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John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn leave former shadow cabinet ministers confused
The shadow chancellor appealed for MPs to "come back and help us succeed". But some weren't offered jobs to begin with. One of the most notable lines in John McDonnell's speech was his appeal to...
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Cereal offenders: who are the anti-gentrification protesters and are they...
The Cereal Killer café has been attacked in a protest that turned violent. The activists have overshadowed their cause in more ways than one. Over the weekend, a group of around 200 protesters...
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NASA: streaks of salt on Mars may mean flowing water, and new hopes of life
In a huge announcement today, NASA reveals it has found evidence of salty water on Mars. We look at what we know so far about water on the red planet. Salty streaks have been discovered on Mars,...
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Labour figures warned John McDonnell over Robin Hood tax
London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan and Angela Eagle expressed concern at possible unilateral version. John McDonnell excited Labour activists and journalists last night with his comments on the...
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AdBlock Plus shows ads – for a price
Just as adblockers look set to reshape the online advertising landscape, it tuns out that one leading service is showing some companies' ads for a fee. This is a tense time for the advertising...
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Why is Pope Francis obsessed with climate change?
Why Pope Francis has used the subject of climate change on his visit to the US to reach out. Pope Francis concluded his visit to America last week, which included speeches to both Congress and the...
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Obama and Putin trade covert blows over Syria
The two leaders disagreed on Syria and Ukraine, but both ultimately called for global co-operation. The UN general assembly has played host to several groundbreaking moments. For drama, it’s hard to...
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From Seeger to psychonauts: how pop does protest
Comment pieces would have you believe that protest music is dead. Matthew Collin's front-line dispatches prove otherwise. There is a subgenre of comment article that has been flourishing since the...
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Jeremy Corbyn to declare his “love” for Britain – and what else to expect...
The Labour leader will praise the country's spirit of “fair play” and “solidarity”, and promise new rights for self-employed workers. There was no more wounding image in Jeremy Corbyn's first week as...
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How can Labour escape the Tory trap?
How can Labour escape George Osborne's traps without losing its soul? It is five months since the exit poll that shattered Labour’s dreams of a return to office after just one term. Now, after an...
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Jeremy Corbyn secures his first big victory of Labour party conference
The replacement of Community on the party's NEC is a major boost for the Labour leader. In a victory for Jeremy Corbyn, the moderate trade union Community has been defeated in elections to the party’s...
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I wouldn't be where I am without the welfare state
Labour shouldn't be ashamed of the welfare state - or retreat from defending it. When I was 16, I was homeless. By the time I was 18, I had an offer to study at Cambridge University. From Oik to...
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South Africa’s anti-corruption march hit by government dirty tricks
On Wednesday the South African public will take to the streets, in spite of efforts to silence anti-corruption activists. Anti-corruption campaigners in South Africa are complaining that plans to hold...
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Exclusive interview: the Qatari foreign minister on Syria and the refugee crisis
Dr Khalid Al-Attiyah responds to allegations that the Gulf states have not taken their fair share of Syrian refugees. As the debate over how Europe should deal with the ongoing “migrant crisis”...
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Is this Boris Johnson's biggest mistake?
The competition is fierce, but the garden bridge may well be Boris' biggest folly.Boondoggle, noun: a folly of epic proportions and an aptly poetic, yet accurate, description of Boris’ latest vanity...
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How the Labour conference voted in favour of Trident renewal
A little-noticed paragraph in a foreign policy report committed the party to retaining the nuclear weapons system. Trident was long billed as one of the likely flashpoints of Labour conference. Jeremy...
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Guy Burgess, the Cambridge spy who bet on a Soviet future
As Britain’s imperial elite dissolved, the charming double agent clung to his precious badge of identity: an Old Etonian tie. Among the many questions that surround the Cambridge spies, one has...
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We must do more to help Britain's refugees
Britain must do its utmost to solve the refugee crisis, argues Karl Pike. I'm glad Labour’s Conference chose to debate the refugee crisis this week. My former boss Yvette Cooper’s leadership on this...
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Finally my personalised spoon from Kellogg’s® has turned up – and it’s way...
Then, upon my return, there it was! A visitation! A miracle! What a joy it is to be alive in Jeremy Corbyn’s Britain. There was, for a while, a certain amount of tension; then it faded, as tension...
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Why is music education in Britain so poor?
Music is taught at the majority of schools in the country, yet we still think that learning about the social and cultural context of music is the same as playing an instrument.“Oh cool, you’re...
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