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European elections: if the left doesn’t lead revolt against austerity, others will | Seumas Milne

The French and Greek elections have already shifted Europe's politics. But it needs real change to hold the right at...

Food price rises starting to slow

Supermarket offers and easing world prices for commodities such as wheat and sugar bringing down food costThere was some good(ish)...

François Hollande prepares for life in the Élysée Palace as ‘President Normal’

With France crippled by public debt, high unemployment, weak growth and the eurozone crisis, Hollande must find answers fastAfter a...

Eurozone crisis: Merkel tells Athens and Paris to stick to spending limits

Efforts to save the euro under threat after EU leaders' strategies collide with the wishes of voters in Greece and...

Greece: leaders fail to form a coalition

Possibility of repeat elections after Antonis Samaras, leader of the New Democracy party, fails to form a governmentAttempts to form...

European elections: life drains from the centre right | Editorial

The arrival of a pragmatic pro-European socialist could be the last chance to save the euro and the European projectIt...

Umbrella sales are up 5000% but sales slump puts UK firmly back in recession

Spending drops 1.9% in April, the wettest on record, as shoppers postpone spending on summer goodsA record amount of rainfall...

François Hollande’s in-tray topped by need to rescue French economy

The new Socialist president of France will need to spell out several unpleasant truths to the electorateFrançois Hollande expects to...

François Hollande’s chemistry with Angela Merkel crucial for Europe

Socialist leader aims to shift rhetoric from German-scripted budget cuts to expansionary action on jobs and economyOnly the second Socialist...

François Hollande: the change France needs

François Hollande has a rare opportunity to reshape the political landscape in a country whose default position is to the...