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If Democracy Is in Retreat, What About Capitalism?

Historian Sheri Berman on the links between declining democracy, neoliberal economics and what’s driving radicalization on the right and left.

Capital & Main · Aug 10

As a Tory, I say things are looking up. Farage is fading, and the looming threat to No 10 is called Kemi

My party has seen difficult times – but with a few canny moves, the leader is finally cutting through, says former Conservative party chief whip Simon Hart

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7

Catholic or not, many of us share Andy Burnham’s beliefs

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Julian Coman on Andy Burnham’s faith and the influence of Catholic social teaching on his work

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6

I’ve seen what can confound Farage on his home turf: optimism. People need a politics that offers them that

You can’t blame his constituents in Clacton for their pessimism – because they have been let down for years, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30

Burnham the crowd-pleaser knows how to make friends, but he’ll be defined by how he makes enemies

The prime minister’s instinct to not upset people is set against a lifelong desire to effect transformative change. The two may not sit together easily, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30

Battles loom over social care, but this fight must be won. At last, we have a PM who believes that

Burnham seems ready to use his power and influence. He understands the depth of this crisis: the task is persuading all those still in denial, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29

Making proportional representation work in Britain

Letters: Readers respond to Guardian analysis examining what Britain would look like under an electoral system of PR

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29

Suddenly the British right feels a political chill. It’s getting cold in Andy Burnham’s shadow

The Tories and Reform had it easy when Keir Starmer was self-destructing – but a new PM with ideas exposes how vacant the opposition has become, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29

Only Murders in the Building season 6 casting Olivia Colman is nothing short of genius — now stream the Oscar nominated political biopic that first made her Meryl Streep's co-star

Before Olivia Colman and Meryl Streep were co-stars in Only Murders in the Building season 6, this British political biopic brought them together in the unlikeliest of ways.

TechRadar · Jul 26

How do we defeat the rise of the extreme right in Scotland and Britain?

ANDY Burnham has completed his first week as UK Prime Minister, with the role feeling nearly as temporary as the leader of Scottish Labour.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 26