How can we claim to be human while our countries still support and defend the massacres in Palestine, asks HUGH LANNING
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A Quantum of Solace? When retiring from the political struggle, what can the Romans teach us?
There are strange similarities between the ancient emperors and today’s departing Tories, writes STEPHEN ARNELL
Emperor Tiberius (left) and orator Cicero
The decision highlights the tension between freedom of expression and the state’s role in shaping historical memory at former concentration camps, reports LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
US tariffs have had Von der Leyen bowing in submission, while comments from the former European Central Bank leader call for more European political integration and less individual state sovereignty. All this adds up to more pain and austerity ahead, argues NICK WRIGHT
This year will see a new north-east commemoration – in Sunderland – where all are welcome to join us in tribute to those who died defending democracy in the Spanish civil war, says TONY FOX
ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT delve into the technicalities of famine classification to reveal a worldview in tatters
Westminster has been forced to pay out millions over a fire started by a soldier in 2021, opening a new chapter in accountability, writes NICHOLAS KOMU
AS THE exodus of Tory MPs gathers pace, how will our former overseers now spend their time, when not enabled by their prior position to secure lucrative side hustles they had once enjoyed so heartily?
Even without the prestige (such as it is) of being an MP, there are plenty of opportunities out there for money-hungry Conservative has-beens, although the sheer number of them on the streets may now see a severe curtailment of post-parliamentary goodies.
But for the better known evacuees, there will be the consolation of well-paid speaking engagements, advisory/lobbying consultancies, museum board appointments, foreign-funded politicking, and the founding of dubious cash-cow “charitable” status political foundations.
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