Designers can influence politicians by proposing "10,000 little steps" to improve the world, according to speakers at our final Good Design for a Bad World talk at Dutch Design Week. More
UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson has proposed building a bridge across the English Channel to link Britain and France after Brexit. More
British passports will lose their burgundy covers and go back to having dark blue ones after Brexit, the government has confirmed. More
Dezeen promotion: a shoe that leaves a trail of messages behind as you walk and a tool for leaving comments on newspapers have been named the first winners of Makerversity's protest-themed competition. More
London-based designers Nathan Smith and Sam T Smith have created a book filled with postcards made by UK creatives in reaction to last year's Brexit vote. More
The past year has seen more and more designers responding to shifts in the political landscape, from the Brexit vote to the election of Donald Trump. Ahead of our Good Design for a Bad World talk series, here's a look at eight designs used as tools for change. More
Brexit is causing talented designers to avoid the UK, with high-flying British expats turning down jobs in their home nation, according to the Design Business Association. More
A new lobbying body called Fashion Roundtable has been formed to try to influence the UK government during Brexit talks. More
Thirty years after finding fame with her iconic garments printed with large slogans, fashion designer Katharine Hamnett has released a collection of political T-shirts urging the UK government to "Cancel Brexit". More
The new British passport could be designed by a European company, according to government insiders. More
London's V&A museum has acquired a T-shirt designed for Jeremy Corbyn's political campaign, which features a "bootlegged" version of the Nike logo topped with the UK Labour Party leader's name. More
British architect David Chipperfield describes the UK's departure from the European Union as a "shocking loss" in our final video interview filmed at the RIBA International Conference in London. More
Design bodies are consulting their members on what the UK's immigration policy should look like post-Brexit, after the government invited business sectors to submit their views on the subject. More
British architect David Chipperfield has claimed the UK's departure from the European Union will further erode city planning regulations at a time when they are needed most. More
The Barbican, the V&A and the British Museum are among over 500 leading arts organisations and individuals that have urged the UK government to support cultural exchange programmes and free movement of workers after Brexit. More
The European Parliament's chief Brexit negotiator has called on the UK government to retain membership of the Erasmus student exchange programme after the nation leaves the European Union. More
Emma Dent Coad, the Labour Party politician who claimed a surprise election victory in the UK's richest constituency, is a design writer and architecture historian known for campaigning against gentrification. More
Off the back of the UK's general election, British artist David Shrigley has made a plea to the Conservative government to champion the country's diversity and abolish laws that attack human rights. More
This week on Dezeen, UK architects and designers revealed "mixed emotions" following the result of a hung parliament, which the Creative Industries Federation said will prevent the hard Brexit many feared. More
After a surprising election result, the UK's architects and designers are reacting to the uncertainty of a hung parliament, and what it means for upcoming Brexit negotiations. More
