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As Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron meet in Paris, there is no shortage of urgent topics up for discussion. The summit will not have been without symbolism, with the prime minister attending a ceremony in the French capital to mark the 106th anniversary of the Armistice of 1918. But…

The economy matters, but the likes of Trump succeed by offering voters revenge for problems both real and imagined, says author and Salvage founder Richard Seymour

If you’re a humdrum high street retail outlet associated with pain relief and you want to draw attention to your Christmas offering, what could be better than a good row on social media? Boots’ Christmas ad campaign has got three lemons in a row on the jackpot that is a…

As an actual common person (regional, never miss an episode of The Chase, find the taste of cheese from a tube unapologetically delicious), the annual publication of Nicky Haslam’s Common List has turned into something of a high point of the festive calendar. Mr Haslam, an 85-year-old interior designer with…

I need my own space and have a limited tolerance for human company … Might I actually be a moggy?

Election outcomes have multiple causes, of course. Yet foreign policy was one of the reasons Americans gave Trump the largest Republican victory in decades

This emergency will cost trillions of dollars, and is beyond the reach of developing nations. Private investors have to step up, says Cop29 president Mukhtar Babayev

The ‘theme’ chosen for Cop29 must be some kind of dark joke. This summit, like those before it, is a mere act of greenwashing, says climate crisis campaigner Greta Thunberg

Imagine how isolated in their trauma Arab-American voters must have felt to turn to Trump. But that’s what happened, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

'The precedent that height limits are just ballpark suggestions is now crystal clear.'

Gaining insight into ‘us and them’ thinking helped ease anxiety and restore a degree of family harmony