Argument

Stephen Colegrave delves into the real reasons behind austerity and considers whether it was just a political fallacy.

The editor-in-chief of Press Gazette, Dominic Ponsford, insists all is well with British journalism. Here, Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism at Kingston University, responds.

Former senior Lib Dem researcher Gareth Roberts rues the right-wing swerve of Jo Swinson's General Election campaign.

James Melville argues that the appeal of the Conservative Party to the UK electorate is the greatest British political tragedy of the modern era.

In the weeks before the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the BBC’s news team went out of its way to show the world the factual reality of East Germans protesting for a better life. Does it have the same desire now?

he electorate must remain vigilant and prepared for the tactics used by political parties through digital platforms which electoral safeguards weren't built to cater for.

Zeeshan Ali debunks attempts to deny the rise in racist attacks in the UK as an attempt to legitimise Boris Johnson's Islamophobic remarks.

The US has spent more than $2.5 trillion on prohibition despite there being no empirical data to support its supply-side focused policy, writes CJ Werleman.

Glaswegian James Doleman considers the possible repercussions of the 2019 General Election and Brexit on Scotland's relationship within the UK.

The stones thrown by the likes of the Spectator hit people and freedom of expression cannot be used to justify this

Paul Niland, founder of Lifeline Ukraine, has a warning and some advice for the British public about Putin and his digital warfare as it heads to the polls.

The 2019 General Election promises to be a poll unlike any other – so will our coverage.

After Thatcherism and austerity, Brexit is the third part of a heist designed to wreck the social fabric of Britain

Paddy Briggs looks at the career and restoration of Thatcher's legacy by Tory Brexiteers and asks whether she would agree with them if she was alive today.

The dark arts channelled by Johnson, Gove and Cummings are still infiltrating our politics – but we can change this if we act quickly

Musa Okwonga unpicks what the MP's recent comment about encountering "three sort of minor gangsters" reveals about his entire approach to politics – and what it might mean for London's diverse capital.

Iwan Doherty considers whether wealth taxes could reduce the growing inequality in the UK or result in capital flight and comes up with a solution.

CJ Werleman examines the damaging and inaccurate narrative propagated by the UK's tabloids: "Why won’t Muslims condemn terrorism?”

Former Saatchi & Saatchi marketing director, Stephen Colegrave, continues to dig into how political advertising has gone rogue.

Gareth Roberts examines what could lie ahead for the UK if Boris Johnson's deal is passed and the country leaves the EU early next year.