The backstop is intended to protect hard-won peace; no deal would jeopardise it

There is still time for MPs to avert the cliff-edge outcome

Our focus on social mobility stacks the cards against working-class graduates

These constitutional realities will determine whether Johnson survives as PM

Although the issue looms large over all political discourse in Northern Ireland, it is rarely subject to serious, detailed, public policy discussion and analysis. Now, figures on both sides of the...

The court’s changing composition could prove profoundly important 

In a snap election only disciplined teamwork will deny Johnson the majority he craves 

8chan going offline is a first step in fighting online extremism and hate, but taking down extremists' platforms of choice cannot be effective if their ideas are allowed to thrive...

My fellow MPs and I sanctioned no such thing but hardline Leavers are distorting the truth  

Research shows that people are less and less bothered by swearwords—instead, it's slurs that are most likely to cause offence. Is it time us Brits (and the Americans watching our TV shows) got over...