Stop this illegal migration bill, in the name of humanity and common decency | Letters
John McDonnell MP urges parliamentarians and others to stop the bill, under which children may be locked up
Fourteen years ago it was common practice to...
The Guardian view on Europe’s green transition: moving to the slow lane? | Editorial
Germany’s rearguard defence of the combustion engine sends a disastrous signal in the race to meet net zero targets
Germany’s pro-business Free Democratic party (FDP) has...
The Guardian view on Boris Johnson: a pernicious influence on politics | Editorial
The former prime minister represents a vandalistic, irresponsible ethos of government. The Tories must repudiate him unconditionally
Boris Johnson knew the rules, broke them and...
The lifetime Isa home-buying scheme is a flop, so why won’t the Treasury fix it? | Henry Hill
They were designed to help first-time buyers, but lifetime Isas are so restrictive they risk turning into a financial trap for many young people
Of all...
Scrapping the Met isn’t enough. There are radical – and proven – alternatives | Owen Jones
Only a small proportion of rape, burglary and violent crimes are actually solved by the police
The Metropolitan police cannot be reformed: it must be given...
London last summer was the trailer for a climate disaster movie. Here’s how to stop that coming true | Sadiq Khan and Chris Skidmore
Cross-party cooperation is the key to facing down the doubters and delayers
- Sadiq Khan is the Labour mayor of London
- Chris Skidmore is the Conservative MP...
Covid struck and Britain locked down. Here’s what we learned from that – and what we must do next time | Devi Sridhar
Three years on, amid rising lockdown scepticism, the public wants to move on from the trauma. But this is too important to forget
Three years to...
Musicals are having an exceptional moment – but classic plays are vanishing from our stages | Michael Billington
There are invigorating versions of Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma! and Cabaret in London – and some enticing new dramas coming – yet theatre risks being...
The people of Northern Ireland want their assembly back. The DUP must not be allowed to block that | Simon Jenkins
A health and cost of living crisis is causing real problems that must be addressed. Democracy cannot be hamstrung any longer
Nothing in Boris Johnson’s post-Downing...
Is this the last hurrah for the Boris Johnson circus? Even Tory MPs really hope so | Katy Balls
Diehards remain, but most just don’t want a byelection that would propel the disgraced former PM back into the limelight
The four hours of evidence from...