The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press

I’m really pleased that, after years of persistent effort, Josie Appleton, director of the Campaign for Freedom in Everyday Life, has finally got serious mainstream media coverage. She fights valiantly against what seem like minor injustices.

openDemocracy found its purpose in the need to make sense of the world after the collapse of the twin towers. Revisit our reportage from the time.

openDemocracy found its purpose in the need to make sense of the world after the collapse of the twin towers. Revisit our reportage from the time.

openDemocracy found its purpose in the need to make sense of the world after the collapse of the twin towers. Revisit our reportage from the time.

openDemocracy found its purpose in the need to make sense of the world after the collapse of the twin towers. Revisit our reportage from the time.

The prime minister has the chance to end the power of the super-rich in British politics – he’s not taking it

PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour

Rearguard reactionaries may try to block the idea of a national commission into proportional representation, but we should want more not less democracy, says Neal Lawson, director of Compass

Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster election

YouTube video by Transparency International UK

An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.

I used the much recommended Chinese Large Language Model Kimi K2 to search for prime ministers talking about a written constitution. It told me that in 2008 “Gordon Brown said ‘I personally believe that the time has come for us to do what many other democracies have done and write down the rules governing our political system’”.

The Prime Minister has just opened the door to a radical change to how we are governed, writes Anthony Barnett. Will he now walk through it?

The Prime Minister has just opened the door to a radical change to how we are governed, writes Anthony Barnett. Will he now walk through it?

The Prime Minister has just opened the door to a radical change to how we are governed, writes Anthony Barnett. Will he now walk through it?

Review of Jonathan Coe's novel "Lessons in Harmony" about Maurice Ravel and Ralph Vaughan Williams

The Bunny Museum, open for 27 years, sadly burned to the ground during t… Candace Frazee needs your support for Rebuild The Bunny Museum: Help Steve & Candace

Documents obtained by Byline Times reveal how a Conservative MP whose office is housed in a building owned by the firm, lobbied officials to push through the deal

A practical guide for individuals and organisations when the mobs gather

When we lost John Smith, we lost a leader who would have taken Labour and Britain down the path of radical and necessary reform of our constitution and political culture.

Activists say police searched their entire homes, confiscating personal devices and items bearing the Palestinian flag, even rifling through personal diaries

Andy Burnham said he would consider if a restriction on purchasing the products during the summer months could be justified