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Cameron promises Trident vote as cost rises to £31bn
PM says parliament will take decision on renewal "at the appropriate moment". One of the few surprise features of the Strategic Defence and Security Review, much of which was briefed in advance, was...
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Spending Review 2015: Does George Osborne understand the cost of cutting care?
The expected funding shortfall facing adult social care in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement. A care crisis is brewing. The combination of falling local government budgets, a growing elderly...
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SRSLY #19: Wishing and Screaming
On the pop culture podcast this week we discuss teen horror TV show Scream Queens, the film adaptation of Alan Bennett’s The Lady in the Van and the children’s dog-based literary-TV crossover...
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In Peep Show, two men in their forties sharing a flat is comedy - what does...
The BBC call me up for a comment on flat-sharing as an adult man, and I start brooding. Ring, ring! goes the phone. “Private number”, says its screen. I hate these. My natural inclination is to ignore...
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The politics of the Autumn Statement 2015: what to look out for
The cliché is that George Osborne is a very “political” Chancellor. So here are the politics shaping his Spending Review to look out for. This time it's different for George Osborne. There are no...
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Could Labour's rule book be used to keep Jeremy Corbyn off a leadership ballot?
An ambiguous clause gives hope to the Labour leader's opponents - and fear to his supporters. Jolyon Maugham looks at the legal arguments. It’s frequently suggested that there may be a way out for...
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A new poll shows that Jeremy Corbyn is going nowhere
A new poll shows Jeremy Corbyn in a commanding position among members - if not his MPs. Something will have to give - but I don't think it will be Corbyn. Returning to the United Kingdom yesterday, I...
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Russian warplane shot down over Turkey
Turkish officials insist the plane was warned - but Russia insists the plane was not in Turkish airspace. The Turkish government has downed a Russian jet, officials from both governments confirmed....
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Anarchy in the UK(‘s) most famous fortress – part 2
Last week we left Gibraltarian workers fascinated by the beliefs of anarchists. Gareth Stockey, Chris Grocott and Jo Grady continue with the story. The result was a noticeable increase in labour...
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How Heathrow expansion passes Labour’s four tests
The government will have the final say, but Labour's response will be key in determining how this project of national significance progresses. Westminster is deliberating the issue of increasing the...
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Is the news failing women? Some editors seem to think it’s the other way round
Global editors and journalists are debating whether their news coverage alienates half the world’s population. Is the media letting women down? Both in terms of audiences and representation, it...
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Caroline Lucas: The Prime Minister's narrow focus risks our security
Military force may sometimes be necessary. But resorting to bombs and bullets comes at a high price to those caught up in conflicts abroad and, all too often, to the future security of people across...
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The filmmaker forcing the British Board of Film Classification to watch Paint...
The film does what it says on the tin. Would you watch paint dry for several hours? If you work for the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), you might not have much choice in the matter. As a...
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On the road in Oldham West and Royton: can Ukip win?
The Paris attacks “must be a game-changer ," Ukip's candidate says. For years the media obsessed over how Ukip imperilled the Conservative Party. Yet all the while Nigel Farage’s party was developing...
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Watch: Alan Johnson savages Left Unity's Simon Hardy
Alan Johnson gave Left Unity's Simon Hardy a dressing-down on the Daily Politics. Left Unity, the leftwing party founded by Ken Loach, has voted not to stand in the coming elections and throw its...
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Jeremy Corbyn's army of activists will be the difference against Ukip
The Labour leader's fresh alternative has inspired members - and will see off Ukip in Oldham West and Royton. Perhaps one of the greatest problems with socialism is that an opinion always requires an...
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14 Labour MPs defy Jeremy Corbyn and vote for Trident
Backbenchers oppose SNP motion backing disarmament while six vote in favour of it. In an attempt to exploit Labour's divisions over Trident, the SNP today tabled a motion opposing its renewal. Labour...
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John McDonnell interview: "We’re going to destroy Osborne’s credibility"
The shadow chancellor on the Spending Review, Jeremy Corbyn's leadership and why trade unions will have to break the law. When I interviewed John McDonnell in March, before the general election, he...
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Autumn Statement 2015: will women bear the brunt again?
Time and time again, the Chancellor has chosen to balance the books on the backs of women. There's still hope for a better way. Today, the Chancellor, George Osborne, presents his Autumn Statement to...
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Autumn Statement 2015: How should Labour respond?
The government always gets a boost out of big setpieces. But elections are won over months not days. Three days in the political calendar are utterly frustrating for Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition –...
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