Exclusive: focus groups reveal the values that will determine the by-election By Rachel Cunliffe It has been four weeks since the local elections that sent the Labour Party into an existential spiral, ...

The festival of AI optimism comes to London once again By Will Dunn In a stairwell in the old Truman Brewery, two men and a humanoid robot are waiting for the lift. The robot is tottering slightly, ...

Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve star in an unforgettable exploration of soulless cityscapes By David Sexton There’s a back story to Backrooms. Since 2011, a creepy photo has circulated on message ...

Nicola Sturgeon’s now estranged husband has brought shame on the SNP By Chris Deerin Peter Murrell was never one for the public eye. He was the archetypal backroom operator, forever lurking in the ...

If Andy Burnham succeeds in the Makerfield by-election next month, Labour will immediately face a new challenge: a Greater Manchester mayoral by-election. There’s no guarantee the party would win ...

We must stand against both anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hate By Prince Harry Over the past several years, I have spoken about the consequences of a world in which outrage outpaces humanity – where ...

The UK is deploying facial recognition and AI tools at scale. The law is playing catch up By Rhi Storer In April, the Home Office announced £115m of new funding to create the “Police.AI” centre. Its ...

The tax bombshell had already landed when the Tories were in power By Will Dunn The Conservative Party says it will “cut tax” as part of a plan for a stronger economy, and blames Labour for ensuring ...

Rupert Osborne is chief executive officer of Capital.com UK. Rachel Reeves’ mission-driven strategy will only succeed if it turns savers into stakeholders and ensures growth that’s truly shared.

The government is leaning into a row it previously shied away from By Ethan Croft The government has caused some excitement today as it plans to use “Henry VIII powers” (secondary legislation) to ...

Energy policy has left us perilously exposed to global shocks By Dieter Helm When Israel and the US attacked Iran, there were bound to be consequences for the countries that depended on Gulf oil and ...

In his new book, Reform’s in-house academic set out to articulate his ideas. He produced trash By John Merrick Let’s get this out of the way early: Matt Goodwin’s new vanity press-published book, ...