politice
Sex machina: in the wild west world of human-AI relationships, the lonely and vulnerable are most at risk
Chris excitedly posts family pictures from his trip to France. Brimming with joy, he starts gushing ...
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Sex machina: inside the wild west world of human-AI relationships, where the lonely and vulnerable are most at risk
Chris excitedly posts family pictures from his trip to France. Brimming with joy, he starts gushing ...
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Devolving justice and policing to Wales would put it on par with Scotland and Northern Ireland – so what’s holding it back?
Devolution is “a process, not an event”, according to the then-secretary of state for Wales, Ron Dav...
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Chagos islands: what the UK-Mauritius agreement means for displaced Chagossians
After years of negotiations and legal pressure, the UK and the Republic of Mauritius have agreed tha...
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Can Kemi Badenoch claim to have ‘become working class’ while working in McDonald’s – and why would she want to?
Conservative MP Kemi Badenoch recently caused controversy by claiming that while she was born to a m...
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When did class stop predicting who people vote for in Britain? Know Your Place podcast
In the first episode of , a new podcast series from The Conversation Documentaries, we explore when ...
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Durga Puja festival: where it originated and how it’s celebrated
Every October, Kolkata, the “city of joy” and capital of West Bengal in India, lights up to celebrat...
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UK hands Chagos Islands to Mauritius, marking the end of a longstanding sovereignty dispute
The UK government has announced that it will transfer sovereignty of a remote cluster of islands in ...
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Reporting on Gaza war is a challenge for journalists – here’s how the BBC and other broadcasters have handled the past year
The past year of conflict in Gaza has been covered in the media with extraordinary bravery, mostly b...
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The Tories who are fit to serve have no wish to do so – why party conference should have been a moment to reflect on that
Hope, it seems, springs eternal in Tory breasts. No matter how disastrous the outlook might appear f...
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Cuffing season: an evolutionary explanation for why people want to settle down for the winter months
Does the effort you invest in seeking a romantic partner intensify as summer ends? During the colder...
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Michael Gove, Spectator editor: an expert explains the long relationship between Westminster and the media
Michael Gove has a new job. The former Conservative MP and senior government minister will take over...
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The unique history of the only person who can preach to the pope
One day last year I opened my email to find a curious message from Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa. Th...
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Football can improve wellbeing of people in prison – and could help stop reoffending
The prison overcrowding crisis in the UK has shown the public what researchers and those working in ...
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Kemi Badenoch questions maternity pay – here’s what new mothers are actually entitled to
Kemi Badenoch, a contender for leadership of the Conservative party, has sparked a debate on materni...
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Keir Starmer’s freebie row is likely to blow over – here’s why
MP Rosie Duffield has ensured that the row over Keir Starmer accepting freebies will remain in the n...
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What Tory leadership candidates should learn from the mistakes of Boris Johnson – and Silvio Berlusconi
The Conservative party is choosing a new leader, with four candidates still in the running: Kemi Bad...
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UK election: Reform and Green members campaigned more online – but pounded the pavements less
It’s party conference season in Britain, a chance for members to meet and talk through their success...
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Starmer promises ‘homes for heroes’ – here’s what we know about veteran homelessness in England
In a surprise announcement, Keir Starmer told Labour party conference that his government would end ...
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Sexual strangulation has become popular – but that doesn’t mean it’s wanted
An act seemingly once confined to bondage and “kink” communities has become mainstream. Despite the ...
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The European Union is becoming too obsessed with defence
A new team of 26 leaders has been appointed to the European Commission, reflecting a carefully craft...
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Hillsborough law planned for 2025 – what it will mean for future disasters and scandals
In his first conference speech as prime minister, Keir Starmer vowed that a Hillsborough law will be...
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Keir Starmer’s party conference speech – what he said and what it meant
Prime Minister Keir Starmer was under immense pressure to announce some big policies in his 2024 par...
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AfD: how Germany’s constitution was designed with the threat of extremism in mind
German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s SPD has narrowly held off the rightwing Alternative für Deutschland ...
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Britain is finally abolishing hereditary peers from the House of Lords – a constitutional expert on the historical reforms that built up to this moment
Having made a pre-election pledge to do so, the government is moving forward with the House of Lords...
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Starmer expresses interest in Italy’s migration approach – how different is it from the Rwanda plan?
One of Keir Starmer’s first actions as UK prime minister was to put an end to the controversial Rwan...
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Evidence tells us voters might be convinced to accept short-term pain for long-term gain – but it will be a hard sell
In the build-up to his government’s first budget, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been setting expec...
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What are the political consequences of austerity? A history lesson for Keir Starmer
The British government has argued that a black hole exists in the public finances to the tune of £22...
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Labour is meeting for its first conference in government for over a decade – but will the faithful still be in the mood for a party?
The Labour party is gathering in Liverpool for its first annual conference in government for 15 year...
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Do the Starmers’ expensive donated clothes matter? Yes and no
Keir Starmer’s commitment to putting an end to “the chaos of sleaze” is already on the ropes, largel...
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