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CommentReforming Britain's constitution may seem irrelevant. It's not
Andy Burnham is determined to shake up not just policies but the structures under which Britons are governed
CommentIs Andy Burnham preparing for a water war?
Nationalising the UK’s biggest water company will be challenging but may prove hugely popular
CommentCould ‘Count Binface’ end Nigel Farage’s political career?
The annual ‘silly season’ of British politics has just got farcical
CommentHandshakes in Ankara might mean little for Nato unity
Beyond the probable show of unity at this week's summit in Ankara, there could be trouble ahead for the alliance if the US continues down an isolationist path
CommentWe live in distrustful times but the future can be different
Our lack of belief in media, institutions and leaders is understandable but has to be overcome
CommentStarmer's cardinal sin was he didn't have a convincing story to tell
The departing prime minister will have come to realise that actions don't necessarily speak louder than words
CommentIn the UK right now, the 'guns or butter' debate is a waste of time
Without adequate guns to defend yourself, you will not have any butter anyway
CommentA reminder that politicians are people too
When a Scottish leader's husband pleaded guilty to embezzling party funds, it revealed the personal strain that comes with high office
CommentTrump might intervene in Cuba because of the Iran war – not despite it
Unseating the Castro family and their communist regime could actually boost the US President’s sagging poll numbers
CommentBritain's book festivals reveal a nation wiser than many of its politicians
As Westminster lurches towards another leadership crisis, summer literary events show Britons hungry for problem solvers
CommentTrump and Putin visits show how pivotal China has become
World peace does not depend on iPhones, electric cars and inexpensive China-made T-shirts but it does increasingly depend on Beijing's role in international diplomacy
CommentIs Vladimir Putin changing his mind on the Ukraine war?
Accounts from the Russian leader's time in 1980s East Germany offer some clues
CommentThe UK election results show its two-party system is coming to an end
A decades-long tradition is unravelling with the inextricable rise of new parties like Reform UK and the Greens
CommentThere's more that unites the UK and US than divides them, but there's a caveat
While the US President's warmth towards the British monarch is unmistakable, so is his unpredictability
CommentA possible Keir Starmer exit suggests it's time to examine what ails British politics
That the UK is seeing prime ministers come and go in quick succession is a damning indictment of the system
