British Politics

The paper's story about the supposed economic magic of freeports is a pack of lies

‘There is no room for a renegotiation of substance’ says the EU’s former Brexit chief

Our chancer PM is simply building up Brand Rishi ahead of his ejection from No.10

The children of the Good Friday Agreement are tired of living in a ‘broken system’

Downing Street has listed some of the prime minister's achievements over the past 12 months. Here are some they missed

In trying to lure back financiers who left because of Brexit, the PM is opening Britain up to a new financial crisis

The US investor and prominent anti-Putin activist is gloomy about the likelihood of ousting the dictator

There’s more to running a country than making your own spreadsheets and repeating an anecdote about AI

The self-styled Brexit hard man is already setting the ground for a future referendum on rejoining the EU

Bad policies creating low growth are behind Britain’s poor job numbers, not feckless ex-workers

An academy where 85% of pupils have English as a second language found engaged, informed children with high aspirations and plenty of questions

Two good ideas for an incoming Labour government come from a former Tory minister’s report

The high speed rail plan was cancelled with promises that new projects would replace it. As yet, there is no plan

What should we make of Labour’s thumping success?

The by-election results suggest a Conservative wipe-out at the General Election. But defeat on that scale could push the party towards extremism

It made mistakes on Tuesday night, and poor reporting in febrile times can be dangerous – but even so, the BBC is not the story

The latest analysis by the IFS makes for sobering reading

The two media monsters were formed out of their nation’s very proclivities

Harari believes prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu should accept responsibility, vow to see the crisis through, and then go

The felling of the famous sycamore is a metaphor for their witless use of power – and determination to keep their hands on the chainsaw

Covid permanently changed the way we work. Now the WFH revolution has hollowed out our cities

Glitter made his conference speech interesting. But, why should the Labour leader stop there?

They brought us Brexit, immigrant paranoia and Boris Johnson. Here’s our definitive rundown of 50 people the UK could definitely do without

An old Tory slogan was: “Britain’s better off with the Conservatives”. Now we’d be better off without them. It’s time they went before they ruin us irreparably

It’s hard to look at all the problems facing the UK today and conclude that the planning system is key to putting them right

Securonomics is not something the existing machinery of the British state is equipped to execute

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

Urgent, innovative action is needed to defeat the terrorists and bring hope

Shadow housing and planning minister Matthew Pennycook opposed a new development two years ago

The gap between public opinion and political inertia is huge - and growing. It should be filled

The home secretary’s warnings makes little sense in a world that is increasingly homophobic