Alex Toal breaks down the demographic shifts that are slowly deciding the future of UK politics

Alex Toal reports on the meeting of the Public Accounts Committee

Alex Toal digs into the weeds of the York pay-outs story

Alex Toal writes on the latest step of devolution in North Yorkshire

Alex Toal reviews proposed plans in the Queen's speech to undermine democracy by extending first past the post to mayoral...

Alex Toal breaks down the results of the local elections and what they mean for Yorkshire

Alex Toal finishes his local elections preview with a look at West Yorkshire. The county's districts have a third of...

Alex Toal interviews Stewart Golton, leader of the Leeds Liberal Democrats and the party's candidate for West Yorkshire mayor

Ahead of the elections this week, Alex Toal speaks with Councillor Andrew Cooper, the Green Party candidate to be the...

Rishi Sunak's 'Kickstart' scheme has failed to deliver for the British people, as only 12,000 people have actually started work

Alex Toal links past with present as Eric Pickles is brought back into the public spotlight over the Greensill scandal

Alex Toal examines the dynamics at play in South Yorkshire's local elections, with more parties in play and increased competition

Alex Toal breaks down the Greensill scandal, and the wider problems in the lobbying system that David Cameron has revealed

Alex Toal looks ahead to the local elections in North Yorkshire and the Humberside, where PCCs and councillors are up...

Alex Toal asks, are young people left as citizens of nowhere by our system which prioritises the politics of place...

Conservatives called for Nicola Sturgeon's resignation over the ministerial code, but ignored the actions of their own ministers

Alex Toal examines the known unknowns that may well define the Johnson premiership: the NHS pay dispute and the return...

Sunak is neither the people's chancellor of Conservative media, nor the evil banker of the online left

Jake Berry's new plan is just Thatcherism 2.0, and won't help the Northern Research Group keep their seats. Thatcher is...

Hotel quarantine is good in principle, Alex Toal writes, but its implementation in the UK is riddled with holes

Little has been done to prevent another Grenfell tower fire

The people of Yorkshire need economic support more than ever, but their first Chancellor from the region in 45 years...

Jenrick must have solved looming crises in housing, local government debt, and cladding, Alex Toal writes

Alex Toal summarises the debate over long covid in the House of Commons, while Tory rebels led by Steve Baker...

What do accusations of bribing the UN, striking NHS workers, and Tory donors have to do with the latest government...

Alex Toal looks into the failure of new songs to break into the canon of Christmas songs

The new 'levelling-up fund' is not fit for purpose, writes Alex Toal - failing in three key areas: size, integrity...

Alex Toal talks to lawyer, activist, and businessman Hugh Goulbourne, one of three candidates on Labour's shortlist for West Yorkshire...

Alex Toal interviews Susan Hinchcliffe, one of three candidates on Labour's shortlist to be nominated as West Yorkshire mayor

Boris Johnson stood by his home secretary this week after another scandal, showing why his poor party management matters