Politics

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

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

Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law’s fight for benefits
Exclusive

Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law’s fight for benefits

Count Binface: ‘The British people will be watching you, Keir Starmer’
Count Binface

Count Binface: ‘The British people will be watching you, Keir Starmer’

France’s far-right National Rally is in reach of power. Here’s why Britain must take note
France

France’s far-right National Rally is in reach of power. Here’s why Britain must take note

Workers should have the right to family time – including Keir Starmer, campaigners say
Employment

Workers should have the right to family time – including Keir Starmer, campaigners say

Shocking political ad shows child as if at gunpoint. This is what it tells us about the Tory campaign
Dr Nick Anstead

Shocking political ad shows child as if at gunpoint. This is what it tells us about the Tory campaign

Inside the Big Issue: Count Binface says relax!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Count Binface says relax!

Zoë Wanamaker on Donald Trump, ‘right-wing a**holes’ and why we all should be kinder to one another
Social justice

Zoë Wanamaker on Donald Trump, ‘right-wing a**holes’ and why we all should be kinder to one another

There are more food banks in UK than McDonald’s. It’s why the work doesn’t stop after polling day
Paul McNamee

There are more food banks in UK than McDonald’s. It’s why the work doesn’t stop after polling day

One of the biggest problems this election? Faith in politics and media is at rock bottom
Matteo Bergamini

One of the biggest problems this election? Faith in politics and media is at rock bottom

Inside the Big Issue: Starmer, Sunak, Davey and Swinney take our vendors’ questions
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Starmer, Sunak, Davey and Swinney take our vendors’ questions

Discrimination is holding disabled people back from politics – and I’ve seen it first hand
Chloe Schendel-Wilson

Discrimination is holding disabled people back from politics – and I’ve seen it first hand

Labour unveils plan to fix rental crisis and immediately axe no-fault evictions
RENTING

Labour unveils plan to fix rental crisis and immediately axe no-fault evictions

Wealth tax, tuition fees and vow to ‘fix broken Britain’: Key takeaways from the Green Party manifesto
General election 2024

Wealth tax, tuition fees and vow to ‘fix broken Britain’: Key takeaways from the Green Party manifesto

Is there really a ‘clear plan’ to tackle UK’s housing crisis? Five things we learned from Tory manifesto
General election 2024

Is there really a ‘clear plan’ to tackle UK’s housing crisis? Five things we learned from Tory manifesto

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Rory Stewart: ‘The Conservative Party is being punished for Boris Johnson and Liz Truss’
Politics

Rory Stewart: ‘The Conservative Party is being punished for Boris Johnson and Liz Truss’

‘Queer women aren’t for the male gaze’: Girli on queerness and why Tories ‘don’t give a s**t’ about Gen Z
Music

‘Queer women aren’t for the male gaze’: Girli on queerness and why Tories ‘don’t give a s**t’ about Gen Z

National service for Gen Z, tax breaks for boomers: Why ‘desperate’ Tories are chasing older voters
General Election 2024

National service for Gen Z, tax breaks for boomers: Why ‘desperate’ Tories are chasing older voters

‘Get a grip’ and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues
Politics

‘Get a grip’ and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues