Editorial Al Jazeera should not be shut down
For its rivals to require that the plug be pulled on the Doha-based service is a remarkable and outrageous step; and ultimately an assault on press freedom, precious little of which exists in the region
Editorials
Editorial There’s no political reward for the Tories' new stance on austerity
Labour did not win last month’s election, but it has won this big political argument
Editorial The UK will be powerless against Google’s market power
Google’s fine is an example of how by working together Europe can at least rise to the challenge the new oligopolies have thrown up
Editorial This Tory-DUP deal really is a pact with the Devil
The 2017 election was the revenge of the Remainers, and May is doing her best to pretend it never happened – to tell herself and the world that ‘nothing has changed’ when the rise of Jeremy Corbyn suggests that everything has
Editorial The Tories should focus on policies if they want to win the youth vote
Jeremy Corbyn has spoken to the needs and frustrations of young people, proving they can connect with politicians of any age if they feel listened to
Editorial The Government's handling of the NHS has pushed it to crisis point
In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Janet Davies, the chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing warns Theresa May that staff shortages leave the NHS on the brink of another Mid Staffs hospital scandal
Editorial Theresa May has come up short in her offer to EU citizens in the UK
The Prime Minister should realise that different elements of the Brexit negotiations require different tactics – instead, her inflexible approach is creating hostility among EU leaders
Editorial It's time for action on the blocks at risk like Grenfell
Nicholas Holgate quit following harsh criticism of Kensington council’s inadequate response, although he claimed he had been asked to stand down by the Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid. Javid’s office denied the contention. Is anyone prepared to take responsibility for anything?
Editorial What we can learn from the Finsbury Park Mosque attack
Though little, in reality, can ever be done about a single terrorist driving a vehicle into any group of innocent people, there are already some lessons that emerge from this episode, and arguably ones that should have occurred to the authorities before
Editorial Theresa May and David Davis need to end their dreams of a hard Brexit
Europe is surely in little mood to pander to the grandiose dreams of the Tory party’s right wing
Editorial Theresa May's loss of authority makes it hard for her to do her job
The Prime Minister is not expected to weep for the cameras, but she does have to speak for a country in mourning
Editorial Return to two-party politics? We still need the Liberal Democrats
As Tim Farron resigns, the party should learn from recent history: it must hold a properly contested leadership election
Editorial Theresa May's chance to rescue a softer Brexit from election wreckage
The election was, in part, an instruction to strike a different balance in talks with Brussels
Editorial For the sake of peace, May cannot maintain her deal with the DUP
The deal sacrifices the Irish peace process for the sake of the Prime Minister clinging on to her power, and that is dishonourable and dangerous because it puts lives at risk via a return to terror
Editorial May's leadership crisis offers hope of a different Brexit
Whatever this election means, it was not an endorsement of the Prime Minister’s hard Brexit
Editorial Young voters will vote to teach their elders a lesson
It is plausible to suppose that more of the 18-24 age group are learning the bitter lessons of the 2015 general election and the EU referendum last year
Editorial Theresa May's speech doesn't stand up to scrutiny
The Prime was right to say things need to change, but should be wary of rushing into ill-conceived legislation
Editorial Keir Starmer is the right person to negotiate Brexit
The Prime Minister is guilty, as Sir Keir says, of setting ‘a belligerent tone with our EU colleagues’. The Labour approach, of working in partnership for a softer Brexit, is in the national interest
Editorial Labour brand strengthened despite PM's lead
As the election campaign has progressed, it has become clearer that the Prime Minister is not as good at politics as some of her admirers thought she was
Editorial An important speech from Jeremy Corbyn, but at the wrong time
The debate about whether Government policy has increased the risk of terrorism is a legitimate one, but it was an error of judgement to raise it today
Editorial Democracy must continue in the wake of the Manchester attack
It is important too that the election does not become dominated exclusively by debate around the terror threat