Editorial Trump and Putin's curious jaw-jaw is better than the alternative
The resetting of the US-Russia relationship may not be bad for the world
The resetting of the US-Russia relationship may not be bad for the world
It is true that the clock is ticking towards the moment when North Korea manages somehow to make a bomb than can cross the Pacific Ocean
The election result was a remarkable, if qualified, vindication of Jeremy Corbyn’s politics: now his supporters must win the argument in the party rather than engage in factional warfare
The only question is whether Theresa May will still be around and have the authority to revert to her position during the referendum of Remain
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
It seems an age since Theresa May was able to lob insults across the despatch box at a hapless Leader of the Opposition
The real story behind Theresa May’s delayed presentation of her Government’s programme is the change in the balance of power in favour of those who want to prioritise the British economic interest as we leave the EU
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
People living in older, high-rise, often council-owned buildings have every right to wonder why the Government did not act when it had the chance
The deal between Conservative Party and the DUP is a blatant breach of the promises made in the 1998 Belfast Agreement
We mean no disrespect to the voters of Northern Ireland when we point out that most of the population of the United Kingdom have reservations about some of the policies of the Democratic Unionist Party
The Prime Minister – if indeed it is Ms May who is in office in the weeks ahead – must recognise that the country has had enough of austerity
The pressure to keep closer tabs on terrorist suspects is being felt across Europe: the Schengen Agreement, the EU no-passport zone, has been repeatedly suspended between various countries in recent years
If you, like so many under the first-past-the-post system, live in a safe seat, your vote can still send a message
The German Chancellor has predicted Britain's future after Brexit quite accurately: a stumbling economy, failing public services and depressed living standards will be joined by a smaller voice in the world
It was Theresa May who once said the party needed to shake this image, but the Tories’ last few proposals haven’t done them any favours, especially in the eyes of the elderly voters upon whom they so depend
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