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The system ‘can’t be right, and it never has been right’, says expert, as the government promises to reset relationship with the rail industry

Experts say plan will help avoid repeats of recent energy price crises, by weaning Britain off its reliance on foreign imports

Britain’s natural environment is depleted and, despite nascent government schemes to manage the land differently, struggling to recover from centuries of destruction – plus more recent threats like climate change. What if the biggest obstacles to its recovery are the people we have entrusted to look after it?

New multi-country survey suggests voters want Keir Starmer to be more ambitious with his EU/ UK relations reset

‘The highest speed high-speed railway in Britain is going to cost this nation a lot of money,’ said Lord Hendy

Britain’s roads, railways and airports are facing delays as traveller numbers rise this Christmas

UK Energy Research Centre says there is ‘very little room for error’ to avoid delays and protect vulnerable people

Large parts of Britain would not function without migrants, but there are consequences for housing, GDP and productivity, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

Ministers are right to want to reform the state: it’s crucial to their project. But simply telling civil servants to work harder won’t achieve it, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle