It tends to come as a surprise to new governments that the civil service doesn’t really do policy. After the deprivations of opposition, when parties may have one or two young and underpaid staff ...

This is Prospect’s rolling coverage of the assisted dying debate. This page will be updated with the latest from our correspondent, Mark Mardell. Read the rest of our coverage here The world changed ...

Like many parents, I try to avoid contributing to the plastic deluge. I often give my daughter, now 16 months old, second-hand gifts and toys. But I find it harder gifting hand-me-downs to others so I ...

The bill has been passed by 330 to 275. It has been a respectful debate, with some MPs close to tears as they tell their personal stories, but with little extravagant, over-emotional drama. Labour’s ...

The big day has arrived. On the way friendships have faltered as fresh alliances have been forged, safeguards squared up to slippery slopes and party loyalties replaced with private passions. Outside ...

Have we really walked into a new world? One that's not just going down a slippery slope but stepping over the edge of a cliff? That was the claim of shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick, shortly ...

Jasmin, who is 31 and from Honduras, sits on the floor of a crowded migrant shelter watching her three-year-old daughter, Brindi, eat instant noodles out of a plastic pot. The heat in the city of ...

There was something unusual about my train journey to London on the grim morning of Tuesday 19th November. It wasn’t just the smell of waxed jackets or the abundance of green wellies in a carriage ...

Are you planning a party night in, say, Ibiza in the near future? You can get there for around £270, round trip, in a little over two hours with BA. But why risk all the hassle when you can rent a ...

Deborah Bonello is a journalist, editor and writer based in Mexico City. Born in Malta and brought up in the UK, she moved to Latin America to work as a foreign correspondent in 2006. Organised crime ...