Editor's letter: Trump is the voice of voters discarded by political elites
Tribal allegiances are becoming redundant in modern politics, both in the US and at home
Tribal allegiances are becoming redundant in modern politics, both in the US and at home
It is in their long-term interests for the Tories to end this divisive generation game
The man masterminding the tycoon's presidential campaign is as relentless, rough and ruthless as his boss
In these modern battles for legitimacy, challengers to the state monopoly on access to data must wear their shining virtue like a suit of armour
In these modern battles for legitimacy, challengers to the state monopoly on access to data must wear their shining virtue like a suit of armour
The following letters appear in the 5 March edition of The Independent
If we are locked into goals or plans, there is no space for invention
I wasn't born into a world in which people made free with Christian names. My friends and I, all of whom aspired to be novelists, addressed one another as Cher Maître
To find out if a beggar is genuinely desperate, try buying them a cup of coffee or a sandwich: nine times out of 10, they will be outraged
I wasn't born into a world in which people made free with Christian names
To find out if a beggar is genuinely desperate, try buying them a cup of coffee or a sandwich: nine times out of 10, they will be outraged
A newly discovered method seems to hold the key to being able to target every cell in a tumour
Zac Goldsmith should support his opponent in the race for City Hall by exposing the "non-Muslim privilege" he benefits from whenever he sees it
Except for coffee, alcohol and tobacco, of course
Celebrate St Patrick's Day with one of Ireland's top tipples
Our collective love for "strong" mums – along with "strong" women in general, and "strong" female characters more specifically – says a lot about what we think of women
Many of us instinctively understand schools and hospitals as vital pillars of the welfare state, but not so a publicly-funded legal system. But innocent people still sometimes go to prison
As European Capital of Culture, this Polish city has plenty of treats in store, says Simon Calder
The big guns at Conservative HQ are willing to throw their weight behind Scottish leader Ruth Davidson
A round-up of matters of political and related importance that caught our commentator's eye
The way Ms Clinton can ensure that sanity prevails is to concentrate on appealing to America