What Scholz should bear in mind on his trip to Beijing
Olaf Scholz will be in Beijing this weekend, making the first visit of a western leader to China since the…
Books of the Year I — chosen by our regular reviewers
Our regular reviewers choose the books they have most enjoyed reading in 2022
Who was Britain’s youngest prime minister?
Prime numbers At 42, Rishi Sunak is Britain’s youngest PM since Lord Liverpool took office the day after his 42nd…
Portrait of the week: Sunak in No. 10, pasta gets pricier and Russia hits Ukraine’s energy grid
Home Rishi Sunak, aged 42, became Prime Minister. At the weekend Boris Johnson had flown back from a holiday in…
Letters: What to do with the Elgin Marbles
Sculpting a solution Sir: Noel Malcolm’s article ‘Relief fund’ (22 October) rightly suggests that legislators should consider the issue of…
2576: After Eleven – solution
The unclued lights are names of the men who followed Armstrong and Aldrin (Apollo 11) in walking on the moon…
The economic storm ahead is losing some of its power
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, German protesters lined the streets holding placards saying ‘Better a cold shower than Putin’s…
Rishi's reshuffle: the appointments
Rishi Sunak is Britain’s third prime minister this year. On Tuesday, Sunak assembled a new top team with the hope…
2575: Problem XIII - solution
5 (the number of GOLD RINGS, from ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’: 34/22A) x 103 (the number of the PSALM…
Portrait of the week: Truss says sorry, Hunt reverses mini-Budget and Kanye West buys Parler
Home Liz Truss said in a BBC interview as Prime Minister that she wanted to ‘say sorry for the mistakes…
Letters: The case for legalising cannabis
Paying the price Sir: Lionel Shriver’s piece about university standards rang true to me (‘University is supposed to be hard’,…
Has the pandemic made us appreciate nature more?
Out to grass If Liz Truss is forced out of office (and doesn’t also resign her parliamentary seat as Tony…
Divided they fall: can the Tories save themselves?
Seldom has support for a government fallen so far, so fast. Polls show that 24 per cent of the public…
What does Nicola Sturgeon want for Christmas?
Dying of heat The former government chief scientific adviser Sir David King predicted that the heatwave in mid-July could cause…
2574: A Chinese – solution
Each unclued Across light (including the pair at 16/7) is a SWEET and the unclued Down lights can be preceded…
Letters: red kites are a menace
Free Kaliningrad Sir: Mark Galeotti was right to identify the exclave of Kaliningrad as a target for a strong western…
Portrait of the Week: the gilt market, Larry the Cat and Iranian protests
Home The Bank of England warned of a ‘material risk’ to financial stability as it stepped in to buy a…
China's great leap backward
This month should have marked the end of Xi Jinping’s time as leader of the Chinese Communist party. The twice-a-decade…
2573 - solution
The preamble referred to ten symmetrically placed unclued entries which spell out CURRENT PUZZLE NUMBER HAS PRIME FACTORS: THIRTY-ONE, EIGHTY-THREE.…
Who has the most nuclear weapons?
Out of office Could Liz Truss end up being Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister? She would have to remain in office…
Portrait of the week: Tory party conference, gas supply warning and Denmark’s royals stripped of titles
Home Liz Truss, the Prime Minister, came up with a message for the Conservative party conference: ‘Whenever there is change,…
Letters: Why I love Warhammer
Troubles ahead? Sir: Jenny McCartney’s article ‘Border lines’ (1 October) was a profoundly depressing one. Perhaps there will be a…
Give Liz Truss a chance
Conservative governments have a habit of self-destructing: they die not in battle with political enemies but as a result of…
