The UK gilt market turmoil exposes the bond market as an outdated relic. Far from enforcing fiscal discipline, it serves no public purpose. It’s time to modernise public finance and end the myth of ‘b...

Millions of low-income families may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown

More than five years after Prince Andrew defended his friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffery Epstein on national TV, there are still questions over whether he took part in the abuse of young women. The prince has denied allegations in Virginia...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama referenced 'Brexit boats' and said leaving the EU had made Britons more depressed as he took a veiled swipe at Nigel Farage

Liverpool was once praised for its tolerance, but housing shortages are driving fearful, unsettling behaviours – and people are blaming outsiders, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

New study examines how a helpful AI response could become a cultural disaster in Iran.

The proposal was backed by 50.4% of voters, in the second Swiss ballot on the issue in four years.

The civil liberties argument against giving the state more power over our lives becomes more urgent by the day – just look to Trump’s America, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

‘Brit card’ already facing opposition from privacy campaigners as government looks for ways to tackle illegal immigration

The prime minister believes a new scheme would help crack down on illegal working in the UK.

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Podcast Episode · The MMT Podcast with Patricia Pino & Christian Reilly · 20/04/2018 · 40m

James Carville, adviser to Bill Clinton, once said that if there were reincarnation, he would like to come back as the bond market, because then he could “intimidate everybody”. The Financial Times ha...

James Carville, adviser to Bill Clinton, once said that if there were reincarnation, he would like to come back as the bond market, because then he could “intimidate everybody”. The Financial Times ha...

As Nigel Farage attacked the state of free speech in the UK in front of a congressional committee in Washington DC, The Independent’s political editor David Maddox discusses Reform’s attitude to a fre...