French alliance seeks to counter voter apathy

Layli Foroudi and Manuel Ausloos, Reuters In a racially mixed suburb of Paris, left-wing parliamentary candidate Adel Amara campaigned door-to-door one evening this week, saying he worries for France’s minority...

A purveyor of anti-vaccine propaganda

Rasmussen Reports used to be a fairly creditable and credible political polling organization, good enough to be included among the pollsters relied on by services such as FiveThirtyEight to give...

Ukraine’s volunteer spirit buoys its fight against Russia

As evening falls, the streets are mostly dark in Ukraine’s capital. Russia has been systematically destroying the country’s national power grid as Western allies have dawdled over providing promised air...

Three reports put nuke plans back at the centre

Three reports by think-tanks, two on nuclear arms and the third on nuclear energy, have been released the same day. Two of the reports reveal that the nuclear-armed states are...

When to put-up and shut-up as we approach the election

Helen Coffey, The Independent Politics, religion and money. These are the pillars to avoid discussing in public at all costs, according to ancient wisdom. Or, at least, according to...

Swiss talks on Ukraine a first step

The two-day weekend international summit at Buergenstock in Switzerland, attended by representatives of 90 countries, has been billed as “Summit on Peace in Ukraine”, which was not attended by China...

Snap elections

Public appearance

Kate, wife of heir to the throne Prince William’s altered picture with her children was the talk of the town (“Kate makes first public appearance since cancer diagnosis, says I...

Jiggler devices

It looks like the jig is up for those that used mouse ‘jigglers’ while working, or pretending to work, at home. The jiggler devices keep the mouse moving randomly so...

French president Emmanuel Macron calls snap election

Tara Cobham and Joe Middleton, The Independent The French president has said he will dissolve parliament and call a snap election after his party suffered a crushing defeat in elections...