Could York lead the way on proportional representation?
Labour and Lib Dem councillors in York unanimously supported a motion to replace First Past the Post with proportional representation
Successive governments have failed to learn lessons of Grenfell Tragedy
The conditions that facilitated the tragedy remain unchecked
We need to end the hostile environment, not create a moral panic against LGBT asylum seekers
Government policies are creating the conditions through which unethical actors can profit
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‘This is the most ridiculous tweet I’ve read all day.’
Will tactical voting destroy the Tories?
Under our winner-takes-all system, in tight seats, voters could well hold their noses and cast their ballot for a candidate with the best chance of winning, just to deliver a knock-out blow for the Tories.
Bathers warned away from 25 beaches polluted by sewage in Wales
“You weren’t expecting to go swimming this bank holiday weekend, anyway, were you?”
Who is Kim McGuinness, the first North East Mayor?
Kim McGuinness is the new Labour mayor of the North East representing around two million people in the region
Tory MP vexed at suggestion Ben Houchen distanced himself from Tory Party to win mayoral race
Tory Ben Houchen won a tight race to be Tees Valley mayor
Boris Johnson brutally mocked for getting caught out by voter ID rules he introduced
“The absolute state of this lot”
Here’s why rising child poverty is a political choice
A nation’s wealth and greatness is not measured by the number of billionaires but by how well it takes care of its children and weakest members
‘Read the room’: How the left has reacted to the local election results
The Greens toast impressive gains, as progressives celebrate the Tories downfall and lead the call for a general election
Local elections 2024: ‘Catastrophic’ results for Tories set to lose 500 seats
On course for ‘one of the worst, if not the worst Conservative performance in local government elections for the last 40 years’
Union leaders blast any watering down of Labour’s New Deal for workers
‘Choosing May Day to give notice of watering down your promise to overhaul one of the worst sets of employment rights in Europe is beyond irony’