Stories tagged “Uk Politics”.
Brexit happened in 2020 — here's what actually changed, what it cost the UK economy, and whether Leave voters got what they wanted.
'More real than anything you'll see scrolling': the radical resurgence of UK fanzines, 50 years after punk. A entertainment report —…
'Unprecedented' changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says. A environment report — sourced from Guardian Environment.
Midnight social media curfew proposed for UK teens aged 16 and 17. A technology report — sourced from BBC Technology.
Labour won 412 seats on 33.7% of votes while Reform got 5 seats on 14.3% — the system is broken beyond repair and PR is the only solution.
Portmarnock 'pretty close' to hosting first Open outside of UK. A sports report — sourced from BBC Sport.
Russian attacks kill eight as Ukraine hits Black Sea oil tankers. A world report — sourced from BBC World.
The UK wants to catch up in the global AI race - but is too wary to go all-in. A technology report — sourced from Guardian Technology.
UK 16- and 17-year-olds to be encouraged to follow midnight social media curfew. A technology report — sourced from Guardian Technology.
UK begins trials of Ebola vaccine developed in just eight weeks. A health report — sourced from BBC Health.
UK heatwave delivers exceptional sunshine and persistent 30C temperatures. A news report — sourced from BBC UK.
UK wasted £10bn on PPE that left NHS staff poorly protected, Covid inquiry finds. A health report — sourced from BBC Health.
We shouldn't confuse politics and football - Scaloni. A sports report — sourced from BBC Sport.
Developing a house price-at-risk framework for the UK. A business report — sourced from Bank of England Publications.
External business of Monetary Financial Institutions operating in the UK - 2025 Q4. A business report — sourced from Bank of England…
External business of Monetary Financial Institutions operating in the UK - 2026 Q1. A business report — sourced from Bank of England…
Minutes of the UK Money Markets Code Sub-Committee - June 2026. A business report — sourced from Bank of England News.
Old exposures, new actors: implications for monetary policy of the UK's external imbalances − speech by Catherine L. Mann. A business…
The Retail Payments Infrastructure Board launches consultation on the next generation UK payments infrastructure. A business report —…
UK International Reserves - April 2026. A business report — sourced from Bank of England Statistics.
UK International Reserves - February 2026. A business report — sourced from Bank of England Statistics.
UK International Reserves - June 2026. A business report — sourced from Bank of England Statistics.
UK International Reserves - March 2026. A business report — sourced from Bank of England Statistics.
UK International Reserves - May 2026. A business report — sourced from Bank of England Statistics.
UK financial regulators to begin overseeing Critical Third Parties announced by HM Treasury. A business report — sourced from Bank of…
What is West Nile virus and is it found in the UK?. A health report — sourced from UK Health Security Agency.
What is the impact of climate change and adverse weather on summers in the UK?. A health report — sourced from UK Health Security Agency.
UK general elections happen every 5 years maximum — here's how first past the post works, how to register, and why your vote might not…
Labour won 63% of seats on 33.7% of votes. Reform got 14.3% of votes but 0.8% of seats. The system is rigged, and it's time for PR.
Westminster runs on a recognisable annual rhythm, from party conference season to the Budget. Here is the shape of the political year and…
House prices are 8 times earnings, rents are soaring, and young people are locked out. The solutions are obvious — we just lack the…
A general election is one of the largest logistical operations the UK undertakes outside wartime. Here is what it actually costs, and who…
The Cabinet is where the biggest decisions in British government are made — here's who sits in it, how it operates, and why Cabinet…
The UK is one of only three countries without a written constitution, relying on conventions that can be ignored. It's time to write the…
Britain uses first-past-the-post to elect MPs — a simple system that produces clear winners but raises questions about fairness and…
Local councils control planning, bins, libraries, and social care — here's how local elections work, who can vote, and why turnout is so…
From the Commons to the Lords, how Britain's Parliament actually functions — the chambers, the procedures, and the power dynamics that…
Politicians promise to 'save the NHS' every election, then fail to deliver. It's time to have an honest conversation about what the NHS can…
Labour won 412 seats in July 2024, returning to power after 14 years in opposition — here's how the election unfolded and what it means for…
Two years into Labour's parliamentary majority, which pledges have been kept, which have been abandoned, and what has genuinely shifted in…
Labour won a 174-seat majority on 33.7% of the vote. The system is indefensible, and it's time for proportional representation.
New visa restrictions and rising compliance costs are reshaping how British employers recruit, with sectors from hospitality to tech…
The UK government's commitment to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP marks the most significant shift in military funding in a…
Sweeping reforms to the UK welfare system are reshaping support for millions of claimants, with changes to Universal Credit, Personal…
The House of Lords is the UK's unelected second chamber. Here is what it actually does, how peers get there and why it has survived so long…
Private sector involvement in NHS service delivery has grown from 4.6% of the budget in 2010 to over 9% by 2024. This isn't…
Devolution is the transfer of certain powers from the UK Parliament to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This explainer covers how it…
The UK civil service employs over half a million people and serves whichever party is in power. Here is how the permanent bureaucracy…
Over 80% of secondary schools are now academies, removed from local authority control and run by unaccountable trusts. Standards have not…
The gap between London and the rest of the UK is wider than in any comparable country. Productivity, wages, life expectancy, and investment…
Private providers now deliver £30 billion of NHS services annually. Waiting lists are at record highs while private hospitals profit from…
New data reveals that 4.3 million children in the UK are living in poverty, with the two-child benefit cap and rising living costs pushing…
Fourteen years after its conception, Universal Credit remains plagued by design flaws that push claimants into debt, homelessness, and…
Twenty years after their introduction, tuition fees have saddled a generation with unpayable debt, failed to improve university funding…
Labour has pledged 1.5 million new homes over this parliament and restored mandatory local housebuilding targets via the revised NPPF…
The UK builds fewer homes per capita than almost any comparable European nation. This isn't a mystery or a market failure—it's the…
Reform UK won 4.1 million votes in the 2024 election—more than the Liberal Democrats—but the electoral system gave them just 5 seats…
The Scottish National Party dominated Scottish politics for a decade after the 2014 independence referendum, but scandals, leadership…
The 2010-2015 Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition gave the Lib Dems their first taste of power in 70 years—and nearly destroyed them…
The Labour Party has been defined by factional warfare for decades, from the Militant Tendency in the 1980s to the Corbyn-Starmer civil…
Conservative leadership contests have shaped British politics for decades, from Margaret Thatcher's rise to Rishi Sunak's coronation…
Labour won 411 of 650 seats at the July 2024 general election on just 33.7% of the vote — the clearest recent illustration of what First…
As the BBC's royal charter faces renewal and streaming giants tighten their grip on British audiences, the corporation stands at its most…
As crime patterns shift and public confidence in policing reaches a critical juncture, the UK's 43 territorial forces face mounting…
From scrapping NHS England to shifting mental health budgets, the government's reform agenda is reshaping the health service at speed. We…
The government's sweeping planning reforms promise to unlock hundreds of thousands of new homes, but critics warn that without addressing…
As Scotland edges closer to a second independence referendum and Welsh devolution demands grow louder, the United Kingdom's constitutional…
Labour's landslide victory reshaped Westminster's political scene, but a year on from polling day, many of the structural problems that…
Two years after ascending to the throne following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III has navigated a monarchy under…
The UK has legally binding net zero targets for 2050 and has missed almost every interim milestone. Targets without enforcement, funding…
Automation is eliminating jobs faster than new ones are being created, and the welfare system is punitive and inadequate. UBI is not…
The UK's second chamber has over 800 unelected members, costs £130 million a year, and includes hereditary peers who inherited their seats…
Over 8,000 council seats across England are up for election in May 2025, with Labour defending historic gains from 2021 while the…
A Member of Parliament represents a constituency, scrutinises the government and helps make laws. Here is what an MP actually does day to…
The UK's planning system is under intense scrutiny as the government pledges to build 1.5 million homes by 2029. Proposed reforms include…
Local councils across England and Wales are implementing the maximum permitted 5% council tax increase for 2025-26, with social care…
England's 11 metro mayors now govern over 40% of the population with powers over transport, housing, skills, and economic development. The…
Support for cannabis legalisation in the UK has reached 53% in 2024 polling, with cross-party MPs, police chiefs, and medical professionals…
The 1984-85 miners' strike was the longest and most bitter industrial dispute in British history. Margaret Thatcher's government faced down…
Margaret Thatcher's Community Charge — the poll tax — was meant to revolutionise local government finance. Instead, it sparked the largest…
The winter of 1978-79 saw Britain paralysed by strikes as public sector workers demanded pay rises above the government's 5% limit. Rubbish…
The separation of powers divides government into three branches, the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, so that no single body…
A manifesto is the public list of promises a party makes before an election. Here is what a manifesto contains, why it matters after…
A coalition government is one formed by two or more parties that agree to govern together, usually because no single party won a majority…
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