Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work
'Many of the measures already implemented to reduce spending by cutting or capping benefits have pushed people further away from the labour market.'
Go Back to Where You Came From: Channel 4’s social experiment makes a spectacle of empathy for refugees
'The real question is not whether the participants feel something, but whether feeling will ever translate into action – by them, or by us as viewers.'
Protesting farmers are having to fight off the radical right, conspiracy theorists and climate sceptics
'If such groups in the UK can tap into farmer dissatisfaction, they could jeopardise plans for the country to reach net zero'
What the election date betting scandal really tells us about the state of British politics
It reinforces our worst suspicions about politicians – that they are all in it for themselves and that they are all as bad as each other.
Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned
There is no mainstreaming or rise of far-right politics without the active involvement of mainstream forces who normalise and platform them.
BBC Question Time: analysis of guests over nine years suggests an overuse of rightwing voices
'The lack of counterbalancing narratives from leftwing publications is notable'
Rishi Sunak claims the UK is heading for a hung a parliament – let’s check his maths
Modelling suggests a hung parliament isn't completely out of the question.
Here’s what happens to your brain when you give up sugar
If you are abstaining from sweets for Lent this year, here’s what you can expect over the next 40 days.
Caffeine: here’s how quitting can benefit your health
If you’re thinking about giving up caffeine and are wondering what benefits it may have, here’s what the research says.