From unadopted housing estates to a road no one seems to own – hollowed-out local government can no longer cope.

The Prime Minister does not think the country is broken, and from the City to the universities, from science to new ...

Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.

Despite previously insisting that her top team would be in place until the next election, Kemi Badenoch has long been ...

His advice is not highfalutin, but at least it is straightforward.

The trade union leader on Labour's net zero folly and why it can't win in Scotland.

Also this week: downsizing to a flat and a bumper year for fathers over 60.

No matter. In a summer of dodgy sequels ( Freakier Friday and a fourth Naked Gun, to join the dinos and superheroes), it’s good to see the Bad Guys, being good and bad. A heist is never about the loot ...

Labour is full of clever people who do not seem able to get anything done.

By welcoming Berry et al, Farage seems to be working out how much of his cake he can have and eat at the same time. It’s a ...

Ruling the measure out leaves Labour exposed on left – but increasingly on the right, and it is already being challenged on ...

When Labour swept to power in July 2024, commentators excitably compared the result to the triumph of 1997. In truth, beyond ...