Politics

Starmer ties the UK's Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?
Prime minister Keir Starmer.
Politics

Starmer ties the UK's Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?

Tackling the cost of living crisis at home 'means engagement beyond our borders', says Keir Starmer. But is he right?
Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here's what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis
Keir Starmer and Ed Miliband visit an energy provider training centre
Housing

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here's what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis

Brits are getting sick of Starmer’s U-turns – and here's the proof
Prime minister Keir Starmer.
Politics

Brits are getting sick of Starmer’s U-turns – and here's the proof

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?
Credit

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?

Three likely scenarios for Venezuela after Donald Trump's meddling
Venezuela

Three likely scenarios for Venezuela after Donald Trump's meddling

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Post Office is in trouble: 'Without Christmas we couldn't survive'
an illustration of a post office logo
Post Office

The Post Office is in trouble: 'Without Christmas we couldn't survive'

Has Starmer been naughty or nice? Here's Matt Chorley's gift guide for politicians this Christmas
Christmas

Has Starmer been naughty or nice? Here's Matt Chorley's gift guide for politicians this Christmas

Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
Exclusive

Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits

Two-child benefit cap axed and wage hikes: What Rachel Reeves' autumn budget means for your money
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her 2025 autumn budget
Autumn budget

Two-child benefit cap axed and wage hikes: What Rachel Reeves' autumn budget means for your money

Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?
Rachel Reeves speaking at an early briefing on the autumn budget on 4 November
Autumn budget

Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?

From broken railways to packed prisons: Margaret Thatcher's legacy continues to cast its long shadow
Politics

From broken railways to packed prisons: Margaret Thatcher's legacy continues to cast its long shadow

There's no trust left in the world. How can we get it back?
Trust

There's no trust left in the world. How can we get it back?

What the wave of St George's flags across England means for national identity
Nationalism

What the wave of St George's flags across England means for national identity

Is Labour really declaring war on allotments? Let's dig into the detail
a pitchfork in the soil at an allotment
Allotments

Is Labour really declaring war on allotments? Let's dig into the detail

A legacy of tragedy: What has changed one year on from the Southport killings?
UK Riots

A legacy of tragedy: What has changed one year on from the Southport killings?

Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer's government? Maybe. But only on one condition
NHS

Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer's government? Maybe. But only on one condition

Will Reform's Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a 'giveaway to the rich'?
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage
Reform UK

Will Reform's Britannia Card really help low-income households – or is it a 'giveaway to the rich'?

What could be in Rachel Reeves' spending review – and what should be?
Spending Review

What could be in Rachel Reeves' spending review – and what should be?

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?
Winter fuel payment

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?

Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor's Spring Statement
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Spring Statement

Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor's Spring Statement

It's been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here's why that's 'actually quite a bad thing'
Images of George Osborne and Rachel Reeves holding the budget box. Images: Flickr/ HM Treasury
Inflation

It's been a decade since UK inflation fell to 0%. Here's why that's 'actually quite a bad thing'

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A Kamala Harris win could make her the first TikTok president
Kamala Harris
Politics

A Kamala Harris win could make her the first TikTok president

These are the ticking Tory time bombs Labour must defuse as parliament returns
Politics

These are the ticking Tory time bombs Labour must defuse as parliament returns

How political cartoonists influenced both Churchill and Sunak's crushing election defeats
Politics

How political cartoonists influenced both Churchill and Sunak's crushing election defeats

Elmo, Binface and a fish finger: A colourful history of novelty political candidates taking on the elite
General Election 2024

Elmo, Binface and a fish finger: A colourful history of novelty political candidates taking on the elite