The first Labour government was formed in January 1924 after the only real threeparty election in Britain in the 20th century. It is a story which resonates: showing how dangerous it is to retreat into a ghetto, isolated from other forces on the left.

She made herself intolerable to a system she found impossible to tolerate.

The Chancellor reveals that he has already secured agreement from seven departments to cuts of up to 10 per cent and makes it clear that he's after more.

As one of the school’s scholarship exam questions shows, young boys are encouraged to think that humanity, compassion, even sense are secondary to winning. This is how we’ve ended up with politicians who will enact any policy, no matter the human cost, just so their party will win.

UKIP’s unpopularity with Scottish voters is more evidence that Scotland and England are on separate political trajectories.

Theresa May is "determined" to act to give the police new powers to monitor internet use.

Why the increase in tax revenues doesn't prove that the coalition was right to scrap the 50p rate.

News of a plotters' lunch.

With a dramatic fall in the number of international students, the government’s policy 'success' has come at a considerable economic cost.

Too many titles handed the killers the megaphone they craved. Those who quietly reject the offer of hatred and division deserve to be heard too.

An MP David Cameron should find space for in his magic circle.

It wasn't ideology that led the Lib Dems to reject coalition with Labour, but the reds' near-complete lack of preparation.

While the Lib Dems have much to lose from an early end to the coalition, the Tories can easily see the appeal of trying to govern alone.

Despite no shortage of austerity, borrowing was £1.3bn higher in April than in the same month last year.