Theresa May outside 10 Downing Street: what she said and what she meant
The new Prime Minister addressed the nation in Downing Street: our Chief Political Commentator decodes her words
The new Prime Minister addressed the nation in Downing Street: our Chief Political Commentator decodes her words
New PM vows to look after the interests of the many rather than just 'the privileged few'
It is impossible to avoid the fact that he was the prime minister who lost Britain's advantageous position in Europe – in the EU but outside the euro – and who may have pushed Scotland out of the UK
My preferred government would always be a centrist Labour one. So my hopes were raised by the first vote at the National Executive and then dashed by the decisive vote
In the first of a two-part series, the Independent's founding editor explains how the professionalisation of politics turned the business of Westminster into a brand, with dangerous consequences
The Lexiteers are starting to celebrate, for this is exactly what they'd predicted and hoped for, but it's far too early to pop the champagne corks
One holiday, three ways
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When he no longer had to keep the Lib Dems on board, David Cameron became a much less cuddly Conservative. The man who once hugged a husky in the Arctic Circle now wanted to get rid of the "green crap" to reduce energy bills
The total UK Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) debt is over £300bn. To put it more simply: this debt would cover the entire NHS budget for approximately two and a half years
'The ridiculous charge is an attempt to keep the most working class, marginalised people from voting for Corbyn. It's an insult to anyone in a difficult financial situation and an attempt to stifle their political voice.'
I can support Clinton because I believe in the transformation and the reformation of politics, not the stubbornness of politics. And above all? I believe we have a bigger enemy
After six years at 10 Downing Street, he took his leave of the House of Commons, and will go to the Palace this afternoon
Master mixology and get creative in the drinks department with a carefully chosen selection
When a relationship turns tired and stale, sometimes the best thing for everyone is to stop trying to fix it and make a clean break
The Bank of England would be wise to delay a decision on interest rates, but Mark Carney's indications mean there is more than an 80 per cent chance of a cut this week – not to proceed now would cause an economic shock
Make like Mary Berry with the right kitchen kit to rustle up showstoppers at home
The privilege the Leavers will enjoy is that they never had to describe their manifesto for the negotiation. They can criticise from a fresh start
Richard Jordan's remarks for The Stage have been branded elitist by those wanting to encourage younger audiences into the theatre, but many theatregoers agree with him
I am told there are grounds for optimism but, with the employment gap between disabled and non-disabled workers widening, this Government's track record doesn't give me much hope
With no action taken on the underlying causes of racism – dangerous political rhetoric and media sensationalism – we are left to deal with their consequences, as the rise in hate crime demonstrates
May used the Human Rights Convention she scorned as a means to halt the extradition of Gary McKinnon to the US - while allowing that of Talha Ahsan. Both had Asperger's Syndrome. Both were charged of roughly the same crime. But Ahsan was a Muslim