Governments should not use economic forecasts as a cover for political choices.

For now, the Conservatives have credibility on the economy. The polls accordingly remain split – but lose that credibility ...

The Democrats are getting into the entertainment business. During the campaign, they watched Donald Trump bypass the ...

Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, had reminded him that he was due to speak to Donald Trump at that very moment, ...

The president’s arrest of his rival, Ekrem İmamoğlu, follows a familiar trajectory. It could also backfire spectacularly.

He reckons these two combined would save a cool £50bn. Hunt offers all this as a friendly observer. He will not be providing ...

There are far fewer Nimbys out there than is often presented. If it is an issue, they don’t talk about it in here.” In a ...

One day we may again be able to survive without the Americans. Across Europe, politicians are making the same calculation ...

The author of Dear England has channelled the people and events that made modern Britain.

Trump is an old man in a hurry, keen to establish his place in history. Territorial expansion appears to be the means to do ...

As David Sheff’s new biography reveals, decades of suspicion aimed at the provocative artist, musician and widow have ...

Kemi Badenoch once said that she would play Taylor Swift at her victory party if she won the Conservative  leadership. One ...