Exclusive: Possible arrests at protests against Palestine Action ban and asylum hotels likely to stretch prisons

An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life

Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Ch...

In his final column, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator says America under Trump is not the first time it has caused trouble for allies

In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life

Chancellor risks wrath of Labour backbenchers with spring statement set to confirm deeper cuts

Our exit from the EU won’t be a focus of the spring statement, but it should be. Most now accept the need for closer ties, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Labour in principle is sympathetic to unions, workers' rights and the NHS,.yet they are not battin g in our corner with their economic policies. They could make it so much better.

In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life

Nuffield Trust says supply chains have shifted, with medicines for epilepsy and cystic fibrosis among those now scarce

ONS data showing 0.1% fall in GDP in January comes less than two weeks before chancellor’s spring statement

Public urged to respond to commission on fixing system in England and Wales - but chairman rules out nationalisation.

A majority of member states, including the UK, Germany and France, said the court was

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the Government intends to make Brexit work in a ‘ruthlessly pragmatic’ way.

Exclusive: Pressure group set up by MPs from seats where Reform came second amid concern about party’s rise

Our rivers, our wildlife, the air we breathe: the government is sacrificing all to the insatiable god of GDP – and mocking our objections, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot