Throw away truth and mutual respect, and free societies come crashing down

Barring a referendum, doing nothing looks increasingly like the default option

The current standoff is part of a struggle for global pre-eminence

America’s unipolar moment passed as quickly as it appeared at the end of the cold war

At the whim of the Tory party, Scots have been told to surrender their European identity

An assumption that anything is better than the present shambles ignores the nature of the problem

Macron’s emergence as a latter-day de Gaulle should not stop a second referendum

The invented identity of ‘Britishness’ is unravelling as English nationalism takes hold

Never mind Britain’s prosperity or security, nothing matters except the Tory party

Britain’s MPs should revoke Article 50 and start again to build a national consensus

Kamikaze Leavers who have wrecked Theresa May’s deal cannot win support for their own

The salutary parable of the noisy lawnmower and the chlorine-washed chicken

But first Parliament must reject Theresa May’s fraudulent deal

Weakening ties between US and Europe mainly benefit China and Russia

There has been nothing in her strategy to advance the national interest

British Labour party leader prioritises the collective above the rights of the citizen

May’s government has shown it is not to be counted on any longer as a trusted partner

The French president will never be a man of the people but he is trying to make amends

She should set aside her vanity and behave as a prime minister not a party leader

MPs should not bow to claims that a second referendum would lead to trouble

The Japanese prime minister is, in effect, saying he wants multilateralism à la carte

Ottawa offers an example of how second-rank powers can project global influence

UK prime minister has a chance but may not seize it

This is what happens when parliamentary democracies shuffle off responsibility