Analysis

From April, 2.7 million workers will get one of the biggest pay rises in UK history as the... more

The existential threat caused by Artificial Intelligence is a popular theme in science fic... more

It's 2024, and the Manchester extension of HS2 has been cancelled. The leg to Leeds was ca... more

It's widely believed that the Conservaives won the Uxbridge by-election because of motoris... more

Middlesbrough, in the north-east, is one of the most deprived towns in England. Once a ste... more

Democracies do not die in military coups. They are dismantled slowly, by libel laws, throu... more

'What is "British Culture?” I was born in the UK and have lived here for 40 years, and yet... more

British politicians love to invoke the family, from John Major's "Back to Basics" campaign... more

The term nudge has become a byword for the application of behavioural science in public po... more

Most educational research now suggests that reading for pleasure is strongly linked to a c... more

A record 2.6 million people are off work due to long-term sickness, with mental health con... more

The USA, the UK and France, which have led the democratic world, are all suffering problem... more

Should we be sceptical when politicians claim to act in "the national interest"? The phras... more

How should we evaluate schools? Is it about delivering a wide range of subjects, or extra ... more

The cost of living crisis followed a decade in which people’s wages and incomes barely gre... more

Our brain is a wonderful machine, but it can also short-circuit. What happens to us when e... more

Amid mounting claims for reparations for slavery and colonialism, historian Zoe Strimpel a... more

People have always fought back against “The elite”, and until recently they were easily re... more

Will 2023 be known as the summer of discontent? This year, nearly every corner of the coun... more

How can employers in all sectors of the UK economy get the best out of their workers, reta... more