Just 5% of the additional prison places promised by Conservative ministers in 2016 have been delivered
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The Prime Minister is blocking reform after the House of Commons voted in favour of a more representative voting system
Not taking seriously political figures we find undesirable will not change their potential impact or ambitions – Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Steve Bannon, and Nigel Farage only benefit from being underestimated, writes Hardeep Matharu
The last Government passed shabbily-drafted pieces of legislation which were only saved by amendments from Labour and the House of Lords, according to two senior Conservative figures
Billions of pounds in spending remains unaccounted for, with the National Audit Office unable to sign off the nation's accounts
My Dutch friend chose to die a peaceful, painless death at the time of his choosing. Everyone else should be free to make that same choice
"America’s enemies will only watch with glee, as America self-destructs from within", says former UK diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
Insular definitions of the national past overlook the very things we should take pride in
"The UK's news environment [risks] fracturing irreparably along social, regional and economic lines... The implications for our society and democracy would be grim.”
Journalist and campaigner Gavin Esler on why Britain's entire political and democratic system is now failing and what we can all now do about it