Fillon doesn't seem to have the big problem with Brexit that other European leaders might. He also thinks it wrong to see Russia as the sole cause of trouble in Ukraine. And he would like to see a coalition between Russia and Iran to defeat Isis in Syria
In the first of a two-part series, The Independent’s founding editor explains how the professionalisation of politics turned the business of Westminster into a brand, with dangerous consequences
The political party system is tottering and will soon collapse. But there are ways we can fix our damaged democracy
By claiming that a post-Brexit emergency budget could include raising income tax and inheritance taxes and cutting the NHS budget, Osborne was saying to the voters who wish to leave the EU – you stupid people, you really don’t get it…well, wait and see, I will punish you
15 Googlers have been appointed to government positions in Europe, including Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, appointed by David Cameron to his business advisory council
The task of rehabilitating convicted criminals is now subject to the rigours of the market. Think about exactly what that means
A management buyout is not an easy transaction to bring to success, but it does have the supreme merit of being authentic
A 35-year-old needs to invest £125,000 to earn a pension of £35,000 when the interest rate is 5 per cent. If it's 2 per cent, they'll need to save £400,000
By splitting the company into a "good GM" and "bad GM" in 2009, Detroit's General Motors managed to save itself
Since the 1980s, public investment has been lower than in the US, France, Canada and Switzerland. We can see with our own eyes that we are behind the curve in electricity generation, road transport and London airport capacity
For many people in the US Obama’s proposals do not represent closure for 9/11
The Prime Minister demonstrated his inner lack of confidence in British strengths, in spite of boasts
In the UK and France, inflation is running at 0.2 per cent; Germany is at 0.3 per cent and the US at 0.5 per cent
What Syria is going through at this time is no worse than what Germany experienced in the Thirty Years War that ended in 1648
My guess is that the Lords’ veto right on delegated legislation will be replaced with time-limited powers of delay
Like all great truths, it is both stunningly obvious and yet profound
Three talking points drew our attention away from telling details of the spending plans