The new Sense and Sensibility lacks the subtlety of the novel – and of previous adaptations By David Sexton The classics always need reviving; what keeps them classic is their adaptability. Even so, ...

The party will vote on dropping the use of interest rates to control inflation By Ethan Croft Interest rates will no longer be used as the main means of controlling inflation under a Green government.

Sunshine and rain greeted Labour’s delegates in Liverpool for this year’s conference, literally and metaphorically. While the weather couldn’t make up its mind, the Labour Party finally did after a ...

“Grasp the nettle”, “rip the plaster off” – whatever metaphorical cliché you choose, Andy Burnham is serious about fixing social care. The Prime Minister used his big pre-conference interview with the ...

The limits of Sinn Féin’s “New Ireland” have been exposed By Eoin O'Malley It is a case of déjà vu. The most recent stand-off at Drumcree, County Armagh, which began on 27 September when nationalists ...

The Prime Minister on life, fate and his plan to make Britain believe again By Tom McTague Andy Burnham finally has what he always wanted. He is only a few weeks into the job, but there is an ...

Canada is leading the push towards a reformed Union – we should join them By Andrew Duff Is the European Union about to change its size and shape? And will that shape encompass the United Kingdom? For ...

In his new film Digger, Tom Cruise finally gives acting a go. What a shame By David Sexton Tom Cruise is 64. Although Mission: Impossible – the Final Reckoning will be his last outing as Ethan Hunt, ...

The Prime Minister’s former rival is now a loyal point-man By Ethan Croft Wes Streeting is a man liberated. This is the first Labour conference in a number of years when he has not been touted by ...

The US president staged an elaborate welcome for his Chinese counterpart By Katie Stallard To watch Donald Trump welcome Xi Jinping to Washington this week, you would think the People’s Republic of ...

From Tony Blair to today’s members, the Labour world wants Burnham to shift towards Europe By Ethan Croft Tony Blair’s interventions in British politics can no longer be described as “rare”. The ...

Could the leader of the Workers Party kill Zack Polanski’s by-election chances? By Ben Walker George Galloway has announced that he is going to run as a candidate in the upcoming Holborn and St ...