Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Afternoon summary Boris Johnson has refused to rule out suspending parliament for...
Britain is an ideas superpower. While other nations compete on production costs and capital markets, our enduring advantage lies in innovation. From the steam engine to...
3 min read29 January With the Hereditary Peers Bill nearing completion and phase two reform underway, Baroness Smith, Leader of the House...
(Stephen Frost / Alamy) 4 min read29 January The arrival of the government’s long-awaited violence against women and girls (Vawg) strategy just...
It’s been a whirlwind few days. At the start of the week I was at college doing a plastering course, and now I’m the Green Party’s...
In October 2024, the then new Labour government announced that it was handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. It justified its decision on the grounds of...
If Britain really has “run out of money” – as both Labour and the Conservatives keep childishly claiming – why are neither party actually proposing any...
State election officials were among the most visible defenders of American democracy after the 2020 election — standing up to President Donald Trump, rejecting false claims...
David Henig looks at the recent EU-Mercosur trade agreement. Trade deals traditionally attract exaggerated commentary as to their economic value or cost, which is out of...
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