A few days at Labour conference lays bare the vast disparity in how different groups – big business and workers in particular – pursue their political interests
Unless Trump agrees a peace deal, a rural Cotswolds air base could link Burnham’s government to war crimes
MPs said Ukraine victory is crucial to European security, calling for stronger defence against Kremlin threats
Flávio Bolsonaro’s Washington-aligned programme amounts to a subordinate economy confined to the US sphere of influence
Burnham’s plan to fund a care system by scrapping the triple lock is a bold political vision built on shaky economics
The PM has the party’s long-maligned progressives divided. Is this a new era, or a familiar fight?
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 26 September 2026
In Berlin, a campaign to expropriate housing from corporate landlords is winning widespread support.
In Tunisia, imprisoned Palestinian rights activists are on the brink of death.
Depleted missiles abroad and armed fortresses at home reveal a president running out of options as midterms loom
