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Kenan Malik
Why Labour lost the minority vote in the Gorton and Denton byelection

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Why Labour lost the minority vote in the Gorton and Denton byelection
Catherine Neilan
Mark Carney to urge Starmer to join ‘world bank for defence’

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Mark Carney to urge Starmer to join ‘world bank for defence’
Letters to the editor
Assisted dying bill offers the gift of life

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Assisted dying bill offers the gift of life
Ceri Thomas
Christopher Harborne has cemented Reform’s status as a money-making machine

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Christopher Harborne has cemented Reform’s status as a money-making machine
Rachel Sylvester
Labour can’t afford to insult Green voters

Wed 4 Mar 2026

Labour can’t afford to insult Green voters
Elaine McCallig
The Minneapolis knitters taking on ICE

Tue 3 Mar 2026

The Minneapolis knitters taking on ICE
Ruth Michaelson
Donald Trump wants to see regime change in Iran. This may be wishful thinking

Mon 2 Mar 2026

Donald Trump wants to see regime change in Iran. This may be wishful thinking
Ceri Thomas
The invisible man whose millions are transforming British politics

Sun 1 Mar 2026

The invisible man whose millions are transforming British politics
Andrew Rawnsley2
Gorton and Denton will force Labour to rethink – it is no longer the only anti-Reform option

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Gorton and Denton will force Labour to rethink – it is no longer the only anti-Reform option
Deborah Mattinson
Jersey’s move to legalise assisted dying should be a wake-up call to the Lords

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Jersey’s move to legalise assisted dying should be a wake-up call to the Lords
Zack Polanski
Labour ignored voters in Gorton and Denton. We listened to them. And we won

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Labour ignored voters in Gorton and Denton. We listened to them. And we won
Rob Ford
The Greens’ win in Gorton and Denton was just the start of the record-breaking

Sat 28 Feb 2026

The Greens’ win in Gorton and Denton was just the start of the record-breaking
Catherine Neilan
The Greens’ Gorton and Denton win may be the nail in the coffin for the two-party system

Fri 27 Feb 2026

The Greens’ Gorton and Denton win may be the nail in the coffin for the two-party system
Fred Harter
Reform’s ICE-style ‘deportation command’ would be costly and inefficient

Thu 26 Feb 2026

Reform’s ICE-style ‘deportation command’ would be costly and inefficient
Rachel Sylvester
The populists have the accelerator flat on the floor. Labour must go big or go home

Wed 25 Feb 2026

The populists have the accelerator flat on the floor. Labour must go big or go home
Fred Harter
Labour has taken radical steps to overhaul the Send system. But not everyone will feel included

Wed 25 Feb 2026

Labour has taken radical steps to overhaul the Send system. But not everyone will feel included
Rory Smith
Fear and loathing in Gorton and Denton

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Fear and loathing in Gorton and Denton
Andrew Rawnsley2
Don’t underestimate the Windsors’ ruthless drive to survive

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Don’t underestimate the Windsors’ ruthless drive to survive
Catherine Neilan
Labour bill doesn’t go far enough to stop foreign interference in UK politics

Mon 16 Feb 2026

Labour bill doesn’t go far enough to stop foreign interference in UK politics
Ruth Michaelson
Key reformists arrested as Iran regime acts ‘to break anyone who speaks up’

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Key reformists arrested as Iran regime acts ‘to break anyone who speaks up’
Andrew Rawnsley2
Keir Starmer’s leadership hangs between survival and collapse

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Keir Starmer’s leadership hangs between survival and collapse
Why are Brits losing their citizenship?

9 mins • S1, E1273

Why are Brits losing their citizenship?
2026 Predictions

32 mins • S1, E300

2026 Predictions
The Employment Rights Bill changes sick pay

6 mins • S1, E1258

The Employment Rights Bill changes sick pay
Rachel Reeves timid budget

31 mins • S1, E291

Rachel Reeves timid budget
What's Left?

28 mins • S1, E334

What's Left?
Donald Trump and the Epstein emails

30 mins • S1, E286

Donald Trump and the Epstein emails
What the renters rights act means for tenants

8 mins • S1, E1229

What the renters rights act means for tenants
Rachel Reeves preps the country for tax rises

8 mins • S1, E1227

Rachel Reeves preps the country for tax rises
The government wants the police to have more power to stop protests

33 mins • S1, E275

The government wants the police to have more power to stop protests
Labour are trying to win the narrative war on immigration

32 mins • S1, E273

Labour are trying to win the narrative war on immigration
The repercussions of Trump’s autism press conference

32 mins • S1, E271

The repercussions of Trump’s autism press conference
What it means to recognise a Palestinian state

32 mins • S1, E270

What it means to recognise a Palestinian state
Tommy Robinson’s US backers

7 mins • S1, E1195

Tommy Robinson’s US backers
Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation reveals Trump’s authoritarianism

32 mins • S1, E269

Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation reveals Trump’s authoritarianism
Meme culture’s link to Charlie Kirk’s death

8 mins • S1, E1191

Meme culture’s link to Charlie Kirk’s death
How did Gen Z in Nepal overthrow a government?

35 mins • S1, E268

How did Gen Z in Nepal overthrow a government?
The consequences of the Charlie Kirk shooting

32 mins • S1, E267

The consequences of the Charlie Kirk shooting
What the cabinet reshuffle tells us about the government

8 mins • S1, E1186

What the cabinet reshuffle tells us about the government
English flags are becoming political

6 mins • S1, E1184

English flags are becoming political
A new era of global superpowers

32 mins • S1, E264

A new era of global superpowers

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