security situation in Europe
Why can’t politicians be more like Jürgen?
The shadow foreign secretary hasn’t entirely abandoned his dream of becoming mayor of London
The disgraced former minister is topping up his income with a lucrative retainer in the world of public relations
A Conservative MP has hailed the “local opportunities” crushing Brexit bureaucracy has brought to her constituency
The Polish military has no shortage of tanks and the last thing they want is Britain’s old Challenger 2s, one source tells MANDRAKE
Nadhim Zahawi is practically a pauper compared to Rishi Sunak, who sits on a £750m family fortune
The idea for the story came from Paul Dacre, MANDRAKE believes