Opinion

History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?
A statue of Gandhi
History

History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?

Jeremy Hunt has shown our leaders are all out of ideas. Might be time to ask a chimp what to do
Chimp
Paul McNamee

Jeremy Hunt has shown our leaders are all out of ideas. Might be time to ask a chimp what to do

I was born into poverty – and 77 years later we still haven't solved it
Poverty in postwar London
John Bird

I was born into poverty – and 77 years later we still haven't solved it

What an unnervingly viral map of housing data can tell us about UK politics
Jonn Elledge

What an unnervingly viral map of housing data can tell us about UK politics

Let's not get distracted by Rishi Sunak's rabbit
Paul McNamee

Let's not get distracted by Rishi Sunak's rabbit

Rishi Sunak's answer to the NHS crisis, sky-high energy bills and widespread strikes? More maths!
Rishi Sunak
Rose Morelli

Rishi Sunak's answer to the NHS crisis, sky-high energy bills and widespread strikes? More maths!

Austerity has its own life – here’s how it lives on in future generations
Man holds his head in his and as he looks at his computer
Sarah Marie Hall

Austerity has its own life – here’s how it lives on in future generations

2023 is a crucial year for Northern Ireland's future
The 1998 Good Friday Agreement
Jarlath Kearney

2023 is a crucial year for Northern Ireland's future

Strikes will have a seismic impact for UK workers in 2023
Postal workers strike
James Meadway

Strikes will have a seismic impact for UK workers in 2023

How to talk about politics with your family this Christmas
Christmas

How to talk about politics with your family this Christmas

For those in the ambulance service, strike days are no different from business as usual
Ambulance strikes

For those in the ambulance service, strike days are no different from business as usual

Joe Lycett: 'Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself'
Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett

Joe Lycett: 'Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself'

Count Binface's guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires
Count Binface
letter from Sigma IX

Count Binface's guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires

Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights
Dominic Raab, International Human Rights Day
Shami Chakrabarti

Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights

The desire for Scottish independence is not going away
Scotland flag with hand giving peace sign
Paul McNamee

The desire for Scottish independence is not going away

The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead
police vagrancy act
Layla Moran

The fight is on to ensure the Vagrancy Act stays dead

British politics urgently needs more imagination. Competence alone will not save us from this ‘polycrisis’
Geoff Mulgan

British politics urgently needs more imagination. Competence alone will not save us from this ‘polycrisis’

Austerity doesn't add up and hits those in need hardest
George Osborne
John Bird

Austerity doesn't add up and hits those in need hardest

Matt Hancock as the I'm a Celebrity... fall guy must not distract from our real-life trials
Matt Hancock
Paul McNamee

Matt Hancock as the I'm a Celebrity... fall guy must not distract from our real-life trials

Essential voices of protest must not be compromised
Peter Tatchell
Paul McNamee

Essential voices of protest must not be compromised