The authoritarian impulse to eliminate disagreement and dampen hope will only push voters towards the extremes, argues Neal Lawson

To appease corporations, people may raze mountains, divert rivers, clear forests, cover countryside in tarmac and shower subsidies upon them, but they have no loyalty to any place, people or product.

Exclusive: Report says public ownership will mean cheaper bills, less pollution and more investment in infrastructure

A year into Starmer's premiership, is he facing the same troubles as David Cameron?

The outdoor cafe was frequently used by journalists, activists and local residents.

Amnesty argues successive UK Governments ‘created the system they now condemn’

While the world watches the conflict between Israel and Iran continue to unfold, the number of Palestinians killed while trying to get aid in Gaza has risen dramatically.

Council tax is expected to rise by 5% a year to pay for local services including policing, documents in the Spending Review suggest.

British arm of Maximus is biggest provider of functional assessment services for DWP

2025 FA CUP FINAL: Inside Croydon’s PETER GILLMAN was among the accredited media at Wembley for a historic day which captured the imagination of the nation and fulfilled the dreams of footbal…

Exclusive: Seat Unique, a firm backed by stars including England captain Harry Kane, charged more than £3,000 for two seats Controversial “dynamic pricing” has arrived in English football, the Guardian can reveal, after a company backed by sports stars including the England men’s football captain, Harry Kane, charged more than £3,000 for two seats at the FA Cup final. Seat Unique, which sells VIP hospitality packages for events, has won endorsements and even financial backing from professional athletes and sports teams, promising to deliver “exceptional, authentic experiences to fans”. Continue reading...

Lindsay Hoyle’s freebies include champagne, whisky, food hampers, skincare sets and presents for his pets * Hampers, cufflinks … and a lot of alcohol: some of the gifts Lindsay Hoyle has kept Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker of the House of Commons, has kept almost 300 gifts over the last four years including dozens of bottles of alcohol, hampers, ties, cufflinks and chocolates, his declarations show. The speaker received a large volume of presents from foreign dignitaries such as ambassadors, MPs and sometimes companies and chose to keep hundreds of them rather than donating them to Speaker’s House – his residence and office – or parliament. Continue reading...

‘Cuts don’t create jobs, they just cause more hardship’ says a letter signed by dozens ofMPs from the right as well as the left of the Labour Party, objecting to proposed cuts in disabi…

Exclusive: After disastrous local elections, many Tory MPs have concluded that Badenoch cannot lead them into the next general election

Primer Design’s turnover jumped by 6,800% after supplying tests that were later deemed “unfit for public use”

Rachel Reeves vowed not to raise wealth taxes in her Autumn Budget, casting off speculation that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will increase levies to defend the UK’s fiscal buffer.

CROYDON IN CRISIS: After more than four years, the two men who presided over what at the time was the biggest financial collapse in the history of local authorities in England have been allowed bac…

Two days before winning the contract, the company, which had no previous experience of supplying medical equipment, removed 'pizza' from its name

The obscene profits of the energy industry show the sector is broken