There is a looming crisis of growing special needs requirements and threatened council bankruptcies, according to a damning new report by MPs
Exclusive: Cross-party group meant to help restore trust in politics has so far refused to hold any of its sessions in public
New analysis by Byline Times reveals the scale of earnings being raked in by Members of Parliament on top of their £91,346 salaries.
The Labour Government is heading for an electoral reckoning unless it backs a more proportional voting system, argues Neal Lawson
Both the UK economy and the new Labour Government needs an urgent shot in the arm. Could this be the solution?
Keir Starmer’s biographer Tom Baldwin on how the national broadcaster has helped to amplify Elon Musk’s lies
The relentless criticism of the Labour Government from a hostile media is completely at odds with its record and the historical context
Sergei Cristo, the whistleblower behind the new podcast series Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring, warns about the real threats from abroad
Russell Jones looks back at how the ‘worst parliament in history’ came to its calamitous conclusion
Fed by an irresponsible media, neither voters nor political leaders are willing to accept the trade-offs inherent in fiscal choices, writes Chris Grey in his monthly column for the Byline Times print edition
The Prime Minister’s acceptance of right-wing economic orthodoxy is pushing his party and the country towards disaster, argues his former adviser Simon Fletcher
You won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
Who will – truly – hold the line with the prospect of a more extreme politics coming to Britain via the ballot box?
The UK Government is denying those fleeing Ukraine the same rights to permanent residency afforded to those fleeing other parts of the world
As the Guardian announces the ‘sale’ of the 233-year-old Observer to Tortoise Media, Carole Cadwalladr takes a closer look at its moneymen
They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on “free speech”
Some 580 asylum seekers are housed at RAF Wethersfield where radiological contamination and unexploded ordnance has been found
Less than 5% of people with learning disabilities are employed, while 86% want to be. The Government must think about which Brits it values as being worthy of work
The real reasons lying behind Elon Musk’s relentless attacks on Keir Starmer and the UK Government
The Government’s new plan for welfare has a fundamental flaw at its heart, argues Izzy Wightman
Startling new research reveals that this year’s General Election was the ‘most disproportionate ever’ with millions of votes wasted
The decision to further restrict access to vaccines “will leave many vulnerable people unprotected” warn academics and health professionals
Sex workers in the UK speak out after Belgium grants people in the industry employment rights in historic first
The Prime Minister’s new target-driven ‘Plan for Change’ is based on a badly outdated view of how the modern world actually works, argues Neal Lawson
The Prime Minister is blocking reform after the House of Commons voted in favour of a more representative voting system
Just 5% of the additional prison places promised by Conservative ministers in 2016 have been delivered
You don’t have to look very hard to see that Starmer’s Government has been far more active than the Daily Mail is telling you
Not taking seriously political figures we find undesirable will not change their potential impact or ambitions – Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Steve Bannon, and Nigel Farage only benefit from being underestimated, writes Hardeep Matharu
The last Government passed shabbily-drafted pieces of legislation which were only saved by amendments from Labour and the House of Lords, according to two senior Conservative figures
Insular definitions of the national past overlook the very things we should take pride in
“America’s enemies will only watch with glee, as America self-destructs from within”, says former UK diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
My Dutch friend chose to die a peaceful, painless death at the time of his choosing. Everyone else should be free to make that same choice
Billions of pounds in spending remains unaccounted for, with the National Audit Office unable to sign off the nation’s accounts