There was something for almost everyone. Andy Burnham's speech at Labour conference was what most of the party's voters were hoping for. It ...

The UK’s electricity grid is a problem. It has been underinvested in for decades, leaving it low on capacity and poorly designed to accommodate the rapid rollout of new renewable energy generation. C...

Labour peer Maurice Glasman has claimed that there is a “strategic void” at the heart of Andy Burnham’s premiership. Speaking at a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on Sunday af...

The broadcaster’s decision to remove one episode and edit others to meets its editorial guidelines for children’s programmes has been criticised as ‘insane’

Explore how communities, civil society and policymakers can help shape long-term national priorities and a more democratic future for Britain.

This quarter 158,122 votes were cast in 82 local authority contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. 44 cou...

When male managers have daughters, women are hired more, promoted more, and earn more.

This quarter 158,122 votes were cast in 82 local authority contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. 44 cou...

This month saw 48,753 votes cast in 20 local authority contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. 11 council...

This month saw 48,753 votes cast in 20 local authority contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single decimal place. 11 council...

Analysis reveals groups with sharply contrasting priorities – and who has drifted the most from Labour towards Greens and Reform

The Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to limit how companies use personal data to set prices in grocery stores. The move will prohibit large grocery stores from using algorithmic pricing for individu...

He fronted the rock band Rose Tattoo, but became best known for his solo hit Suddenly.

The proposals would also see benefits cut for people who are able to work but have failed to hold down a job.

Two belated-but-brief points on the Holborn and St Pancras. 1. There's concern/exasperation among sensible politics understanderers that ...

The Conservative Party is the party of privilege. It exists to defend inequality, and to foster inequality. It's its raison d'etre . Since ...

‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes

Two belated-but-brief points on the Holborn and St Pancras. 1. There's concern/exasperation among sensible politics understanderers that ...

Two belated-but-brief points on the Holborn and St Pancras. 1. There's concern/exasperation among sensible politics understanderers that ...

Organism found in California volcanic springs joins club of extremophiles that thrive in most severe environments

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Artificial reef project aims to speed up recovery process after decades of damage by commercial fishing ships

First published in Nature magazine, November 1999.