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A Labour government will need money so that vital public services don’t fall through the cracks

Michael Gove’s planned changes to rules for housebuilders could cause even more pollution in Britain’s waterways

A recent seaside rescue in Cornwall reminded me how quickly isolationism can go horribly wrong

A recent family visit reminded me of the British traditions designed to lift our spirits

The new defence secretary’s extraordinary adaptability means he could have even more roles to play in Sunak’s ailing government...

There is no chance of that happening with the current regime – you won’t hear any government minister say “We took the wrong decisions and we need to put it right.”

The concept is a flawed, imperfect ideal, as absolute neutrality can only ever be an illusion. But the alternative – propaganda – is much worse

We can measure it, but does it measure us? Productivity needs to take into account our values as well as our economic goals

Political shaming is all too rare nowadays. But one day the famous left wing theorist EP Thompson just went too far

Part of George Osborne’s poisonous legacy, the money would be better targeted at poorer OAPs

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

The SNP’s Europe spokesman, Alyn Smith, knows it won’t be easy, but the party can now see its path back to EU membership

Pulling out of the ECHR would trash whatever reputation Britain has left

A step-by-step approach will help the economy, let Brexit wounds heal and move Britain closer to a full rejoin

Brexiteer Rishi Sunak should get no credit for this Brexit-inflicted farce

The Tory right won’t be happy with rejoining the EU’s science fund, or extra immigration via a new deal with India

Marianna Spring admitted she made an "awful misjudgement" when playing up her role in coverage of the Russia World Cup for the BBC

The former PM may have gone but the nonsense economics she inflicted on us are still cheered by some

A City salad bar was predicted by this columnist 30 years ago

A clear plan from Labour on how to repair the damage the Tories have done to our mental health services will reap enormous political dividends

Michael Gove tried to paint himself as a green Brexiteer. Now he’s giving builders a green light to pollute

Their Brexit is a disaster. But rather than admit it, they’re now fighting a rearguard action to stop the rest of us from putting it right

Ed Davey needs to do what Paddy Ashdown would have done – campaign to Rejoin. The Lib Dems’ vote in one-nation Tory constituencies will soar

Parents all across the country will be bursting with pride as they wave their children off to school with their new uniforms, stationery and industrial safety equipment

Without extra growth, we are doomed to watch our institutions crumble

Local authorities need funding that the impoverished UK is unable to provide

New report says the Trade and Cooperation Agreement caused “significant disruption”, increased costs and bureaucratic headaches

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

The former PM can’t alter the fact that she’s just as much to blame as those she’s pointing the finger at

Britain has become a crumbling land of perpetual slums with a moribund prime minister with no plan