Andy Burnham’s first overseas visit as PM was to Ukraine

Jesus Christ Superstar, Nigel Farage, and illegal immigration

Many older people could stay in their own homes, and be happier there, if there was adequate and effective care...

"Andy has set out a direction of travel which I think many would be happy with"

A look at priorities at the very beginning of Andy Burnham's time as Prime Minister

Posters had a picture of Andy Burnham, telling people to Vote Andy, Vote Hope

Ten years on from the Brexit vote, reflections on the UK and Europe

A look at some of past and present Labour party leaders, and what the leadership needs to succeed

"People have said to me that Hamlet is not the right play to put on in Horden. I disagree"

“The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.” Auguste Rodin

I have always been attracted to charities that work directly with the population at the grassroots, finding ways to help...

George Orwell’s 1984 imagined a world divided into rival power blocs. Seventy-seven years on, that framework still sheds light on...

Feasibility of expanding metro and train lines; could buses be a more viable solution?

As Trump takes America closer to its tyrannous past, what must be the response from its European counterpart?

This government has time to become one of our great reforming governments. It needs to political will to do it

Thoughts on the meaning of Christmas

As UK fixates on budget politics, a deeper crisis looms abroad: Ukraine’s war is at a turning point for Europe’s...

As imperfect as the BBC is, it still strives for impartiality

The spread of Parkruns is a massive help to the NHS; as well as to the participants health

Labour’s Caerphilly blow signals fading confidence as party membership falls and voters seek alternatives

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is committed to long term reform. Let us hope he has...

Behind set-piece speeches, Labour’s conference reveals its true value: fringe debates shaping long-term direction

Our descendants must not look back fondly to the past but still fight for a better world.

The world has just seen the future of Europe being decided by two arrogant men, both concerned about their own...

The ‘Brexit’ deal of the Conservative government left the UK outside the ‘Dublin procedure,’ whereby people seeking asylum in the...

Edward Burra is one of the most distinctive British artists of the 20th century, renowned for his vibrant, satirical scenes...

"The beauty of Rachel’s performance was that she covered the whole range of what opera is about and showed its...

We celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway this year. The best way to commemorate it...

Ireland shows how a nation can thrive by embracing modernity without being shackled by its past - unlike post-Brexit Britain

As global order crumbles, Britain must rebuild defences - but leaders must be honest about costs and purpose