‘I have a pathological need to be right’: Ash Sarkar on culture wars, controversy and Corbyn’s lost legacy
She’s been described as divisive by the left and ‘the Queen of woke’ by the right, but does the journalist’s new book really signal a change in her entire belief system?
February 2025
Reform UK can win scores of Labour seats in England and Wales, says study
Analysis of a mega poll shows Keir Starmer would lose more seats than Tories amid voter discontent with main parties
January 2025
Labour staff balloted on pay freeze as election win hits party finances
Lib Dem report says leftwing alliance not needed because of tactical voting
Political turn-offs that result in low voter turnouts
Automatic voter registration may be an answer to UK’s troubling turnout gap
Turnout inequality in UK elections close to tipping point, report warns
2024: what happened next?
‘Bizarrely, I enjoyed bungee jumping!’ How Ed Davey became the Tom Cruise of British politics
December 2024
Could $100m of Elon Musk’s money sway a general election for Reform UK?
Spending such a seemingly game-changing sum would face several hurdles and could even hinder the party’s chances
Time to clean up political donations in Britain
Letter: David Kauders proposes a system to ensure donors can’t buy influence at the expense of the majority
Labour’s big majority is fragile and it has weak mandate for change, says report
Exclusive: Election strategy of ‘not being the Tories’ is a timebomb, says Labour-linked thinktank Compass
November 2024
Elon Musk and a mass petition want a new UK election. Shall we do that – or just stick to democracy?
Marina Hyde
I know many are aggrieved with Starmer and co, but scrapping a government for Elon and a Shropshire publican seems like a stretch, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Voters must learn to accept that Britain’s challenges are too big to solve straight away
Sonia Sodha
Labour has got off to a shaky start in government. It’s time it told the truth about the state we’re in
Rishi Sunak’s top aides advised against early election, memo reveals
Isaac Levido and Michael Brooks warned ex-PM on 3 April voters ‘less likely to feel financially optimistic’
September 2024
Focus on NHS and cost of living or lose former Tory voters, Labour told
Britons should be able to use wider range of ID to vote, says watchdog
August 2024
‘Obsession’ with Reform UK could leave Tories out of power for 20 years, warns Andy Street
Former West Midlands mayor on why his party was defeated, what they can do about it, and his next steps
Political figures who bet on election date will not face police charges, Met says
Gambling Commission still looking into possible offences under Gambling Act, including by seven Met officers
Green party’s ‘progressive politics’ leaves members out in the cold
Letters: Readers respond to a piece by Neal Lawson on the party’s decision to expel activists who united to oust Jeremy Hunt
July 2024
Misinformation has stained recent elections. The government must act
Letter: Chris Morris, the chief executive of Full Fact, calls on the prime minister to strengthen the ministerial code and address the honesty crisis in politics
