Farage is a whiny winner – and that’s not attractive to voters
As expected Nigel Farage has won his by-election in Clacton. In fact, from some perspectives this was a…
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Letters to the Editor – week ending 16 August 2026
Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your…
‘Kicking foreign nationals out of their council homes is illiberal, immoral and financially incoherent’
With weary predictability, the news drops of the Conservative Party’s latest attempt to outcompete Reform, on the questionable…
Jayne Bryant MS calls for recall of Senedd to respond to wildfires
Labour politicians have renewed demands for the Welsh Parliament to be recalled as wildfires ravage parts of South…
‘The Greens’ performative weekly litter picks let council failures go unchallenged’
Most people want clean streets and parks, and they recognise that maintaining public spaces is a vital public…
‘To learn from the flag debate we have to understand values’
Recent events in Birmingham illustrate the political trap that disputes over flags can create for Labour councils. The…
‘Give workers the security they deserve’
Labour’s manifesto pledged to ban exploitative zero-hour contracts and improve security for working people. The government passed new…
‘Labour’s workplace AI rules need a worker challenge right’
Artificial intelligence is moving into British workplaces through the side door. It arrives as scheduling software, productivity scoring,…
Good growth in every postcode 14th August 2026
Andy Burnham’s pledge to the country is “good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart”. What…
The politics of starting with the problem
There is a revealing difference in political style emerging between Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham – and it…
