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Tactical voting delivers only a near-victory for party in council election in the traditionally Conservative Berkshire stronghold

Our capital has many problems, but it is time to push back against attacks from those who neither know nor understand it, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

This year’s festival promises to be a ‘civic platform’, with a new series of daily news analysis, a debate about the Israel-Gaza war and an appeal to the younger generation

Explore the achievements of influential female leaders like Kamala Harris, Angela Merkel, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Exclusive: Chair of working group raises concerns over Michael Gove’s failure to restart body that last met in 2020

Unlock Democracy report notes that path to gender equality in Lords has slowed in recent years

Theresa May doesn't get angry – she gets to work. Like the rest of us, the former prime minister has doubts, ideas, emotions and ambitions, but for decades she kept them something of a secret. May managed to become leader of a nuclear-armed, permanent member of the UN Security Council…

Theresa May joins 94 other MPs who are standing down at the next election – but why?

International Women’s Day is not only an opportunity to celebrate the economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It must be a call for action to accelerate gender parity and shine a light on places not doing enough.