Politicians cannot beat fact-checking groups, so they should engage with them
It’s very clear that making the facts your enemy is a poor long-term strategy
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NYE fireworks: Touts are ripping off the public – Boris needs to get a grip
Tickets to a £10 event are being re-sold for up to £200.
Nicky Morgan rebuked by Statistics Authority for claim that one in three can’t read or write under Labour
No statistical basis in claim by education secretary that one in three unable to read or write under Labour.
Review: Citizenfour: Snowden under siege
Laura Poitras’ chilling portrait of Edward Snowden on the edge of exposure raises many questions about our relationship to surveillance in the UK.
G20 leaders take small steps on corruption
The UK played a positive role in securing commitments from other countries, but this now needs to be translated into concrete and binding laws.
Restricting strike action is Thatcherite nostalgia – it must be stopped
The Conservatives are planning to make strikes so restrictive they cross the boundary into an attack on fundamental civil liberties. We must stand up to them
The Greens are likely to succeed in chipping away at Labour support
Worryingly, what the Greens have to offer is very appealing to Labour supporters like me
UKIP is a threat to Labour – it needs a serious response
Many wrongly see UKIP as a net positive for Labour – this is wrongheaded. Labour needs to get serious about UKIP, says Sam Fowles. Last week Nigel Farage announced his ambition, not just to be David Cameron’s “worst nightmare” but Edtest
Dogging or votes? We need change for political engagement
More people are dogging than are members of political parties: what a comment on modern politics
The debate for Scotland gets ugly
With less than three weeks to go until polling day, the climate around Scotland’s referendum on independence has taken an ugly turn.