Interview: The shadow chancellor explains how he differs from his boss

Number of underachieving secondary schools in England has fallen by about a quarter

Osborne says economic mess has triggered Conservative policy rethink

Government accused of being out of touch with low-paid workers as living costs soar

PM to give cabinet a taste of party conference speech in which he draws on his personal adversities

Jackie Ashley: Voters are tiring of the anodyne careerists who rule us now. Politicians choosing leaders should ditch the safe option

Frank Field: Economic migrants can have no permanent right to settle here if we are to check population growth

Editorial: The TUC is right to push for real progress towards greater equality

Tens of thousands of jobseekers face being written off and 'parked' on benefits, thinktank warns

Jonathan Sale: Some unions will not be joining the TUC conference because they are not affiliated to it, and others because they are defunct

Marcel Berlins: In Britain we do not approve of criminal trials which take place in the absence of the accused

Employee's claim that private mobile communications were monitored are 'fanciful', company says

Striking variations between primary care trusts probably cannot always be justified, study finds

A UN report points to China rather than US for lessons in stimulating growth

Frank Field criticised following proposal to send skilled non-EU immigrants home