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Ministers often feel they are accountable for everything that goes on in their department, but responsible for nothing. Government departments can have thousands, or tens of thousands, of staff. They are big, complex organisations. They get it right every day and people barely notice. Tax is collected, benefits paid, borders…

The run-up to 2016 shows ‘common sense’ isn’t enough. Even ignorant, reactionary arguments must be properly countered, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Editorial: A groundbreaking vote by outgoing MPs has given the chancellor-elect, Friedrich Merz, the chance to renew mainstream politics

Editorial: Sir Gareth Southgate is right to warn that social media is trapping boys in toxic ideals. It’s a crisis demanding real-world solutions

With France about to advise its citizens on how to survive an ‘imminent threat’, it’s time to wise up to what the real essentials are, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Dating is tough, but it’s not women that are the problem here

The worst reforms since George Osborne will teach voters that politicians really are all the same. Is it worth it? asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

In the summer of 2021, a 22-year-old man named Jake Davison walked out into the streets of Plymouth and shot four people with a pump-action shotgun. He had already killed his own mother with the same gun, moments before. His victims included a three-year-old girl and her 43-year-old father. He…

A vote for Nigel Farage’s party is still often a protest vote, no matter how much the government tries to pin down his plans for the economy, says UK in a Changing Europe researcher Sophie Stowers