The worst kept secret in Parliament is that PAS, not Bersatu, controls the Opposition bench. However, Bersatu is expected to ...

Voters are traditionally seen as fickle beings. They are prone to change their minds at the drop of a hat or the reversal of a policy. This perception is particularly held strongly by politicians ...

Since coming to power, the thing Labour has most successfully communicated is helplessness. A sense of despair has spread to businesses, to households, to the Parliamentary Labour party and across ...

In the spring of 1990 Margaret Thatcher introduced the Community Charge, commonly known as the Poll Tax. Local council rates were replaced with a flat rate paid by every resident regardless of ...

For decades the public has been told they can have US tax rates and European public services.

Despite proving surprisingly sensitive to backbench pressure, the government should be able to implement its fair funding ...

We should celebrate and encourage a political u-turn when they are necessary. Better to execute a change than double down on ...

Sir Keir Starmer's personal ratings could be among the worst for any modern Prime Minister - but do you think his ...

As Sir Keir Starmer marks a year since his huge general election victory, he still has a lot to prove if he wants to continue ...

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Chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s deepening welfare crisis, the rise of a ...