British Politics

Readers have their say on Alastair Campbell's suggestion for a 'dream' Tory cabinet.

A century since partition, Northern Ireland is torn on the effects of language on the process of peace. It’s a cultural battle that signals both fear and optimism for the future of a troubled land.

MITCH BENN imagines what will happen next if lorry driver training standards are relaxed.

Britain faces a shortage of pumpkins this Halloween, and fewer fireworks on November 5.

Holding up this brilliant young player as an example of good, liberal immigration policies is dumb and dehumanising

How will shoppers adapt to empty shelves in supermarkets? NIGEL WARBURTON, one of the world’s most-read philosophers, offers his thoughts.

Needs must, even picking a cabinet for a prime minister he considers the worst in living memory. ALASTAIR CAMPBELL grits his teeth and offers Boris Johnson some valuable advice.

The UK is falling behind the European Union on tackling climate change.

Young people are ‘woke’ and radical about politics, climate and culture, while older people are conservative or reactionary. Everyone is angry with everyone else. That’s what we are told... but is it actually true?

The international trade secretary is Boris Johnson's choice to replace Dominic Raab in the foreign office.

STEVE RICHARDS’ new book profiles 11 politicians who came close to getting into Number 10. But only one, he argues, would have truly changed British history...

Comedian MITCH BENN considers how Abba's new technology could be used in politics...

It has been a gloomy week on the sunlit uplands of sovereign Britain, as the smell of rotting and burning produce hits the nostrils of all. Or not quite...

JAMES BALL examines the areas where Britain is now feeling the painful consequences of its departure from the EU.

Boris Johnson claims the UK is a world leader in combatting climate change, so why did this move take so long?

Sarfraz Manzoor on why he’s increasingly optimistic about the future of relations between Britain’s Muslims and non-Muslims.

What was Nick Clegg expected to do after losing his seat in politics? One reader believes the former Lib Dem leader could achieve some good at Facebook.

As HS2 shows, there is a problem with the UK that means the country cannot deliver the major projects needed to prepare us for the future.

Not everyone's willing to accept that Brexit has played a part in the shortage of food on supermarkets. TIM WALKER explains more.

During one of the most miserable weeks to be a satirist MITCH BENN tries to find some positives to write about.

The UK’s supply chains face more problems every day. So why the denial over what helped cause this, and where is the strategy that will resolve it?

It has been a gloomy week on the sunlit uplands of sovereign Britain as the supply line crisis continues to threaten our traditional way of life...

William Shawcross claimed that Boris Johnson's 'finest hour' will be if he 'saved' the nation from the EU.

Brexit, like Covid, has undoubtedly contributed to a jobs crisis. But another major problem has been the government's failure to create a properly functioning apprenticeship system.

TIM WALKER, a one-time parliamentary candidate for the centre party, on how members feel about its former leader, now one of the social network’s senior figures

MITCH BENN imagines the books right-wing figureheads would release if only they had a few more holidays...