Dilma Rousseff
The enduring charisma of Brazil’s working-class president
With his dedication to the labouring poor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is seen as both the humblest of politicians and his country’s saviour – perhaps even endowed with miraculous qualities
Potrait of the Week: prisons to be ‘academies’and West to arm Libya
Home In the Queen’s Speech, the government made provision for bills against extremism and in favour of driverless cars, drones,…
Facebook has a special vomiting emoji for the corrupt leaders of Brazil
Ipanema, Brazil Another Sunday night, yet another episode of Game of Thrones drowned out by pot-banging and angry folk yelling…
Portrait of the week
Home In the Budget, George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, kept talking of the ‘next generation’. He outlined cuts…
