Following the release of his latest novel, The Proof of My Innocence, the author discusses his ‘stylistic homecoming’, the evolution of Liz Truss and why he’s spending more time with his ‘imaginary friends’
Governing parties need to convince electorate that they can deal with persistent problems such as housing and infrastructure
The BBC correspondent turned award-winning podcaster has published a new book, Strangeland: How Britain Stopped Making Sense
Former taoiseach to publish his memoirs next year in a publishing deal reportedly involving a six-figure sum
On both sides of the Atlantic, the configuration of strictures on central banks and governments may risk economic wellbeing
The former tánaiste reflects on the ‘fun behind the craziness’ of Liz Truss, the ‘intellectual snobbery’ Enda Kenny faced, and Michel Barnier’s shock at the warm welcome he received on the streets of Dublin
The tentacles of shadow banking extend into the Irish economy in many ways yet we remain complacent
While the right-wing Tory factions meet to plan a ‘rebuild’, election winners gathered in parliament to be sworn in
Raw politics and national interests will always triumph, but there is a basis for new Labour PM to work well with Ireland and Europe
House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt among the well-known MPs rejected by the electorate
London Letter: Joke candidates such as Nick the Incredible Flying Brick are a beloved tradition in British elections
The judgments of 15 writers on an eventful run of Conservative governments are nearly always brutal
Part of the reason the British right and its media cheerleaders hate Sunak is that, in Brexit-related discussions, he abandoned the futile jingoistic posturing of his predecessors
Self-inflicted economic, diplomatic and strategic damage will be blamed on Rishi Sunak by Tory media and not on Michael Gove, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss or the Brexit-cheerleading media itself
Sell-off in French stocks as snap election raises prospect of a far-right government in the EU’s second-biggest economy
The fallen fund manager seemingly thought he was right about Brexit and almost every mainstream economist was wrong
The UK’s former prime minister effervescent at a lunch in Westminster this week
Returns of toppled politicians and CEOs follow trend for embracing failure
Current stand-off between the British and Irish governments over immigration is another illustration of the complexities of the ties between the two countries being denied
Hardly a life-size Stonehenge replica á la Spinal Tap, is it?
It is true she was a very bad prime minister. But it’s also true she was never given a proper try. She was too weird, maybe she didn’t have enough friends, her ideas were too radical
Former UK prime minister’s new memoir shows she is isn’t backing down despite being blamed for almost collapsing the British economy
Planet Business: Tech earnings takeaways, McDonald’s Middle East troubles and a former pop star at the Pop Con launch
Former UK prime minister launches her Popular Conservatives pressure group in Westminster
As immigration creeps up the opinion polls, we would do well to pay attention
Braverman is the latest in a long line of mediocre-to-really-terrible women in the Tory Party
The stability message is unlikely to wash with 20-somethings stuck living at home
Some of the most important jobs in Britain are still filled by people with zero experience or interest in the field
The former prime minister calls for the government to Make Britain Grow Again with tax cuts
British prime minister gives comedic address in Westminster but poll research suggest serious problems lie ahead for his government
Conservative party accuses Labour leader of wanting to turn back clock on Brexit
Janan Ganesh: Britain has turned against radical politics faster than other rich nations because it has lost more from it
Brief reviews of The Lodgers by Eithne Shortall; The End of Nightwork by Aidan Cottrell-Boyce; and Trussed Up by Liz Gerard
In a more productive country, citizens could enjoy longer retirements, more consumption and a better class of rollercoaster
Labour leader’s Damascene conversion to the process he once fought tooth and nail against has him riding high in the polls
Several times the President has shown he cares little about the limitations of his office
EBU director general, Noel Curran, urges media to call out attacks on its freedom and independence
Planet Business: Pyrex company bankruptcy, the swift ascent of Mistral AI and the world’s highest-paid golfers
Sinn Féin is struggling to fit current events into the Irish republican world view, where unionists might be bad but Britain is always worse, and a British Tory government is worst of all
British PM says G7 taking steps to prevent China ‘from using economic coercion to interfere in sovereign affairs of others’
On make-or-break issues – transport for the Greens, housing for the rest – signs of progress are decidedly mixed
The code was 'don’t mention the war', whether cultural wars or American wars, and just surrender to the heart-warming nostalgia of it all
Rebellion boosted in advance after former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss both announced they would oppose latest post-Brexit proposals
Few vested interests were able to pick the “padlocked pockets” of Britain’s cautious chancellor, Jeremy Hunt
UK chancellor also extends free childcare to one- and two-year-olds in fiscal plan to increase workforce
Tokyo conference hears that view of ‘benign’ China constitutes a dangerous and misplaced global assumption
Former British prime minister raises the alarm about Beijing’s sabre rattling towards ‘renegade’ Taiwan
Short-lived prime minister knows there is a constituency for her low-tax and high-growth fantasy
Former PM re-enters the fray to defend her views on cutting taxes ahead of Britain’s upcoming budget in March
Former UK prime minister claims she did not get ‘realistic chance’ to enact tax-cutting agenda
The unionist response to the protocol could pose a greater threat to the union than the protocol itself
Sales of offices in London essentially stopped after the Truss government’s ‘mini-budget’
The shortest lived premiership in UK history, Aisling Murphy, Climate Change and death of Queen Elizabeth
From politics to entertainment and sport, Eoin Butler casts a critical eye over the heroes and the zeros of 2022
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
