Reform’s first year running councils: ‘The atmosphere in the chamber has changed’
Reform’s first year running councils seems to have been defined by a focus on ‘culture war’ issues
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The Tories let Brexit divide and polarise our society. Now they must face the consequences
The 2016 referendum exposed deep fault lines in our society. Rather than working to repair them with education and an emphasis on economic prosperity, the government has allowed divisions to fester. There is a now a real danger that this political failure could create space for the rise of the far right.
Top five awful things said by the new Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab
Dominic Raab has just been appointed the new Brexit Secretary. But the MP is widely disliked in Westminster, and not without good reason.
Inequality is affecting our mental health – here’s how
Social and economic inequality are not affecting our pockets, but our nation’s mental health too. Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson write.
Davis resignation: Just another Brexit blunder or is it the end of the line for May?
Brexit secretary David Davis has left Theresa May in the lurch, days after she announced her final EU divorce plans. But after months of catastrophes how serious is this latest hit?
This Pride weekend, let’s remember the EU’s role protecting LGBT rights
The Tories’ Brexit plans still pose a risk to fundamental rights, writes Best for Britain CEO Eloise Todd.
Nationalise water industry without compensation, say campaigners
“If anything, the public should be compensated for what’s happened – it’s been an absolute disaster.”
After decades of following a failed economic model, we need to reshape the state
We have missed far too many opportunities to steer our economy in a positive direction. It’s time for the left to address the role of the state today, says Prof. Prem Sikka.
70 years after the creation of the NHS, it’s time for a National Care Service
Launching a new Fabian Society report on the care sector, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care says the current system is ‘manifestly unfair’.
“Accidental Americans” must be protected from draconian US tax system
A British pensioner lived her entire life on the right side of the law, but is now being hunted by US tax officers because she was born in New York. MEP Alex Mayer writes.
London politicians join campaign to end no-fault evictions
Housing campaigners have long been calling for an end to Section 21. Now two London Assembly members are calling on Mayor Sadiq Khan to ban it in the capital.