Will AI kill us all?
Are tech companies turning apocalypse into profit? In 2022, we were all having fun with a new chatbot called ChatGPT. Meanwhile, ministers a...
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Burnham's political donations headache
Reform UK received two £36 million donations from crypto billionaire Ben Delo. This has sent shockwaves through Westminster and thrown the q...
Farage’s fan club doesn’t care about scandal
The fallout from Reform’s latest scandal, John Healey’s first major speech as Chancellor and Ukraine’s plan to tax porn stars. Anoosh Chakel...
Ed Miliband resets relations with Israel
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has unveiled the biggest reset in UK relations with Israel for decades, and, in typical fashion, is putting hi...
Andy Burnham can’t explain the economy
Labour’s missing money metaphor, the millionaires still getting benefits and Dyson’s £420 toothbrush. Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Will Dun...
Burnham vs Badenoch: PMQs, round one
This week was Andy Burnham’s first in the Commons as Prime Minister, facing his inaugural head to head with Kemi Badenoch at PMQs. As for th...
How can the UK protect its historic buildings from climate change?
As the UK faces hotter summers, wetter winters and more unpredictable weather, its historic buildings will need to adapt. But how can Britai...
The investigation into “Farage Fest”
The investigation into Nigel’s “Farage Fest” election party, Andy Burnham’s Ukrainian jam session and Pope Leo XIV making it onto Vanity Fai...
Zack Polanski's honeymoon is over
It’s nearly a year since Zack Polanski took the reins of the Green party. In many ways the party has never been so successful – with five MP...
How will Burnham navigate the North Sea?
One of the first big decisions of Andy Burnham’s premiership is looming: whether to drill for North Sea oil and gas. Labour made a manifesto...
Is the UK really poorer than Mississippi?
What constitutes a wealthy society, Richard Tice saying we should “enjoy” climate change and the clamour around Harry and Meghan’s return to...
Will Andy Burnham call an early election?
On the one hand, Burnham may never be as popular as he is now. On the other, the PM could lose an election if he calls it soon, bringing his...
What should the UK do with its unrecyclable waste?
The UK still sends millions of tonnes of waste to landfill, creating environmental risks while losing resources that could be put to better...
Reform's big benefits gamble
After its victory in Clacton, Reform has announced plans to slash the welfare state. Over the weekend, Robert Jenrick claimed a Reform gover...
Burnham bounce: Labour overtakes Reform
Labour overtaking Reform in opinion polls for the first time in over a year, travel chaos for government ministers and the controversial gra...
Farage wins again at Clacton circus
Sorry about all the bangs, things got a little crazy at Clacton Leisure Centre. After a long and fairly ridiculous night, Nigel Farage has b...
Is Clacton fed up with Farage?
Clacton is heading for a by-election on Thursday, triggered by Nigel Farage, amidst the Reform leader's financial scandals. Anoosh Chakelian...
Are we living under “woke Blue Labour”?
Andy Burnham’s vision – to reground the Labour party in a sense of place, tradition and belonging – began over a decade ago, rising from the...
Andy Burnham's North Sea drilling dilemma | Weekly roundup
Is supporting North Sea drilling an extremist position? Does Jeremy Clarkson have the right to ask benefit claimants for a thank you note? A...
Why did Kemi Badenoch allow an ex neo-Nazi to stand?
Why did Kemi Badenoch allow a man with a neo-Nazi past to stand as a council candidate? Is Andy Burnham running into his first bump in the r...