An Observatory question

Mon 11 May 2026

Labour can’t afford to insult Green voters

Wed 4 Mar 2026

The invisible man whose millions are transforming British politics

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Labour minister resigns over secret investigation into reporters

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Meltdown in Gorton puts wind in the sails of Labour’s immigration rebels

Sat 28 Feb 2026

The Greens’ win in Gorton and Denton was just the start of the record-breaking

Sat 28 Feb 2026

The age of American fascism

Sat 28 Feb 2026

The Greens’ Gorton and Denton win may be the nail in the coffin for the two-party system

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Reform’s ICE-style ‘deportation command’ would be costly and inefficient

Thu 26 Feb 2026

The populists have the accelerator flat on the floor. Labour must go big or go home

Wed 25 Feb 2026

Labour bill doesn’t go far enough to stop foreign interference in UK politics

Mon 16 Feb 2026

The boys’ club has collapsed. Now Labour needs to get stuff done

Sun 15 Feb 2026

MPs and peers complained to whips over Starmer plans to make spin doctor a lord

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Mandelson’s murky dealings are a warning: don’t get too chummy with the money men

Sat 14 Feb 2026

‘I don't think Keir Starmer’s got three days’

Sun 8 Feb 2026

The Starmer-McSweeney alliance ends

Sun 8 Feb 2026

The Cabinet Office failed to query Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein

Sun 8 Feb 2026

The Peter Mandelson scandal has turned ‘No drama Starmer’ into a lurid soap opera

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Lords reform to be tackled by new group of MPs

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Gordon Brown raised concerns over hiring of Mandelson and ex-Sun editor David Dinsmore

Sun 8 Feb 2026

What is Dominic Cummings up to?

Sat 7 Feb 2026

Mandelson's ‘crimes’ are not for Starmer to answer for

Fri 6 Feb 2026

McSweeney ‘asked if Mandelson US embassy role could be part-time’

Wed 4 Feb 2026

Mandelson’s leap from the Lords won’t end this crisis

Tue 3 Feb 2026

Filibustering Lords seek to slow-talk bill to its doom

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Zack Polanski cowardly for not fighting byelection, Labour says

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Chinese plan to turn UK into windfarm superpower puts Starmer visit to the test

Wed 28 Jan 2026

Social media could be banned for under 16s in the UK

Labour blocks Burnham from standing in byelection

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Andy Burnham’s make-or-break choice will either crown him or sink him

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Burnham’s bid to return set to force Starmer into fight of his political life

Sat 24 Jan 2026

MP’s resignation could clear path to Westminster for Burnham

Thu 22 Jan 2026

The right can’t unite. It’s now a fight to the death between the Tories and Reform

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Defection of ‘damaged goods’ Jenrick and Zahawi leads to grumbling in Reform

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Council tax hikes loom in areas run by Reform

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Tories dodged a bullet with Jenrick defection

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Brown, Blair, Miliband – the ghosts of Labour’s past can help secure its future

Fri 16 Jan 2026

A traitor has been banished – but Jenrick sacking could haunt Tories

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Keir’s choice: appease Trump or put Ukraine on the line

Thu 8 Jan 2026

Deepfakes are undermining faith in politics

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Democracy’s ‘dark matter’ will decide the future of politics

Wed 31 Dec 2025

Labour welfare split could spell the end for Starmer

Wed 24 Dec 2025

Reform’s record £9m crypto donation is just the latest offering from abroad

Sun 7 Dec 2025

‘The cabinet is a sham’: the budget fallout shows Starmer’s authority is fading

Mon 1 Dec 2025