Liz Truss may be gone, but her ideas are not. How her political programme will shape the Conservatives, Reform and Restore at the next election.

Andy Burnham wants social care to be free at the point of use. But is this a progressive or regressive policy?

Northern Ireland’s loyalist communities retain a remarkable sense of place and civil society. But what happens when strong communities confront immigration, paramilitarism and generational change?

You could write a whole history of British pop music as a struggle between creative labour and capital over control of the means of production and distribution. Pop music is an industry and industries...

Durham Police says road safety is a priority. So why was I told it was “force policy” not to investigate alleged driving offences?

UK electricity prices are among the highest in Europe. Why? From privatisation to green transition, here’s how Britain got here.

How well do you know what Britain thinks? Take this anonymous 30-question survey comparing your political and social views with UK public opinion.

Parliament says student loans were mis-sold. But are they really loans at all, or a graduate tax designed to disguise government spending?

Why did Durham High School close? A £2m land sale, a £5.7m write-down and promised investment leave important questions still unanswered.

Britain’s political funding rules are changing radically following scandals. What does this mean for parties and donors?

Small boat crossings dominate Britain’s political debate. But what do falling numbers tell us about crossings, asylum and government policy?

Premier League clubs are spending billions on transfers. Do the new Squad Cost Rules really make football more sustainable?

Britain paid £20 million in compensation when slavery was abolished, but paid it to slave owners. What would reparations look like today?

Reform UK says it can save £50bn a year from welfare. From PIP and Universal Credit to DOGE government savings never work as planned.

Muslims have been part of Europe for more than 1,300 years. From al-Andalus to the Balkans, the history challenges modern claims that Islam is new to Europe.

The neoliberal economic era is ending. Can Tito’s Yugoslavia or modern China teach us about what comes next?

What would Irish reunification actually cost? We examine Northern Ireland’s fiscal deficit, pensions, public-sector pay, productivity and UK debt.

In 1976 one of the best pieces of music journalism of all time appeared in the Sunday Times Magazine. Gordon Burn’s A Hard Week’s Night, with photographs by Red Saunders, documented a night at Wigan C...

Northern Ireland’s loyalist communities retain a remarkable sense of place and civil society. But what happens when strong communities confront immigration, paramilitarism and generational change?

Why is the British high street dying? Online shopping and business rates aren’t the whole story. Private equity & financialisation have played a major role.

Why does Clacton vote for Nigel Farage? Behind Reform’s success is an ageing town with low employment, low skills and deep economic decline.

How significant are UK arms sales to Israel? What Britain actually supplies to the Israeli military, and what we get in return?

Andy Burnham wants to devolve Treasury powers to regional mayors. Is Britain ready for fiscal devolution, or will we repeat past mistakes?

Why did GPs stop making house calls? How medicine, demographics, politics and the NHS transformed general practice.

Northern Ireland has three UNESCO World Heritage inscriptions. The Giant’s Causeway is one of Europe’s great natural wonders. Gracehill’s Moravian Settlement is an exceptionally well-preserved eightee...

GLP-1 drugs may be reversing America’s obesity epidemic, but unequal access risks creating a new health divide.

The BMJ analysis of the UK-US drugs deal only measures the costs while ignoring the benefits of new medicines and pharmaceutical investment?

Can governments really bring back manufacturing? Why productivity, industrial policy, skills and investment matter more than slogans.

40 after Thatcher’s privatisations, Britain is rediscovering industrial strategy & state intervention. The privatisation consensus is gone, but what takes it's place?

US businesses have received $81 billion in Trump tariff refunds after the courts intervened. Why didn’t American consumers get the same relief?

Could commercial incentives influence FIFA referees without direct corruption? World Cup money, referee pay & football’s economic hierarchy.

Two days in County Durham: photographs from Horden and the Durham Miners’ Gala explore community, solidarity, homelessness, Reform and the changing nature of civil society.

The traditional British seaside holiday has faded away. Why did resorts like Clacton, Skegness and Great Yarmouth decline?

What is British Israelism? From its origins in the British Empire to its influence on Christian Identity and modern Christian nationalism, the story of one of Britain’s strangest political theologies.

Reform Councillors want to scrap Net Zero in the name of food security, an idea dating back to the 30s, which requires a lot more immigration

12 questions hardly does justice to 250 years of history. Although I have books older than that....

As America marks its 250th anniversary, the 2026 World Cup reveals two competing visions of the nation: democratic America and the rise of MAGA.

SpaceX is often celebrated as a triumph of private enterprise. The reality is more complex. How government funding, industrial policy and public procurement helped create one of the world’s most valua...

The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference, where politicians, billionaires and think tanks are redefining the boundaries between mainstream conservatism and the far right.

12 questions, lots of wrong answers, not so many correct ones. The worst thing you can do is double guess yourself? Or is it?

Ten years after Brexit, Britain is more divided, angrier and less trusting.