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
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
Labour did not win last month’s election, but it has won this big political argument
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
Europe is surely in little mood to pander to the grandiose dreams of the Tory party’s right wing
The Prime Minister is not expected to weep for the cameras, but she does have to speak for a country in mourning
As Tim Farron resigns, the party should learn from recent history: it must hold a properly contested leadership election
The election was, in part, an instruction to strike a different balance in talks with Brussels
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
Whatever this election means, it was not an endorsement of the Prime Minister’s hard Brexit
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
The Prime was right to say things need to change, but should be wary of rushing into ill-conceived legislation
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
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
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
It is important too that the election does not become dominated exclusively by debate around the terror threat