Researchers from the Universities of Bath, Bristol and Durham publish a new policy brief on devolved education powers and the Opportunity Areas Programme

Since April 2023 Sewage Watch has been keeping a running log of press coverage on the state of sewage dumping into our rivers and onto our beaches

We’ve mastered living alongside difference, but not living with it. The next era demands more than passive acceptance

We’ve mastered living alongside difference, but not living with it. The next era demands more than passive acceptance

Our exclusive interview with member of EU parliament Villy Søvndal on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) and Denmark’s shipyard, Fayard

Campaigners fight the expansion of inhumane immigration removal centre

There is no question that Professor Arday’s death exposes the issue of race in the construction of newsworthiness: why isn’t this obvious?

An analysis of a defence, published in the Economist in 2026, of accumulated wealth

Oxford’s Kidical Mass brings children, parents and grandparents together for a joyful, marshalled cycle ride through the city

Hadestown: The Musical uniquely breaks the fourth wall but fails to translate its audio mixing to home viewing

Traffic filters, college barges, venture capital and an “innovative dog capability”. It can only be the midweek Clarion… This week’s long reads After a meticulous restoration and a challenging tow ...

Brexit has weakened the UK, but the country still seems unwilling to contemplate a return to the EU

Bob Copeland shows how to get the best from Heritage Open Days and Ride and Stride to explore the history on your doorstep

Brexit has weakened the UK, but the country still seems unwilling to contemplate a return to the EU

Since April 2023 Sewage Watch has been keeping a running log of press coverage on the state of sewage dumping into our rivers and onto our beaches

The Government is refusing to introduce private sector rent controls, but they can save public funds and increase tenants’ usable income

With cries of ‘Christ is King’, Patriot Platform events in Dover and Portsmouth show a new phenomenon on the right. What does this mean? With cries of ‘Christ is King’, Patriot Platform events in Dove...

On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?

Online disinformation about channel rescues is no longer just poisonous rhetoric, it’s putting real people at risk

Online disinformation about channel rescues is no longer just poisonous rhetoric, it’s putting real people at risk

Since April 2023 Sewage Watch has been keeping a running log of press coverage on the state of sewage dumping into our rivers and onto our beaches

Are we in safe hands, or can we expect two years of U-turns followed by a disastrous Labour loss at the election booths in 2029?

Action needed for Bristol's sky-high rents

Plans which threaten community spaces were made without informing the local business owners

Plans which threaten community spaces were made without informing the local business owners

Action needed for Bristol's sky-high rents

The AfD surge and political deadlock: what Sachsen-Anhalt tells us about PR, FPTP and the far right

The AfD surge and political deadlock: what Sachsen-Anhalt tells us about PR, FPTP and the far right

Houses and homes in multiple occupation should be challenged at community level and far more very low-cost accommodation should be available

Anonymous stories collected by Hazel and Steve Dawe

Houses and homes in multiple occupation should be challenged at community level and far more very low-cost accommodation should be available

"Who watches the watchers?" is a phrase we hear a great deal but, in these dystopian times, one to which we should perhaps pay more heed

Poem by Bob Copeland

Can our democracy be saved from the authoritarian forces in politics?

Put survivors’ testimony about Mohamed Al-Fayed in front of MPs – securing an inquiry, breaking down barriers and holding power to account.

Put survivors’ testimony about Mohamed Al-Fayed in front of MPs – securing an inquiry, breaking down barriers and holding power to account.

What can Andy Burnham learn from the green shoots of progressive rebirth in the US Democratic Party?

Young people are being exhorted to keep chasing the elusive prize of employment, even as our work-centred world is diminishing

The climate crisis is a self-destructive war, with aggressors and victims

After Andy Burnham pledged “good growth in every postcode”, campaigners stress that he must prioritise genuine economic improvement, which is only available via EU membership