Politics

Leo Varadkar has made history in Ireland by becoming the country’s first openly gay prime minister, as well as the youngest

A year on from the murder of MP Jo Cox, this weekend’s Great Get Together will see people and organisations who usually sit on opposing sides come together to celebrate what they have in common

There will be a record 51 ethnic minority MPs in the new House of Commons, telling a ‘positive story about integration’

Following a rollercoaster general election in which voters called the prime minister Theresa May's bluff and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's approach proved an unexpected success: five ways [...]

A record number of female MPs will take up seats in the House of Commons after more than 200 women were elected in Thursday’s general election

More than half the MPs in the new House of Commons are state educated, research shows

As the nation heads to the polls for the 2017 general election, Iris Schönherr of the New Citizenship Project asks: could we co-create the country we would like to see? How can we all participate [...]

As UK voters prepare to take to the polls in the 2017 general election, we profile 5 initiatives that aim to make votes count for more

Will Brett from the New Economics Foundation suggests we should look towards communities, not manifestos, when seeking energy for change. ‘Let’s move forward, not back,’ he writes

Whatever your political persuasion as we approach the UK general election, soundbites and sloganeering can prove empty of real meaning. Giselle Green, head of the Constructive Voices project, [...]

The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s US presidency have been controversial to say the least. But his administration’s most anti-progressive policies have been met with a wall of creative [...]

As divisive characters take centre stage in global politics, what if prioritising people, planet and peace featured in the job descriptions of more politicians?

Striking political art campaign aims to spark conversations about American values in the week Donald Trump will become president

Party politics no longer represents the silent majority, say those behind a new crowdfunding movement, but millions of people want to be involved without joining a political ‘tribe’

Fabian Hamilton is the shadow minister for peace and disarmament, the first post of its kind in UK parliament. Appointed in October by Jeremy Corbyn, we ask Hamilton how he will tackle his brief [...]

A new documentary about northern Uganda documents the region’s recovery from two decades of civil war. Its co-director explains why the film draws on hope, rather than the wounds of the past

For those shocked by the election result, anger and blame may be convenient ways to make sense of it. But Charles Eisenstein, who predicted Trump’s victory, says that in this time of uncertainty [...]

Both Trump and Clinton’s presidential election campaigns have spent huge sums on advertising – up to $1m per day. What if this went to grassroots community groups working year-round on solutions [...]

Though it has been characterised by negativity, the US presidential election race has also brought women’s rights sharply to the fore. Does it show that sexist rhetoric will no longer be tolerated?

From heartfelt outpourings on social media to colourful flashmobs with a sartorial twist, this year’s US presidential election has prompted a slew of women's rights campaigns. We list three of [...]