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Health workers form a blockade in Soho Square during a protest outside the London headquarters of US tech giant Palantir, which was awarded a �330 million contract by NHS England last month to create a new data management system called the Federated Data Platform, December 21, 2023
Big Tech / 10 March 2026
10 March 2026

While Wes Streeting claims Britain lacks a growth strategy, his own NHS plans reveal one – turning the health service’s vast troves of patient data into a commercial asset for tech giants, investors and private healthcare firms, says HELEN MERCER

Signage at the constituency office of Joani Reid at Jacobean House in East Kilbride
Politics / 6 March 2026
6 March 2026
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves with Second Permanent Secretary of the Treasury Jim O'Neil (left), and Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander as she hosts a roundtable with gas and oil bosses at 11 Downing Street, central London, March 4, 2026
Editorial / 5 March 2026
5 March 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks to soldiers at the RAF base in Akrotiri, Cyprus, during his three-day trip to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Cyprus, December 10, 2024
Editorial: / 4 March 2026
4 March 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump during a press conference at Chequers, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, September 18, 2025
Middle East / 3 March 2026
3 March 2026

Prime Minister urged to ditch Trump as campaigners warn US's illegal war in Iran will raise energy bills and worsen public services

Chancellor Rachel Reeves during a tour of Octopus Energy offices in London, February 25, 2026
Economy / 3 March 2026
3 March 2026
A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026
War / 2 March 2026
2 March 2026

Tehran retaliates with attacks on Israel, the Gulf Arab states and crude oil flows

Campaigners take part in a Stop Rosebank protest outside the UK Government building in Edinburgh, after the controversial Equinor Rosebank North Sea oil field was given the go-ahead, September 30, 2023
Climate Crisis / 2 March 2026
2 March 2026
Green Party's Hannah Spencer celebrates winning the Gorton and Denton by-election at Manchester Central, February 27, 2026
Politics / 27 February 2026
27 February 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets local party members in London, after the Green Party won the Gorton and Denton by-election. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of former MP Andrew Gwynne who cited health reasons for his decision. Picture date: Friday February 27, 2026
Politics / 27 February 2026
27 February 2026
Palestinians gather for iftar, the fast-breaking meal, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City, February 26, 2026
Politics / 27 February 2026
27 February 2026
Green Party candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Hannah Spencer (right) takes a selfie outside the polling station in St Agnes Primary School, Levenshulme during the by-election, February 26, 2026
Politics / 27 February 2026
27 February 2026

While the result signals a restless appetite for real change, it also underlines how much organising, beyond the ballot box, is still required to turn protest into lasting transformation, argues DAN ROSS

Labour Party candidate Angeliki Stogia is joined by Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and Deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell during a campaign event in Gorton, Manchester, February 26, 2026
Aw That / 28 February 2026
28 February 2026

Labour’s by-election defeat tells a story Scotland has known since 2008. A party that assumes loyalty while offering little more than managed decline will eventually discover that voters always have somewhere else to turn, says MATT KERR

Newly-elected Green MP for Gorton and Denton, Hannah Spencer, eats chips in curry sauce from a takeaway near her constituency office in Manchester, February 27, 2026
Editorial / 27 February 2026
27 February 2026