Election results show that the ground is shifting in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. But the future of the UK is still up for grabs
From Russian money laundering to a fraud epidemic, economic crime costs the UK at least £290bn a year. The government must crack down on it
Civil rights groups accused the government of silencing people with anti-protest measures like those used in Russia
Experts say surging costs may offer perpetrators an excuse to control the household’s finances – depriving survivors of the means to escape
Directly elected mayors are a fig leaf of democracy. Let’s follow Bristol’s lead and design a fairer system
Exclusive: Tory councillors implicated in ‘hate’ campaign towards Jewish candidate face calls for tougher sanctions
Boris Johnson has already caved to pressure on fracking ban from Tory “parliamentary wing” of climate denial group
Scores of lobbyists for the building sector also hold senior roles in local government, openDemocracy has found
No one’s talking about the UK’s hugely profitable energy distribution networks. They should be publicly owned
A Christian medic who offered to prescribe the controversial ‘treatment’ to our undercover reporter has been let off
