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Tory leadership hopefuls want to prove how ‘anti-woke’ they are. It shows they’ve learned nothing
Adam Barnett

Tory leadership hopefuls want to prove how ‘anti-woke’ they are. It shows they’ve learned nothing

With the focus remaining on culture war and immigration, the candidates for the opposition leadership are struggling to move on

How political cartoonists influenced both Churchill and Sunak’s crushing election defeats
Politics

How political cartoonists influenced both Churchill and Sunak’s crushing election defeats

Cartoonists were quick to draw attention to the faux pas of Rishi Sunak’s recent campaign and Winston Churchill’s 1945 defeat

Marginalised, sceptical and locked out of housing: Why young people didn’t vote in the general election
Democracy

Marginalised, sceptical and locked out of housing: Why young people didn’t vote in the general election

Muslims, renters, young people, and ethnic minorities were less likely to vote in the 2024 general election. Here’s what lies behind the uneven turnout

Voter ID rules are racist – let’s get rid of them once and for all
Alba Kapoor

Voter ID rules are racist – let’s get rid of them once and for all

Sunak has been like an automaton for so long. Our leaders shouldn’t fear being seen as human
Paul McNamee

Sunak has been like an automaton for so long. Our leaders shouldn’t fear being seen as human

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Letters: The DWP needs to be kind – instead of making people’s lives difficult
Letters

Letters: The DWP needs to be kind – instead of making people’s lives difficult

This is the ‘most disproportionate parliament in history’. Has the time come for electoral reform?
Electoral reform

This is the ‘most disproportionate parliament in history’. Has the time come for electoral reform?

7 ways to make the most of your summer now the ‘greyest election of our lifetime’ is over
Summer

7 ways to make the most of your summer now the ‘greyest election of our lifetime’ is over

Labour government urged to fix ‘broken benefits system’ for disabled and vulnerable people
Benefits

Labour government urged to fix ‘broken benefits system’ for disabled and vulnerable people

Labour is yet to give much hope it will reduce poverty. We need more from the new government
Sabine Goodwin

Labour is yet to give much hope it will reduce poverty. We need more from the new government

Keir Starmer’s ‘golden opportunity’ on immigration – but doubts remain for new prime minister
General Election

Keir Starmer’s ‘golden opportunity’ on immigration – but doubts remain for new prime minister

Things can only get better… if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty
Helen Barnard

Things can only get better… if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty

Keir Starmer promises ‘national reset’ after landslide Labour general election win
General Election

Keir Starmer promises ‘national reset’ after landslide Labour general election win

John Bird reacts to the outcome of the UK General Election 2024
Press Release

John Bird reacts to the outcome of the UK General Election 2024

From milkshakes to Ed Davey on a paddleboard: The most bizarre moments of the 2024 general election
General election 2024

From milkshakes to Ed Davey on a paddleboard: The most bizarre moments of the 2024 general election

Labour just won the election with a historic landslide. So what happens now?
General election 2024

Labour just won the election with a historic landslide. So what happens now?

Libraries give us power. The next government must trust libraries to continue delivering for communities
Louis Coiffait-Gunn

Libraries give us power. The next government must trust libraries to continue delivering for communities

Don’t believe the headlines: Here’s 22 facts that prove migration benefits all of us
Migration

Don’t believe the headlines: Here’s 22 facts that prove migration benefits all of us

Elmo, Binface and a fish finger: A colourful history of novelty political candidates taking on the elite
General Election 2024

Elmo, Binface and a fish finger: A colourful history of novelty political candidates taking on the elite

No, it isn’t middle-class to vote for third-party or independent candidates in the general election
Kasmira Kincaid

No, it isn’t middle-class to vote for third-party or independent candidates in the general election

What happens if the Tories win?
Adam Barnett

What happens if the Tories win?

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Benefits claimants have been treated as a political punching bag this general election
Mikey Erhardt

Benefits claimants have been treated as a political punching bag this general election

Opinion polls are an important cog in our democracy – but the only poll that counts is election day
Jane Frost

Opinion polls are an important cog in our democracy – but the only poll that counts is election day

Politics needs saving. And it’s going to have to be us who do it
John Bird

Politics needs saving. And it’s going to have to be us who do it

Wellbeing is not a luxury. It’s a basic human right which the next government must protect
Sarah Cunningham

Wellbeing is not a luxury. It’s a basic human right which the next government must protect