Westminster

Scotland’s move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster
Sabine Goodwin

Scotland’s move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster

Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) director Sabine Goodwin says groundbreaking commitments to tackle poverty should inspire Westminster – but the Scottish government must aim higher.

Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward
John Bird

Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward

Before the next government comes into office we need a root and branch audit of how governments make decisions, says John Bird

Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism
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Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism

A decade on from her rousing maiden speech, the departing SNP MP on her experiences of government and how it must change

Mr Bates vs The Post Office and the primetime push for justice
Paul McNamee

Mr Bates vs The Post Office and the primetime push for justice

Doctors’ strikes are a matter of life and death for some. Why does Westminster allow them to drag on?
Paul McNamee

Doctors’ strikes are a matter of life and death for some. Why does Westminster allow them to drag on?

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Who will form an Anti-Stupidity Party to save us from ourselves? 
John Bird

Who will form an Anti-Stupidity Party to save us from ourselves? 

As a Northern Ireland peace negotiator, I know just what the Illegal Migration Bill risks
Dr Avila Kilmurray

As a Northern Ireland peace negotiator, I know just what the Illegal Migration Bill risks

How local politics has wilted in Westminster’s shadow
Local elections

How local politics has wilted in Westminster’s shadow

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’
Protest

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, ‘the most adhesive of protesters’

Social media reacts as Liz Truss claims she was ‘brought down by the left-wing economic establishment’
Liz Truss

Social media reacts as Liz Truss claims she was ‘brought down by the left-wing economic establishment’

Decades of initiatives didn’t solve poverty. What can we do now?
poverty

Decades of initiatives didn’t solve poverty. What can we do now?

Tory MP Neil Parish resigns after admitting twice watching porn in the House of Commons
Westminster sleaze

Tory MP Neil Parish resigns after admitting twice watching porn in the House of Commons

The controversial new laws rushed through by the government this week
Politics

The controversial new laws rushed through by the government this week

The government’s levelling up policies are very similar to axed plans from 5 years ago
Levelling Up

The government’s levelling up policies are very similar to axed plans from 5 years ago

How experts think the government should actually be levelling up the country
Levelling Up

How experts think the government should actually be levelling up the country

This government cannot be trusted with the public purse
John Bird

This government cannot be trusted with the public purse

Nusrat Ghani Islamophobia scandal ‘could put ethnic minority women off a career in politics’
Politics

Nusrat Ghani Islamophobia scandal ‘could put ethnic minority women off a career in politics’

DWP discriminated against disabled people in switch to universal credit, says court
Universal Credit

DWP discriminated against disabled people in switch to universal credit, says court

‘Pensioners died without getting their due’ from DWP, says scathing report
pensions

‘Pensioners died without getting their due’ from DWP, says scathing report

MPs vote through ‘deeply depressing’ voter ID laws
Elections

MPs vote through ‘deeply depressing’ voter ID laws

‘He is alone on this one’: Fury at Boris Johnson excuses after PMQs showdown
partygate

‘He is alone on this one’: Fury at Boris Johnson excuses after PMQs showdown

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‘Like something out of The Thick of It’: Tories blast PM’s leadership ahead of Covid vote
Government

‘Like something out of The Thick of It’: Tories blast PM’s leadership ahead of Covid vote