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Self-service libraries with automated kiosks are taking over. But we lose librarians at our peril

Nigel Farage says Reform will replace the crumbling Tories. But the faultlines within his party – and in his own character – suggest it will crack first

Despite the president’s propaganda machine, Turkish people appear confident that their democracy is strong enough to vote him out of office

Farage approached Laura Kuenssberg’s producers for his appearance on the Sunday morning show

Despite having had three female prime ministers previously, social class is still an issue for women in politics

Staff and employers would need to come together to deal with the potential challenges

After the election, Britain now has a parliament that better resembles the electorate

A Commons elected by supplementary vote and a Lords by PR would help restore trust

Suddenly, after all these years, I don’t have to worry about them any more

Labour’s first steps at moving closer to the EU are welcome, and vital to counter Nigel Farage

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at the Daily Telegraph, Kemi Badenoch, Michael Gove and more

The election rendered a moderate Conservative Party redundant

My decades-long relationship with a fake blue plaque has been rekindled by a new Labour government

A remarkable new documentary sees the son of commandant Rudolph Höss meet a survivor of his father’s murder factory

The new prime minister entered Downing Street in the ‘sunlight of hope’. But the storm to come has only been postponed

The Liberal Democrats’ 72-seat success is not just the product of cheesy stunts and a brilliant tactical voting operation – Ed Davey’s own story helped too

The Tory-supporting papers' reaction to the party's crushing defeat shows they have learned absolutely nothing

Here’s how Rachel Reeves can start setting the economy back on track without breaking the bank

The new PM is not a showman or a kamikaze gambler, just straight down the line, with his own individual style of operation

Despite the enormous challenges he faces, Starmer has already grown into the role of prime minister

King Vidor’s film helped put Labour into government

If the remnants of the Conservative Party are searching for inspiration, they should not look to Edmund Burke

The Popular Conservatives’ post-election conference was an exercise in delusion

When it comes to the source of his wealth, the Reform leader has not had to be fully forthcoming – until now

Politics doesn’t always go your way, so it’s important to drink it in when it does

Truss, turnout and Labour’s landslide were my hits - but Corbyn’s win was a huge shock

The Labour government must now repair the damage done by Britain’s greatest ever political blunder

The former prime minister’s lack of political talent doomed his efforts to establish a legacy from the start

Some people on the far left don’t think Starmer 'really' won the election and are trying to explain away his victory