Swingeing tax cuts for the rich will simply make them richer
King Charles has promised a modern monarchy; Britain also needs a modern worldview
Ian Kershaw’s essays explore whether 20th-century leaders seized power through sheer force of personality or were mere opportunists
As political leaders came and went, the Queen held the nation together
The new world order will be jagged, complex and fragmented as multilateralism makes way for opportunism
Neither Britain nor the Conservatives are ready to be governed by the reactionary right
The would-be prime minister is a politician of firm convictions. Until she decides to change them
The British Museum can give them back with a measure of grace or face being shamed into their return
Truss, Sunak and the parable of the EU Lawnmower Directive
Ideological obsessions with Brexit and low tax are dragging the leadership hopefuls away from successful traditions
Nothing befitted Britain's prime minister so much as the humiliating manner of his departure
The west cannot brush aside the charge of double standards
Ukraine needs the wholehearted support of the west, not offers of mediation
The British people do not want a cheat and liar as prime minister
Geopolitics trumps globalisation as the west scrambles for security and resilience
....and what I learned from lunch with the sovereign
Ukraine is a wake-up call for the west - the end of the end of history
The unanswered question is what would a united Ireland look like
A liar until the end, even now Johnson struggles to suppress a smirk
Russia’s defeat in Ukraine and China’s Covid failure tell us that the outcome of the struggle between allies and enemies of the liberal global system
Putin will not give up his ambition to re-establish Russian hegemony over the former Soviet space
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