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Home secretary accuses protesters of trying to ‘delegitimise’ concerns people have over immigration

Indefinite leave to remain (ILR) gives you the right to live, work and study in the UK. The Government’s proposal to change the UK residency period for those who wish to qualify for ILR from five year...

As UCL Policy Lab research shows, the government's new Social Cohesion Action Plan is right to focus on how local communities are the bedrock of cohesion. Yet other elements of the government's curren...

There are some good bits, but also an approach that isn't going to work for my family

Today, UCL marks 200 years since its foundation. Based in the heart of London, UCL is rooted in curiosity, tolerance and academic excellence. Throughout the year we will celebrate two centuries of lea...

Guest writer, Marc Stears, Director, UCL Policy Lab & former chief speechwriter to the Labour Party, reflects on what the artists, Turner and Constable, can tell us about Keir Starmer's leadership.

The Mandelson affair threatens Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership

Peter Mandelson is brilliant, but slippery. Connected, but compromised. Why was Starmer too naive to recognise that?

Mandelson has been on the right side of every important argument in the politics of the left since the 1990s

Decay of town centres a top issue among voters especially Reform UK supporters and is fuelling resentment against Westminster

The towns and cities of the north and the Midlands were key to Britain's global success

The towns and cities of the north and the Midlands were key to Britain's global success

Sir Keir Starmer must target addictive tech design and promote online wellbeing rather than a popular but ineffective solution, writes the father of Molly Russell

The 2026 Dr S T Lee Public Policy Lecture A talk by Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government Overview Fighting...

The US president has a growing appetite for military adventure

The Maybe I'm Amazed Substack will be returning regularly, and with good reason

On Wednesday 10 December, which is also Human Rights Day, Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe will meet in Strasbourg to discuss how the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) should …

Thankfully, we now know more about conditions such as autism and ADHD. The health secretary must not be part of this attempt to turn back the clock, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Simon Parker, Becca Dove and Benjamin Taylor explore the history of relational public services, ahead of Britian Renewed 2026, a major one-day conference exploring a more place-based approach to public service reform.

From Crisis to Resilience: Radical Transformations for Food Security, Health and Social Justice shows that local responses to the COVID-19 pandemic were effective in supporting resilience and tackling food insecurity.

New research shows Britain is proud of its institutions' ability to foster disagreement