8+ hour, 10+ min ago   (320+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Miliband’s critics have advanced many arguments, but two are particularly important. The first is that sanctions against certain Israeli citizens or settlements are antisemitic or would lead to increased antisemitism. To accept this claim would be to give…...

8+ hour, 31+ min ago   (211+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Mr Farage is alarmingly dependent on mega-donors, but he’s not alone. In the run-up to the last election, Frank Hester and his healthcare technology company, TPP, together gave the Conservative party more than £20m. Labour’s most generous benefactor is…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (690+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 Patrick Kidd’s informative article on homelessness (“Burnham’s pledge to end homelessness raises concerns over early prison release and Manchester record”, 23 August) explains how, if the prime minister is serious about ending rough sleeping, he must tackle the problem…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (769+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 The US-led attack in recent years on so-called “woke capitalism” has produced diverging responses from business. Many have stopped talking about, scaled back or given up on their social and environmental efforts, either not wanting to become a…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (415+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 Claim. Nigel Farage, Reform leader: “The party has done nothing wrong… Reform has broken no law.” Reality. The Channel 4 News allegations concerning possible foreign donations may involve breaches of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, according to…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (524+ words) Saturday 5 September 2026 The British Chambers of Commerce is calling on the government to cut employer national insurance contributions for all under-25s in the budget next month – a measure it says will help tackle youth employment and generate higher growth. In…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (182+ words) Sunday 30 August 2026 It is often said, almost always in a scornful tone, that Andy Burnham is a people-pleaser. “Well, better that than the opposite,” retorts one of the prime minister’s friends. They have a point. It is no crime for a…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (654+ words) Sunday 30 August 2026 Andy Burnham will declare that he wants to “bring back hope” to Britain when he addresses MPs for the first time as prime minister this week, but problems are already piling up for his prime ministership. Over the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (492+ words) Saturday 29 August 2026 But she hates the “poor little Ange” narrative and refuses to be a victim. She thinks having struggled in her early life makes her stronger and a better politician. “It’s given me a level of resilience and some…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (459+ words) Sunday 23 August 2026 Andy Burnham said that upon entering 10 Downing Street his first instruction would be to put an end to rough sleeping. This is not the sort of objective that can be achieved at the stroke of a pen in…...