Summer is definitely over”, exhaled a self-assured sounding Keir Starmer on Monday. The prime minister had just kicked off ...

When Nigel Farage stood up this week and outlined his so-called “plan” for immigration, he didn’t sound like a democrat. He ...

A group of cross-party MPs have set out a “ready to go” blueprint for an independent review of the UK’s first past the post (FPTP) electoral system. The all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for fair ...

An overview of national debt in the UK: its history, the impact of coronavirus, its current level, how it is financed, and its significance.

Profile of the Conservative Party, covering the party's beliefs, origins, voting base, membership, and organsiation.

An overview of the London congestion charge, covering its current levels, history, and the arguments arounds its impact and benefits.

Ian Dunt Ian Dunt served as the editor-at-large of Politics.co.uk until 2021. He is a regular host on the Oh God What Now podcast, a columnist for the New European and the i newspaper, and the author ...

An overview of the legal framework governing prostitution in the UK, and the ongoing debate about potential reform.

Nuclear Deterrence What is nuclear deterrence? The strategic concept of nuclear deterrence aims to prevent war. It is the justification virtually every nuclear state uses for maintaining nuclear ...

An overview of cigarette taxation in the UK, and the history of tobacco duty, covering currrent levels, and the arguments around the tax.

Civil Liberties What are Civil liberties? Civil liberties are basic rights and freedoms granted to citizens of a country through national common or statute law. They include freedom of speech, freedom ...

Death Penalty UK When was the death penalty abolished in the UK? Capital punishment is the use of the death penalty by the state. It was first introduced in the UK in the 1500s, with eight capital ...