Andy Burnham has promised to “change politics” with a new political and economic model for Britain. In his first Downing ...

The translator of Homer’s classic poem, now adapted for the big screen, explains the text’s enduring power By Tanjil Rashid Daniel Mendelsohn is a literary polymath; he writes memoirs, monographs, ...

The murder of Ann Widdecombe has one lesson: both left and right need to detoxify our public discourse ...

With Marine Le Pen now free to run in next year’s election, France is entering uncharted political territory By Julian ...

The appointee, Graeme Cooke, is seen as an intellectual ally of James Purnell By Ailbhe Rea Andy Burnham has appointed Graeme Cooke, a close ally of his chief of staff James Purnell, as director of ...

Slavoj Žižek is a philosopher, author, cultural theorist and intellectual. He currently holds academic positions at the University of London, New York University and University of Ljubljana. He has ...

Zack Polanski’s party will take aim at her immigration reforms should she be appointed chancellor By Megan Kenyon The Green Party plans to accuse Shabana Mahmood of “fiscal constraint and economic ...

Andy Burnham is the new leader of the Labour party after the results of the party’s uncontested leadership election were announced on Friday (17 July) afternoon. In a speech to the party faithful at ...

Over the course of Andy Burnham’s 25 years in politics the man who is about to become prime minister has said little about foreign policy. Foreign leaders and diplomats tapping up contacts for ...

Would my grandparents have been able to build such lives today? The Crown Estate exists to spare us the humiliation of recognising that the King owns the sea Also: interviewing Binface, and why I ...

Can we move past our decade of failure? By Tom McTague In his later life, travelling on the train home one day, the former Conservative Party leader Alec Douglas-Home was approached by an elderly lady ...

With mobs waging xenophobic violence on the streets, the promise of the anti-apartheid struggle has dissolved By Benjamin Fogel Today (18 July), South Africans are urged to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s ...