Letters: Dr Sebastian Kraemer,John Boaler and Sue Pryce-Jones respond to Justine Greening’s article on why the public has turned away from the party
September 2023
Tories put children at risk by pursuing their free schools obsession – and I have the figures to prove it
Warwick Mansell
Scrutiny of government spending shows how money was diverted into building free schools rather than the upkeep of existing ones, says writer and author Warwick Mansell
August 2022
Behold the warring Tories, fighting like cats in a sack to achieve – precisely nothing
Marina Hyde
They rail against a mythical force that scuppers their plans for radical change. The truth is they don’t have any, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
August 2020
I was an EHRC commissioner. It needs to start taking racism seriously
Simon Woolley
The ineffectiveness of Britain’s equality watchdog, which does not have a single black commissioner, has been shown up by the Black Lives Matter movement, says Operation Black Vote director Simon Woolley
December 2019
Labour must act locally to beat Tory populism
Letters: Local politicians and activists are increasingly important in the fight for progressive policies in the face of UK populism, argues Robin Hambleton. Plus letters from James Lindesay, Neil Wigglesworth and Diana Francis
February 2019
Seven weeks before we leave the EU ... has anyone seen David Cameron?
The man who wrecked Britain, or a victim of circumstance? We ask the former PM’s friends and former colleagues: where did it all go wrong and where does he go from here?
May 2016
Labour’s argument won’t be settled until 2020. By then it will be too late
Jonathan Freedland
Sadiq Khan’s win in London will be a genuine breakthrough. But the other election results suggest a party still distant from power
March 2016
Conservatives' pledge to protect NHS 'entirely disingenuous'
David Laws’ book says the promised £8bn-a-year was half the figure Downing Street had been told was needed
May 2015
Ed Miliband attacks Nick Clegg over non-dom status rules - video
Russell Brand's trews
100 questions that need answering before the election
Hannah Jane Parkinson
Only Labour is able to protect our future
Cameron 'will try to cling to power even if coalition loses majority'
April 2015
Lib Dems will have to accept Tory welfare cuts for deficit reduction deal – study
David Cameron heckled by busker on campaign trail in Northumberland - video
Defence and security blog
Who's afraid of debating Trident?
Observer comment cartoon
The knives are out for David Cameron
Ed Miliband: 'The NHS cannot be funded from an IOU' - video
Ways to right the coalition wrongs of NHS reorganisation
Election media watch
Newspapers zero in on Miliband's clash with business chiefs
Roy Greenslade
March 2015
Why the big beasts of politics must listen to the disillusioned voters I have met
Anushka Asthana
The Sky News political correspondent finds disenchantment with the main parties across Britain
About 352 results for Conservative and Liberal Democrat cabinet
