The show's cultural dominance proves that we are all deferential homebodies

And the club's fanbase is in denial that they have ever done anything wrong

This year’s six-person shortlist for the £10,000 award for fiction that “breaks the mould” is led by established writers from the speculative fiction genres.

We have entered a new era of state-backed shadow warfare

Why can't we just swerve between rage and indifference?

The PM wants a decade in power

Irony is about as much an aspect of Northern Ireland's politics as compromise

Nigel Farage? The Tories? It's anyone's guess

The Chancellor made frequent references to his former boss, Gordon Brown, in his party conference speech

The Prime Minister’s former rival is now a loyal point-man

The general secretary of Unite the union has called on Burnham to un-freeze income tax thresholds at the upcoming budget

In Swansong, he claims to speak on Diana's behalf, but only reveals how little he understood her

From Tony Blair to today's members, the Labour world wants Burnham to shift towards Europe

The son of the imprisoned media tycoon Jimmy Lai is on a mission to free his father

English football used to be plagued by riots, violence and deaths. Why are we nostalgic for it?

The fight to be the party of the right is on

The US president staged an elaborate welcome for his Chinese counterpart

The group has urged the PM to include a commitment to the policy in his conference speech

This study of the sex lives of women in antiquity offers dildos and kink but nothing in the way of intellectual titillation

The new Sense and Sensibility lacks the subtlety of the novel – and of previous adaptations

Politics demands our chancellors take the blame for things they cannot control

To undo Thatcher’s legacy, Burnham must reckon with our country’s social conservatism

The former cabinet minister on the dirty deals behind the No 10 takeover, and what Labour should do next

The far-right agitator slashed a dinghy with a lifeboat crewmember still onboard

Outsourced workers on publicly owned TransPennine Express will stage a walk out

His allegations about the King and Princess Diana remind us that the Royal Family is just another family

At the Lib Dem conference, its leader pours syrup on a discontented party

Six authors compete for the top prize in English-language literature

Exclusive new research reveals we value robust debate – we just can't do it

Lessons have been learned from Keir Starmer's rocky relationship with the US President

Tourist taxes and charging for museums would make us all poorer

Tourist taxes and charging for museums would make us all poorer

The Tory leader's claims about a fleeing billionaire don't stand up to the most basic scrutiny

Labour's Holborn and St Pancras candidate on the race to replace Keir Starmer

Could the leader of the Workers Party kill Zack Polanski's by-election chances?

Lance Hammer's film doesn't attempt to be heartwarming

A bitter minority of fun haters are ruining our society

The writer conjured characters who, like her, never quite fit in

Podcasting's favourite intellectual jester isn't sure if he's joking or not

Money is flowing towards the pro-life movement, which spies a political opportunity in the new populist right

The band's greatness can never be overstated

The party will vote on dropping the use of interest rates to control inflation

The question one should always ask when a beloved film is reimagined as a musical is: why?

Can the "Burnham bounce" beat Zack Polanski?

My friend, the playwright, has died age 77

Inspired by the classics, a mother and daughter set out to find where they belong

Meet the Oxfordshire villagers rebelling against Britain's asylum policy