British Politics

The story of the Post Office scandal has sparked a flurry of activity, so here are some more unresolved scandals that could be turned into TV dramas

Perhaps it is down to us taxpayers to ensure that the health service is fit for purpose

As we stagger into the uncertainty of 2024, Janus’s ability to see both the past and the future accurately would come in very handy

Gen Z’s belief that Scotland is heading for IndyRef2 is starting to falter

The PM’s new plan is benefit cuts for people who use food banks to fund tax cuts for people who own banks

The Sun political editor’s latest swipe at Starmer isn't just pathetic - it’s against his own paper’s beliefs

The right has got it in for the bank – if they get their way, the results could be disastrous

Watering down the flagship pledge to spend £28bn on net-zero jobs would be a humiliating disaster

Our national newspapers’ lack of interest in a multiple miscarriage of justice raises disturbing questions

Mandrake hears that he’s a little short of cash these days...

I’m sure it used to be around here somewhere…

It was there, buried in his New Year’s speech – almost everybody missed it

The honours system must be changed so it no longer rewards cronyism and lies

The main stumbling block to Middle East peace is the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu

Constantly rising prices are a sign of economic and political failure

Richard Tice’s vow to stand in every seat could just be a negotiating tactic

From pints of champagne to a war on foreign students, it’s more dismal stuff

The countdown has begun to a UK general election. One of Britain’s leading political number-crunchers tells you how to read the data

This year, parties on the left must stop competing against each other

Rwanda and Brexit leave Britain facing a humiliation not seen since 1956 – with empty shelves and economic angst at home

It’s time for British politics to leave its Groundhog Day nightmare

Truss being allowed an honours list was a joke. But handing peerages to Tory donors is no laughing matter

Initially, I thought about attempting to predict the new year’s events. Then I realised that in the case of THIS new year, it simply isn’t possible

After four failed prime ministers in four years, the Conservatives are belatedly realising that all they have to show the electorate is failure

Anything short of a hefty Commons majority will be viewed as a failure for the Labour leader

Britain needs a government that doesn’t shy away from culture and art

Delors’ political vision was spot on for the time, just as it is now

Ultimately, the prime minister knows which side his bread is buttered

The majority of British voters now see the decision to leave the EU as a national disaster

Sunak ‘guaranteed’ the next general election would take place next year but it would be a brave man who would bet the farm on a promise made by the PM