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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey smashes through a blue wall at a rally in Buckinghamshire

Opinion: The Lib Dems Are Britain’s Worst Political Party

by Aaron Bastani

The Lib Dems’ toxic mix of inertia, anti-politics and misinformation serves to undermine trust in politics, writes Aaron Bastani - far more so than either Labour or the Tories.

Opinion: The Scandal-Hit Candidates Starmer’s Labour Let Run for Parliament

by Angus Satow

While Labour is blocking leftwingers from running to become MPs, candidates from the Labour right have made it through the party’s ‘due diligence’ process despite various troubling remarks.

A group of woman in winter coats, scarves and hats in bright colours hold a bright blue banner on which is written in multicoloured writing: 'The only good Tory is a suppository'.

Opinion: Trust Me, Private Healthcare is a Shitshow

by Luke Savage

America spends more money on a worse system that voters hate, writes Luke Savage. So why are UK politicians pretending privatisation will fix the NHS?

Opinion: Gambling Firms Prey on the Working Class. Why is Labour Taking Their Money?

by Matt Zarb-Cousin

New revelations show just how close Labour’s front bench is to the gambling industry. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, argues Matt Zarb-Cousin.

Britain's Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting speaks at Britain's Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 28, 2022.

Analysis: Labour Is Wrong – Private Healthcare Can’t Save the NHS

by Ell Folan

A tiny private sector already bolstered by NHS staff can’t come to the rescue – and nor should it, writes Ell Folan.

Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon attends a news conference, in Edinburgh

Analysis: 2023 Will Be Make Or Break For The Scottish Independence Movement

by Jonathon Shafi

It’s official: there will be no Scottish independence without the UK’s say-so. The judgement has forced Scottish politics out of its stupor – but perhaps also into a crisis, writes columnist Jonathon Shafi.

British soldiers in Kuwait in 2003. Reuters

Report: Labour Backs Plan to Use Army to Break NHS Strikes

by Polly Smythe

Badly paid soldiers could be used to scab on striking nurses, and Labour thinks this is a good idea.

Pro Revolution Soccer: Why Do We Love Football So Much?

Keir and Tom wonder why playing a game feels so important, with Juliet Jacques and Polly Smythe.

Sir Keir and Victoria Starmer at the Sun Who Cares Wins Awards 2022. John Rainford/Cover Images via Reuters Connect

Report: Keir Starmer Had a Photo-Op at the Telegraph As Part of His Rightwing Media Tour

by Simon Childs

After a week of courting the Times, the Sun and the Spectator, a source told Novara Media the Labour leader posed for photos at the offices of the Telegraph.

Former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn win Islington North in 2019

Analysis: Does Jeremy Corbyn Need the Labour Party?

by Ell Folan

Analysis: No, Sunak Probably Won’t Close Labour’s Poll Lead

by Ell Folan

The slick ex-banker will certainly dent the Labour lead, writes Ell Folan – but it’s unlikely he’ll be able to win a fifth term for the Tories.

Image shows Liverpool docks area at twilight.

Feature: Developer Landlords Are Trying to Take Over Liverpool

by Abi O’Connor

Aided and abetted by local government, developer landlords are bidding to buy up the city.

Opinion: Who Can Afford £225 a Week for Childcare?

by Edie Miller

Labour has promised free breakfast clubs for primary school children. But fixing Britain’s broken childcare system will take more than a bowl of cornflakes, writes Edie Miller.

Keir Starmer with Usdaw general secretary Paddy Lillis. Photo: Usdaw

Report: Keir Starmer Is a Big Fan of This Union Leader. His Staff, Not so Much

by Polly Smythe

Usdaw staff are taking two days of strike action over pay and home working. The general secretary has been accused of pitting workers against each other.

Downstream: People Used Anything to Attack Me

Jeremy Corbyn talks to Aaron Bastani about the mainstream media, the antisemitism crisis, Alistair Campbell and King Charles III.

Labour Vs the Unions

Is a stand-off between the trade unions and the party they founded now inevitable? With Michael Walker, Zarah Sultana, Mick Lynch and John McTernan.

Drax Power Station, the third-largest polluting power station in Europe, was a sponsor of last year's Labour conference. Edward Crawford/Reuters

Report: Labour Conference Will Be Rife With Corporate Greenwashing

by Simon Childs

Labour is letting big polluters use its conference for corporate "greenwashing", while party activists have been blocked from putting forward green motions. Simon Childs reports.

Downstream: Apsana Begum: Labour Weaponised My Domestic Abuse to Get Rid of Me

Exclusive: Three months after the Labour party ‘weaponised’ abuse that left her in A&E, Britain’s first hijabi MP Apsana Begum returns to politics.