50 years ago, the UK joined the EU, the same year Tinker Tailor was published. What would George Smiley make...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the UK joining the European Union. In 2003 the government released a book of...

There are so many verses, limericks, raps, proverbs and poems that somehow lodge in our brains – here are a...

The evidence shows that Brexit isn’t working and, despite what Starmer claims, it cannot be made to work until we...

A Tory government riddled with hypocrisy is not a bug but a feature of current UK democracy. Now we’re all...

Conservative governments over the past 12 years have shown little respect for representative parliamentary democracy

In a recent speech to ambassadors, EU leaders and officials, senior EU politician Josep Borrell was heavily critical of EU...

It’s not been a good week for the PM – it will be interesting to see how diplomatically she handles...

One of the most important speeches the Queen ever gave was to the European Parliament in May 1992, significant for...

Juliet Lodge analyses John Redwood’s recent call for urgent parliamentary action on the energy crisis and asks: is it all...

Juliet Lodge examines the stark reality of the cost-of-living crisis and poses the question: is this a deep crisis of...

Many are unaware of the true extent of NHS privatisation. An online tool seeks to raise awareness of the outsourcing...

What does Starmer’s latest speech tell us about Labour’s vision for the UK’s relationship with the EU, and why has...

The UK prime minister and French president differ over just about everything. So what’s behind the new frisson of bromance?

Women of Wakefield yesterday expressed disgust at the prime minister and anger at the state of the country, yet many...

While the EU works to strengthen and extend human rights protections, the UK’s actions make a mockery of its role...

If political parties realised that the public had more access to objective facts, they might just decide to work more...

Juliet Lodge explores what could be done to bring the Palace of Westminster into the 21st century - and what...

Queen Elizabeth II’s near-record-breaking reign shows that she has borne witness to extraordinary change in Europe

Professor Juliet Lodge reviews Michael Hindley's, 'The Semi-Detached European', considering what the EU achieved for Britain.

President Zelenskyy submitted the completed questionnaire on EU membership within ten days - this could expedite confirmation of Ukraine's candidate...

That Europe is a peace project has become a cliché. It is more than that. It is a peace process...

Attention is turning to the benefits of microchipping, as controversies surround what freedoms the unvaccinated should be allowed to enjoy

Britain has become a cautionary tale in the way it has mishandled its pandemic response. Juliet Lodge takes a look...

No amount of media coverage of #Partygate can disguise the devastating effects on the NHS of a decade of Conservative...

The Conservative social care plan protects the rich and will impact working families by forcing them to sell their homes...

Covid cases are on the rise across Europe, particularly in the UK, with countries starting to reintroduce restrictions

The key principles of rule of law, democracy and respect for fundamental rights must prevail, even in a state of...

The recent Northern farming conference concluded that, “one of the greenest things the government can do is to keep farmers...

By refusing to take action despite rising covid rates, hospitalisations and deaths, this government has shown itself unfit to govern.