The hidden costs of Covid
We do not know what the long-term impact of coronavirus will be on mental health. We are still not through…
Stripping Julian Lewis of the Tory whip could backfire on Boris
Boris Johnson hasn’t had as much authority over his MPs as he might have expected over the past few months.…
The importance of the Natural Health Service
Spending time outside is vital for mental health
Who is in charge of the government?
Boris Johnson is still officially recuperating from coronavirus at Chequers and is ‘not doing government work’, according to No. 10.…
Domestic abuse sufferers are the hidden victims of lockdown
Domestic abuse sufferers are the hidden victims of lockdown
Prime Minister taken into intensive care
In the past few minutes, Downing Street has announced that Boris Johnson is now in intensive care at St Thomas’…
How will Keir Starmer use his 'huge mandate' to lead?
After both his victories in the two Labour leadership elections he faced, Jeremy Corbyn boasted about his ‘huge mandate’ from…
The oddest thing people are stockpiling? Hens
Is there nothing people won’t panic-buy during this crisis? Having stripped shelves of food and toilet roll, shoppers are now…
The truth behind 'do not resuscitate' orders
Coronavirus is revealing many good things about our society: the number of people willing to volunteer to help tackle the outbreak…
The ugliness of coronavirus shaming
In the early years of the First World War, a man out of uniform had a reasonable chance of being…
Brexit, Boris and the battle to be Labour leader: Lisa Nandy interviewed
Lisa Nandy on Brexit, Boris and the long race for the Labour leadership
Why has coronavirus not closed parliament?
Why hasn’t parliament been closed after Health minister Nadine Dorries contracted coronavirus? Why isn’t the government demanding the cancellation of…
The latest fad: eating your way to better mental health
The latest fad involves eating your way to better mental health
Keir Starmer makes it onto the Labour leadership ballot: who else will join him?
Keir Starmer has made it through to the final round of the Labour leadership contest, having secured the backing of…
Is Labour heading for another Kinnock moment?
‘You end in the grotesque chaos of a Labour council – a Labour council – hiring taxis to scuttle round…
MPs need an alternative career path to just becoming a minister
Parliament feels rather quiet at the moment, and it’s not just because there are no longer constant knife-edge votes on…
Inside the Labour leadership campaigns: who is running the show?
Now that the second phase of the Labour leadership contest is underway, the five candidates are finalising their campaign teams.…
Labour leadership contest: the state of the race so far
The candidates to replace Jeremy Corbyn have been busily launching their campaigns and giving political interviews this weekend, with the…
Will the new Tory MPs truly ‘change politics for the better’?
It’s the first proper day in the Commons for newly-elected MPs, though many of them took part in induction sessions…
Can Labour’s moderates learn from all their mistakes?
Labour’s defeat is so terrible that it provides the kind of creative destruction that could save the party. It will…
Boris Johnson promises to ‘unite and level up’ the UK. Can he really achieve that?
Boris Johnson’s victory speech in Downing Street was aimed at the voters unsure about his government, whether they be the…
Tories benefit from no-show at chaotic TV debate as election enters final days
Believe it or not, there was yet another televised election debate tonight, this time on Channel 4, called the ‘Everything…
Jeremy Corbyn flounders on anti-Semitism, Brexit, tax and spending
Jeremy Corbyn’s interview with Andrew Neil was one of the most uncomfortable half hours of the Labour leader’s tenure. In…
Starling murmurations are a display more dazzling than fireworks
It’s late afternoon in the car park of Workington Asda. A little crowd is gathering in one corner, most of…
Only one thing is certain in this general election
No one has much certainty about what sort of government we will end up with after this election. Even when…
