When a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis

Elif Eralp wants lower rents and more public housing. It’s not rocket science but mainstream parties still don’t get why they are failing, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

Die Linke’s surge was propelled by a compelling promise: for voters to have the freedom to stay in their city. This is how to fight back against the far right, says writer and philosopher Eva von Rede...

The gap between technology and policymaking has gotten wider than ever with artificial intelligence, leaving a global policy vacuum as A.I. models rapidly advance.

Universities in the US have never been free of corporate, military, or political influence. But over the past fifty years, corporate libertarian donor…

Exclusive: Labour conference speech will kick off process that could replace current system with proportional representation

One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mis

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Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.

Exclusive: A total £179m has been donated by wealthy individuals since 2019, research reveals

Associate E.U. member? To be determined. But as Canada explores closer ties with the European Union, new polling shows Canadians overwhelmingly favour greater integration with Europe.

Analysis from Sky News finds Reform is leading the "battle for the right" - but voters are not keen on a pact with the Conservatives.

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

As revelations about Reform UK’s donors emerge, it’s clear that increasingly complex forms of patronage can’t be regulated effectively. We need a clean sweep, says columnist George Monbiot

While two-thirds say that democracy is the best way to govern, four in ten say a strong leader would serve their country better.

A new study suggests Democrats’ broken promises won’t just cost them elections — they could fuel an even more dangerous MAGA backlash.

This is a new and dangerous development: a network of vigilantes who have mobilised as politicians and police have failed to act, says Joe Mulhall of Hope Not Hate

Disparities in income and wealth are growing. A scientific assessment process can give governments the information they need to tackle them.

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. Mi...

Being subservient to the interests of the wealthy now means that his hands are tied, and he will be unable to tackle Britain’s most pressing issues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

His need to assert dominance is igniting patriotism abroad and a backlash at home

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If Republicans fail to hold onto the House or Senate in the 2026 midterms, Brynn Tannehill comes to the conclusion that they will reject the results

Nearly half of all polarization research focuses on the United States, yet many American findings are global outliers. A globally equitable understanding requires bridging traditional social science w...

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.

Abandoned by the company they worked for, let down by Labour and their unions – now they watch their friends turn to Reform for answers, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty