Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times of London and its ...

The historian – once dubbed ‘the rudest man in Britain’ – on cancel culture, free speech and why he refuses to ‘shut up’ ...

Well, on the British bit, you’re quite right. Britain acts like a cheerleader. It’s a vicarious imperialism; they used to lay ...

It is 50 years since Margaret Thatcher became leader of the Conservative Party – but the story of who was behind her drastic ...

Diverting public funding to grow private-sector ‘spare capacity,’ actively undermines the funding and staff available to the NHS and results in a worse service, write JOHN PUNTIS and TONY O’SULLIVAN ...

Sir Keir Starmer is seeking to strengthen diplomatic ties with Donald Trump’s administration by shifting the UK’s focus on artificial intelligence towards security co-operation rather than a “woke” ...

The Labour prime minister, Keir Starmer, reiterated his support for Ukraine without criticizing the American president's ...

Sadism drips through politics at home and abroad, like fat rendering inside a roast. Britain isn’t immune, certainly among our major ...

Calls for Rachel Reeves to resign have got louder this week as the Chancellor comes under a fresh wave of scrutiny after a ...

Peter Mandelson, the new British ambassador to Washington, has always been keen to suck up to the wealthy. He should have no ...

The newly minted British ambassador to the U.S. seems like a risky choice for the second iteration of Donald Trump’s White ...

Morgan McSweeney won an epic Downing Street battle to become the prime minister’s chief of staff in October. He’s married to ...