The Prime Minister, a classic of Victorian political fiction, is 150 years old. But what can it teach us about governing today?

The political scientist’s memoir In the Realm of the Last Man explains why liberal democracy is losing ground to authoritarians

An awful realisation dawned on Josh Glancy as he watched footage of the flash floods caused by a glacier collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border

The Tory former home secretary aims to challenge Labour’s Sir Sadiq Khan, who is in his third term running the capital

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Events are pushing Britain and the EU together. But it’s a painful and expensive process

The prime minister says he’s focused on bigger issues than Peter Mandelson or calls for his resignation. Most Labour MPs quietly back me, he tells Josh Glancy

Events are pushing Britain and the EU together. But it’s a painful and expensive process

British Jews turning their anger on a vituperative Guardian column felt like anxiety looking for somewhere safe to land

In an era where nations simply “do things”, courage and recklessness look perilously alike

Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC

All this Trump whispering and swallowed pride will count for little unless the PM can explain the sacrifices that lie ahead

Laure Ferrari, the Reform leader’s French partner, has her name on the deed for the cash purchase in Essex. But in 2017 she could barely ‘make ends meet’