The government has this morning announced emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding by re-activating Operation Early Dawn. Through this mechanism, offenders will be summoned to a magistrates’ ...

Major new polling from the APPG for drug policy reform demonstrates the extent to which the public are ahead of politicians on embracing changes to our drug laws, and adds to a growing body of ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Afzal Khan: ‘An ambitious Global Plastic Treaty is in sight — the new Labour government can help achieve it’ ...

The pandemic prompted an exodus of people aged 50 to 64 from the labour market, called by some The Great Retirement. While some have recently returned to work – perhaps feeling the squeeze of the cost ...

Average wages have fallen by 3%, their fastest decline since records began in 2001, new figures show. The Office for National Statistics said annual growth in average pay rose to 4.7% in the three ...

The energy crisis is “an emergency of pandemic-scale”, according to a leading union body. Experts warn it must be treated with the same haste.

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. The covid-penalty: Brits married to immigrants face separation under brutal Home Office rules ...

After being appointed as Labour’s opportunity mission champion last year, I made it clear my role was to get out and learn from the education institutions that are making a real difference. It is of ...

Social care workers have higher levels of job satisfaction and stronger job attachment than those in other low-paying sectors, but many have to contend with unsafe working conditions and unlawful ...

A new report by leading asbestos industry organisations highlights the repeated failures of the Health & Safety Executive’s asbestos management system and continuing presence of lethal asbestos in ...

Nigel Farage is “on the side” of predators like Jimmy Savile with his criticism of the Online Safety Act, the technology secretary has suggested. Peter Kyle, the secretary of state for science, ...

IoD launches Commission to develop a code of conduct for directors Recent corporate scandals at Carillion, BHS, Patisserie Valerie, P&O Ferries and the Post Office suggest that business conduct does ...