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
Climate change has driven India’s rabbitfish to Cyprus
Having said this, it’s certainly one of the tastier ways of responding to climate change
Could Cameron be the voice of reason about ties with the EU?
The former PM owes us all one for the referendum; at least there will be one sensible voice around the cabinet table arguing for closer ties
My first day outside of Britain
Back in 1975, the experience of travelling abroad broadened my mind – a foreign concept for Mark Francois
Who the hell ordered the regeneration of out-of-time Lord David Cameron?
His sudden and unexpected reappearance in Downing Street can mean only one thing: David Cameron IS Doctor Who
Brexit has wiped Britain off the map
Brussels spares little time to think of the UK, and the waters of the North Sea really are closing over the British
Germansplaining: Germany’s budget bother
Breaking with their stereotype, the country’s fiscal responsibility has gone awry
A new report reveals the huge and lasting economic costs of Brexit
Ever wondered why your taxes are so high and public services are in such a poor state? Now you know
Cartoon: What does David Cameron bring to the table?
Rishi Sunak is no magician
David Cameron is Rishi Sunak’s latest trick to persuade voters that he is competent. Like his others, it is doomed to fail
Boris Johnson was I’m a Celebrity producers’ first choice
Nigel Farage was only unveiled after the show’s producers were told the former prime minister had “too many other contractual obligations”
The real plot that’s hidden in Nadine Dorries’ potboiler
A top BBC boss tried to fix who chaired its regulator, Ofcom. Now the corporation won’t set the record straight
The do-nothing left aren’t morally superior… they are irrelevant
In failing to realise the value of compromise, serial protestors guarantee they will change nothing
Is David Cameron a Brexiteer now? Of course not – and he needs to start telling the truth
The man who took Britain out of the EU can do an act of public service in his new role as foreign secretary
The Netherlands is sleepwalking towards the general election
A dreary campaign is entirely in keeping with the country’s political process
Sánchez’s return as Spain’s PM is messy – but it punctures the narrative of Europe moving rightwards
The amnesty causing outrage in Madrid is no different to what happened with Blair and Northern Ireland
The British businesses being strangled by Brexit red tape
Nearly three-quarters of UK firms say leaving the EU has affected them “very negatively”
New Statesman staggers towards redundancies as global expansion plans falter
‘Colossal failure of leadership’ at title, says former star writer Stephen Bush
Political pantomime season is here
A debate on reversing Brexit is moving from the Edinburgh Fringe to the London stage
London deserves better than Greg Hands as its minister
The capital’s representatives in government have been too male, too pale and too stale
Rwanda was a colossal waste of time and money. Now Sunak should take the blame
The Supreme Court’s judgement makes clear that this was a plan that would never have worked
Glory-stealing Rishi Sunak has very little to do with falling inflation
Price rises are finally slowing because of oil and gas, not because of the PM
America is looking for a Swift political change
Joe Biden is too old and Donald Trump is too divisive – is a Taylor-made change on the horizon?
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Brexit forever changed Irish politics
It is hard to overestimate the damage the combination of Brexit, Johnson and Truss has done
The great divide by the seaside
A German’s documentary about an end-of-the-pier show in Norfolk might be the best movie yet about Brexit
Spain faces an amnesty, a shooting and a new coalition
Party leaders will have plenty of political ammunition during their next stint in opposition
No peace for the wicked, as the Tories find it’s a long week in politics
Even by recent standards, it’s been quite a week for the Conservatives. Sunak actually grows a pair, Braverman is out (for now), and an old face is back in the cabinet
I bought a house in Sardinia for one euro (almost)
Italy’s one-euro homes may be more trouble than they’re worth
Once the fighting stops, the world must empower an independent Palestine
Palestine needs a swift route to economic sovereignty and statehood
The Brexit ship of fools
The thinktank behind Liz Truss’s mini-budget now claims leaving the EU hasn’t harmed UK trade
Israel, Gaza, and the rise of global insecurity
As the death toll continues to mount, the Gaza war has the potential to destabilise the region – and the world
Ahmad Hasaballah: Witness to destruction
Images by the photographer in the city of Khan Yunis underline the suffering of ordinary Gazans
The Israel-Hamas war heightens divisions in France
The rising tensions were far from an ideal atmosphere for an international sporting competition
There’s no easy way to tell someone they’re dying
An anonymous doctor shares how an overwhelmed NHS is struggling to care for those at the end of their lives
Bologna is hungry for change
The city, known for its food and politics, is demanding a better future for its younger generations
Germansplaining: Time to celebrate St Martin
To my delight, this Germanic tradition lives on across Europe
Israel has the right to defend itself. But this is not defence
When will the media stop spouting the official Israeli claims of targeting Hamas? To wipe out 45% of civilian homes (so far) doesn’t sound like targeting
Everyday philosophy: Rough sleeping is not a ‘lifestyle choice’
Suella Braverman’s cruel attack on unhoused people points to a larger problem and must not be forgotten amid the reshuffle
Nigel Farage, the biggest snake in the jungle
Does Nigel Farage’s I’m a Celebrity… appearance signal a return to the mainstream? Or just desperation?
Millennials are getting poorer – and the government is to blame
New research shows people aged 30 are earning 8% less than their Gen X counterparts
Cartoon: Does Braverman want to be the leader?
Psychic numbing is preventing the west from confronting Hamas’s horror
We have no right to avert our gaze from the Israel-Hamas war
Is time running out for Rishi’s biggest post Brexit deal?
Britain’s efforts to sign a free trade deal with India have slipped again after another deadline passed
Who funds Rishi Sunak’s jet-setting?
The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street
The return of a familiar character
David Cameron is back, and that’s not a good sign for the Tories
Sunak braces for the revenge of hurricane Suella
The prime minister’s reshuffle has handed Braverman the leadership of a disgruntled and vocal right
Millions of Europeans have the right to roam – so why don’t we in Britain?
Labour’s short-sighted u-turn on open access to the countryside continues the unfair status quo
Despite political interference and falling memberships, trade unions are becoming more powerful
In the UK and the US, political parties must accept that trade unionism is on the rise
Ukrainian women are risking their lives to head home for better reproductive healthcare
They fled Putin’s invasion – but now lack of access and racism are forcing women to head back towards the conflict
British evangelicals want to control our schools
A new crop of hardline Christian fundamentalists think they should decide what’s taught in British classrooms. They’re just as sinister as their US counterparts
Uncontrolled and unmanageable
That was Suella Braverman’s verdict on immigration – and it is now the verdict on a politician setting her sights on No.10
Sunak and Braverman have pushed the Met into crisis
Their idiotic interventions about Saturday’s protest have made a delicate situation much worse
You need to watch the Covid Inquiry. Oh yes you do
We’ve been pretending for too long that nothing happened. But it did. And we need to talk about it
Rishi Sunak has blown another big chance with a King’s Speech that ignored Britain’s financial woes
This was the time to tackle failing apprenticeships and the lack of an industrial strategy – it didn’t happen
Westminster is broken. Here’s how to mend it
The public wants, and expects, government to solve its own problems but this government is not equipped to do so
On a November day 60 years ago, both a president and a dream died
The assassination of JFK forever changed America’s national psyche
Giorgia Meloni’s stagnant first year
Italy has a history of premiers not completing their tenure. Will Meloni be any different?
Serbia’s president is full of baloney – literally
Aleksandar Vučić’s sandwich PR stunt showed Serbians he’s all bark and no bite
The deadly failings of a moral pygmy
Boris Johnson’s lack of focus and lack of humanity cost lives during Covid. Yet instead of facing charges, he is raking in the cash
Welcome to Richmond: Sunak Land
Could the prime minister really lose his seat at the next election? A visit to his North Yorkshire constituency reveals the locals are true blue… for now
Trappist beers migrate to England
Now you can try your first Belgian beer closer to home
Germansplaining: Our relationship with poppies
Remembrance feels more important than ever this year
Aldo Moro: The body in the boot and a long hunt for answers
Conspiracy theory surrounds the 1978 kidnap and killing of the former Italian prime minister in the centre of Rome
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The findings of the Covid inquiry merit real punishment
The damage Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings did to the country is off the scale
Sunak is the political avatar of right wing tech billionaires
The new brand of Conservatism they sponsor is more disturbing than any cynical opportunism – and Sunak really believes this stuff
Light must be shed on dark money’s presence in politics, new report says
Nearly 60% demand more details of how think tanks are funded – and findings show right wingers are less transparent than those on the left
Think you’re not an extremist? Think again, those of you who mock Tory MPs
Cruella Braverman’s proposed new laws will make it illegal to even have mean thoughts about the Conservatives
Rishi Sunak only has a year left as PM. Is this really all he wants to try to do with it?
The King’s Speech shows a government out of ideas and running out of time