The towns and cities we build must start with a simple, often neglected principle: decisions about housing and infrastructure ...

In every generation, the United Kingdom has had to relearn a simple truth: peace is protected by strength, and strength ...

The term “woke” has fed its way into popular culture over the past few years. In plain English, the word is simply the past tense of “to wake”, i.e. to stop sleeping. However, spreading from its ...

1993 – Tim Yeo, environment and countryside minister, forced to resign after scandal involving ‘love child’ with Tory councillor, Julia Stent. Child born on 8th July 1993 – in the middle of the ...

Reform UK’s deputy leader has stated that his party stands “united” in support of Ukraine and against the “monstrous tyranny of that most evil, evil villain, [Vladimir] Putin.” Addressing the House of ...

Prostitution describes the offering and provision of sexual services for financial gain. In the UK, with the exception of Northern Ireland (where buying sex is illegal), the law around prostitution is ...

When a government spends more than it collects, it runs an annual budget deficit. This is formally known as the Public Sector Net Cash Requirement. The accumulation of previous annual budget deficits, ...

Do the public support the monarchy? The argument that the UK should abolish the monarchy and become a republic remains at the fringes of mainstream political debate. The British monarchy as an ...

What is the law on cannabis in the UK? Cannabis remains illegal to possess, distribute, sell or grow in the UK. Cannabis is classified as a class B drug. As such, any person who is caught with ...

“Greater London” comprises 32 London Boroughs and the historic City of London. The boroughs are Camden, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham ...

A written constitution is a formal document defining the nature of the constitutional settlement, the rules that govern the political system and the rights of citizens and governments in a codified ...

Shabana Mahmood was first elected as the Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood in 2010, being reelected in 2019 with a majority of 28,582. She serves as the shadow secretary of state for justice, having ...