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Whitehall says the AI assistant will help citizens navigate public services faster; others may see it as a cheaper alternative to answering the phone

We are all products of our environment. The peppered moth evolved darker colouring to better camouflage in the sooty landscape of post Industrial Revolution Britain – then started reverting to its lig

Members of the Labour left are furious that the attempt to oust Keir Starmer has been, in their view, co-opted by allies of Wes Streeting. Sources pointed out that three out of the four ministerial re

After a day of eerie stasis, things are suddenly moving very quickly. A flurry of Labour MPs called on Keir Starmer to go in quick succession, bringing our tally up to 60 and rising. And now the calls

Local elections do not matter, and whoever you elect will act in the same sad way as their predecessors, under the same constraints that make local government an impotent arm of the centralised Britis

The May 2026 local elections look set to be historic for – potentially – unprecedented insurgencies on both left and right, nationalist victories in Scotland and Wales, and perhaps even the fall of Ke

Who else can get away with gently mocking President Trump besides the King? A motif of his four-day visit to America has been the prodding gibe. “You recently commented, Mr. President,” King Charles s