Each member of our small editorial team has a favourite story from the last two years. To illustrate the range...

The government hopes to persuade people a tax that affects a tiny fraction of the population will make them better...

As the UK grapples with growing industrial action and public sector discontent, new research suggests market-based solutions may hold the...

The challenge for Republicans wanting to do away with the monarchy is finding a suitable replacement that would work

Thames knows it can't be allowed to go bust, which explains its cynically risky behaviour

Companies are ripping us off using the rising cost of living as an excuse – and I just caught one...

The oath, along with other ancient rituals, belongs to the past. Our new King doesn’t fit a modern liberal democracy.

There are, I believe, six initiatives with the prospect of transforming the party’s fortunes over its first five years in...

Thatcher would be horrified with the behaviour of many recent ministers. The problems started with their initial selection

The government is bringing in new legislation that restricts citizens rights and no-one is protesting it before protest is outlawed.

Rishi Sunak is only the second prime minister in British history to have broken the law while in office. The...

A previous version of dystopia was of a country run by the unions. A more modern and more disturbing version...

Why does the Government appear not to care about the worsening crisis in the NHS? Three possible explanations.

The absence of aliens from Rendlesham Forest, and elsewhere in our galaxy, suggests humans could be a unique quirk as...

Over a half a million more people are 'economically inactive' than at the start of the pandemic. What's causing this...

As the economy falters, Brexiteers blame Remainers and still deny leaving the EU was a bad decision. They need help.

Three cataclysmic days. What did we learn? And what does Sunak do next? Martin Waller examines the problems and some...

Two think tanks which are now advising the government demonstrate a contempt for the poor and pensioners that ought to...

The government's economic policy has left the City unimpressed as various financial indicators go off the charts. Here's what it...

The budget was to spark growth, yet it's plunged the pound, caused a slump in shares and will likely lead...

One speculative way to view the political trajectory of the past few years is through the prism of disaster capitalism.

People who "vilify Britain" will be treated as extremists under Rishi Sunak's plan to crush free speech. Where would that...

The economy is a mess. The proposals by those with the power to fix it are likely to make it...

Johnson's departure from No10 is in doubt. His allies are deserting him and a tiny number will elect the new...

The River Deben (pronounced 'Deeben') flows for 25 miles through the Suffolk countryside from Debenham to the North Sea at...

Water pollution is likely here to stay as long as water companies are not incentivised by huge fines to do...

Finding yourself under attack from thousands of random Twitter users can be a deeply unpleasant experience.

The first Prime Minister in history convicted for breaking the law doesn't believe he should resign over it. It wasn't...

Despite crippling sanctions against Putin and his oligarchs over the Ukraine invasion, his domestic support is as strong as ever.

When it comes to income redistribution, many of the very wealthy resent paying taxes, even though they can easily afford...

What happened to the native Britons after the Romans left? Little trace is left of them. Martin Waller investigates their...

The UK is awash with Russian money. It's a major funder of the Tory party and has purchased a large...

In a letter to a constituent, Therese Coffey sits on the fence over Partygate and the Prime Minister's numerous lockdown...

Denials and apologies over the parties aren't cutting it. Now the Prime Minister is hiding and my MP is silent.

Despite government efforts, our jury system represents a significant counter-balance to the actions of an over-powerful state.

As Brexit continues to fail, the government of former Vote Leave campaigners is beginning to adopt the doublespeak of the...

Since it now happens on a daily basis, the public have lost trust in politicians.

How people have been affected by covid-19 apparently depends on where they live and whether the residents voted for Brexit.

Having been dogged this week by bad press, and evidence he's losing his authority, we could be witnessing the end...

The government's behaviour and the bills they are sponsoring provide evidence the UK is heading towards an 'elective dictatorship'.

The vast majority of covid patients in intensive care are unvaccinated. Doctors may soon have to start triaging.

"Christmas is cancelled" headlines have become as much of a fixture of the festive season as Black Friday and corny...

A high proportion of second homes profoundly affects communities and sends house-prices soaring. There are measures local authorities can take...

The government's anti-EU rhetoric and sense of British exceptionalism increases the chance of a trade war with the EU

The reason there's been a backlash to a private equity take-over of insurance company LV= is because they have a...

The public backlash was so fierce, Johnson executed one of his fastest U-turns as PM. But too late, it may...

It wasn't mass immigration that ended the Roman Empire. It was down to the emergence of uncontrollable populists.

With cases rising, anti-covid measures are needed. But with declining trust in the government the public is no longer as...

The government's eye-catching initiatives grab headlines, is red meat to their base, but most won't be acted upon.

The UK's falling birthrate is an economic time-bomb. Cutting ourselves off from a huge labour pool on our doorstep makes...

The European Convention on Human Rights, drafted in the wake of the Nuremberg trials, is enshrined in UK law. That...

Nine months after Brexit Boris Johnson offers visas to EU workers he campaigned to stop coming here, to plug the...

In the face of the pandemic, the government has accepted the franchise rail system is broken. It could be the...

The government's latest use of eye-catching initiatives to deflect attention away from bad news is the introduction of spaceports.

Deputy Labour Leader, Angela Rayner, is in trouble for describing the Tories, at the party conference in Brighton, as “scum”.

Boris Johnson and his Cabinet continually come up with farcical plans that are purely eye-catching initiatives to placate his base.

In a culture war coup, Boris Johnson has appointed Nadine Dorries - a critic of the BBC - Culture Minister,...

UK child poverty is worsening with half a million living in destitution and in some parts of the country half...

Increasing national insurance hits low earners. Those living in expensive homes should pay their own way when they go into...

A survey by the UK’s biggest property website, has identified the ten biggest “property hotspots” across the UK, and Newmarket...