Our strongman leaders have been behaving like stubborn, intransigent kings in Greek tragedies, crashing blindly up against justice, convinced that they are right and all others are wrong

If No 10 is to turn its plan into reality, it needs to learn lessons from recent industrial history

I led regeneration projects and know how to empower communities. It is deeply regrettable that the government seems so distracted from a true "levelling up" agenda

Dom takes the advancement of human knowledge into his own hands

You might not think it but in the age of Covid-19, facts are finally back

The week’s events show the importance of the rule of law in maintaining public trust in a pandemic, and the urgent need to understand its significance to avoid a deadly second wave

Aristotle believed that if a rhetorician’s actions didn’t support their words, they would lose credibility

Not to do so would be an insult to the public and the ideal of evidence-based policymaking

The strategist was arrogant enough to lash out at others but the central facts of his case are damning

From drug-dealer dress to shutting down parliament, his contempt for the old ways helped him navigate the baffling and boring crisis of Brexit. But this time we really care—and No 10 will pay a...