Brexit
The big Brexit challenge still facing the Tories
Since the election, Brexit has fallen down the news agenda. But getting this country ready for the end of the…
The EU is in trouble and Ursula Von der Leyen is the wrong person to rescue it
Ursula von der Leyen was an unloved choice to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as the next president of the European Commission.…
Boris Johnson’s lead Brexit negotiator sets out his red lines
What are the UK’s red lines in the upcoming trade talks with the EU? Although Boris Johnson has said publicly…
Don’t expect the EU to learn any lessons from Brexit
I have enjoyed my first fortnight back as a civilian after my temporary stint as an MEP. Along with other…
Boris wants a 2024 election – and wants to start his building boom now
‘The clock is ticking.’ It is surely only a matter of time before Michel Barnier returns to his notorious catchphrase…
A brilliant, unrevivable undertaking: Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt reviewed
History will record Leopoldstadt as Tom Stoppard’s Schindler’s List. His brilliant tragic-comic play opens in the Jewish quarter of Vienna…
Sajid Javid’s departure doesn’t matter
Much of the reaction to Sajid Javid’s departure yesterday, alongside the sacking of several other Cabinet ministers, would have you…
Boris wants a 2024 election – and wants to start his building boom now
‘The clock is ticking.’ It is surely only a matter of time before Michel Barnier returns to his notorious catchphrase…
Let’s not forget the unintentional heroes of Brexit
A week on from Brexit day, it is worth stopping and reflecting on just how Britain’s departure from the EU…
Portrait of the week: Britain leaves the EU, coronavirus evacuations and a great day for Trump
Home The United Kingdom quietly left the European Union at 11 p.m. GMT on 31 January. Boris Johnson, the Prime…
The golden age of nightclubs
I find myself detached from mainstream culture. It started with the demise of nightclubs like Annabel’s and the arrival of…
Why Australia-style deal is the new Brexit buzzword in government
As the second round of Brexit negotiations loom with the EU, there’s already talk of an early bust-up coming up…
The UK has left the EU
In practical terms, little has changed tonight. Businesses and citizens here will not feel any real difference in the coming…
Philip Pullman is right about the Oxford comma
It was with regret that I read that Albert, retired King of the Belgians, has finally had to admit, following…
What will the Tories fight about now?
Now that Britain is out of the European Union, it will be very hard to go back in. In the…
How it all went right: The great Brexit wound has almost healed
The great Brexit divide seems to have mended since the election
Britain needs to rediscover failure if it wants to prosper
Britain needs to rediscover trial and error, serendipity and speed
The agony of Brexit – for us Germans
We Germans have been in denial about Brexit
Ignore the Brexit day party poopers – it’s time to celebrate
Don’t gloat. Don’t be too triumphalist. Don’t wave your flags too boisterously. Don’t say or do anything that might offend…
The deranged rage against the Brexit 50p coin
Remoaners are having the mother of all meltdowns. What’s rankled them this time? The Brexit 50p, of course. Yes, they’re…
George Orwell would have been a Brexiteer
I’ve been reading a new biography of George Orwell that’s been published to coincide with the 70th anniversary of his…
Boris Johnson won’t dance to the tune of big business on Brexit
Now that the Withdrawal Agreement Bill has received royal assent and become law, the UK will leave the EU at…
The delusion of the born-again Brexiteers
As 31 January looms, I’ve been thinking about how to bring the country back together again after we’ve left the…
Letters: I was once on Prince Harry’s side. Not any more
On child care Sir: Your recent editorial deplores, among other things, the cost of child care, to which you attribute…
Why the cabinet reshuffle might not be so radical after all
Prime ministers are never more powerful than just before a cabinet reshuffle. Ministers fall over themselves to be helpful, hoping…
