Politics

In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK
Adam Barnett

In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK

The local elections suggest there’s a turquoise wave heading for the UK, and commentator Adam Barnett is choosing to welcome it with open arms

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’
Music

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’

Pop artist Jessica Winter spent her childhood in and out of hospital. It shaped her music – and her politics

Reform or Plaid Cymru? Labour could lose Wales for the first time in over 100 years, voters say
Politics

Reform or Plaid Cymru? Labour could lose Wales for the first time in over 100 years, voters say

Welsh Labour have led every Welsh parliament since devolution – but that unbroken run could end at the 2026 elections

The way Wales does elections is all about to change. But could it pave the way for Reform UK?
Democracy

The way Wales does elections is all about to change. But could it pave the way for Reform UK?

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers’ rights
Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers’ rights

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Lord John Bird demands Labour set child poverty reduction targets in Children’s Bill amendment
Child poverty

Lord John Bird demands Labour set child poverty reduction targets in Children’s Bill amendment

The Honesty Box’s Vicky Pattison: ‘I grew up understanding you never vote Tory’
Big Questions

The Honesty Box’s Vicky Pattison: ‘I grew up understanding you never vote Tory’

I’m a Labour MP. This is why I can’t support Starmer’s benefits cuts
Paula Barker MP

I’m a Labour MP. This is why I can’t support Starmer’s benefits cuts

Disability benefit cuts ‘impossible to support’, Starmer told by his own MPs: ‘Cuts create poverty’
Disability benefits

Disability benefit cuts ‘impossible to support’, Starmer told by his own MPs: ‘Cuts create poverty’

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?
Winter fuel payment

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?

The UK government must learn from Wales and bring about a politics that looks to the future
Will Snell

The UK government must learn from Wales and bring about a politics that looks to the future

Local election results show Labour can’t counter Reform by allowing them to set the narrative
Daniel Sohege

Local election results show Labour can’t counter Reform by allowing them to set the narrative

‘Labour has blown its first year in office’: What Reform’s local election gains really tell us
Politics

‘Labour has blown its first year in office’: What Reform’s local election gains really tell us

Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times
Exclusive

Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn’t just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us
Dominic Arnall

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn’t just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us

A politician’s lies should be seen as abuse. Here’s how we can create a climate of truth
Mike Berners-Lee

A politician’s lies should be seen as abuse. Here’s how we can create a climate of truth

Scottish whisky and salmon exporters brace for ‘significant hit’ from Trump’s tariff war
Tariffs

Scottish whisky and salmon exporters brace for ‘significant hit’ from Trump’s tariff war

This is how Donald Trump’s tariff war could affect your bin collection
Paul McNamee

This is how Donald Trump’s tariff war could affect your bin collection

‘People are sick and traumatised’: How Germany’s wealth inequality led to far-right surge, explained
Germany

‘People are sick and traumatised’: How Germany’s wealth inequality led to far-right surge, explained

Will Trump send us into a global recession? Potentially, say experts – but austerity not the answer
Global Recession

Will Trump send us into a global recession? Potentially, say experts – but austerity not the answer

Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs will unleash a ‘world of pain’ on ordinary people, experts warn
Donald Trump

Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs will unleash a ‘world of pain’ on ordinary people, experts warn

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Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever
Corruption

Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever

Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
Homelessness

Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?

Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor’s Spring Statement
Spring Statement

Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor’s Spring Statement

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine
Adam Barnett 

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine