If nothing else, Sir Keir Starmer is a stolid fellow, rarely betraying a political vulnerability in his own countenance. Reportedly, he sleeps well and is comfortable in the job....
Millions of families just survived the longest shutdown in US history. Now they’re bracing again as politicians turn food assistance into a bargaining...
Two centuries ago, gentlemen routinely carried swords or pistols to protect themselves, their families and their property. On the unlit dirt backroads of...
Having watched Chicago’s City Council rebel against his budget — to some extent, anyway — Mayor Brandon Johnson is now focused on the...
The general secretary of the main teachers’ union, the NASUWT, Matt Wrack, is, it is fair to say, a man of the left...
President Donald Trump's executive order directing states to deploy artificial intelligence in foster care isn't just welcome — it's overdue. The provision calling...
As the 14th round of industrial action by doctors in their current pay dispute draws to a close, just in time for a...
Does the European Union — 27 states, 450 million people, politically fractious even in the best of times — need to expand even...
Writing for The Independent today, Kate McCann speaks movingly about her own experiences as the mother of a missing child. The story of...
“What a decade this year has been.” That’s how a friend in Washington described 2025 to me. The last 12 months saw a...
