Category: Analysis

It is often cited as being the “envy of the world”, seen as a gold standard public service broadcaster. But while this latest report ultimately found no evidence of a toxic culture…

As Chancellor Rachel Reeves meets her counterpart, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent to discuss an “economic agreement” between the two countries, the latest trade figures confirm three realities that ought to shape…

It’s a crime scene that could have global consequences. Two nuclear-armed neighbours with decades of hostility and mistrust are threatening each other again after a militant gun attack in disputed Kashmir. India…

Two worlds will collide in London today as the UK and the US lobby other countries with very different visions for the future of energy security. Labour will tell ministers from 60…

The White House is desperate for a breakthrough. Donald Trump vowed to end the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours of assuming office. This is day 94 of his second presidency. Ukraine war…

A terror attack has shattered the peace and tranquillity of Kashmir. Families were enjoying their holidays in an off-road meadow in Pahalgam – known as ‘Mini Switzerland’ – when militants opened fire,…

Giorgia Meloni revels in her reputation for being an eye-rolling, combative and determined leader. Now she’s got a new role – Italy’s prime minister is now a political peacekeeper. Relations between Europe…

For years there has been a toxic, emotion-driven debate over gender and sex in this country. Today came clarity. This was the legal crescendo in a saga that has rolled through the…

A first quarter dip in inflation, confirmed by March’s better-than-forecast fall in CPI to 2.6%, is likely to offer only temporary respite to both consumers and the chancellor ahead of a year…

When JD Vance puts a positive spin on something… that’s a win. The US vice president speaks his mind. He relishes in the shock factor. And so his encouraging words about a…