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Don’t ever open your mouth till you know what the shot is”: such is the timeless wisdom of real estate salesman Ricky Roma in David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross, and it is a maxim that politicians always do well to heed. Until now, Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, has observed…

The museum’s sprawling collections should be consolidated, with items sold to fund much-needed developments, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Institution’s chair of trustees admits its reputation has been damaged by suspected thefts

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer announced his resignation on Friday, while his deputy, Jonathan Williams, agreed to step back until the independent review into the theft had concluded

Museum’s director Hartwig Fischer says that he did not take warning of theft from museum collection seriously enough.

Director Hartwig Fischer and his deputy Jonathan Williams both announced their decisions on Friday.

Editorial: The disappearance of artefacts has delivered a propaganda coup to nations campaigning for the return of historical treasures

Hartwig Fischer announced his resignation from the position on Friday.

George Osborne used to tell the world’s most expensive jokes. At the 2015 Budget, the then-chancellor said £1 million would be spent to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, primarily to land a gag about a Labour-SNP alliance. Further public money was allocated to reducing tolls on…