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Great writers give us more than just good stories to read, they help us define ourselves and our place in the world

This was not just a motley gathering of eccentrics – remember, Ukip were never taken seriously, and look what damage they managed to inflict on Britain

Two thirds of the Brexiters’ Bible’s readers admit that leaving the EU has gone pear-shaped – but not for the same reasons as the rest of us...

A plan for councils to build on farmland bought at sensible rates is a good first step

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

An Aspects of Love revival feels uncomfortable three decades on

The stage version of Brokeback Mountain is well-meaning, well-acted and well, pointless

The rental market in the capital is bad and getting worse

A new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum captures the experience of everyday people who lived through the years of conflict

Our economy needs young, energetic workers from abroad. The government’s inability to accept this fact is poisoning our politics

Starmer must not get distracted by the assumption that Labour are home and dry

After a decade of striving for success, David Bowie finally had it all. And then he seemed to throw it all away by killing off “my monster”

His admission that “Brexit has failed” shows once again that for Nigel Farage and the populist right, shifting the blame is second nature

The Wetherspoon owner still believes we were right to leave the EU – but even he admits things have not gone to plan

London is embracing the European approach to socialising and hosting guests at home. Why? No one can afford to go out any more

Bath has been deemed a hotbed of our country’s elitism. That’s all well and good, but the city’s roots are anything but English

After the disaster of Jeremy Corbyn, Labour has one goal – winning the next election and finally getting rid of the incompetent Tory government

Featuring the hit show tunes Don’t Cry for Me, Richmond (Yorkshire), Suella, If I Were a Poor Man, and many more!

1990s musical Once on This Island gets a sensational revival

The people who’ve polluted our national waterways are now asking for more money. Who are they kidding?

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

The recent National Conservatism conference highlighted the threat of the far-right and the polarisation within the Tory Party itself

Economic hardship and war have not pushed Europe’s nations apart, but closer together

Once again, the government is failing to offer any answers for why fisheries are struggling

I’d like to enjoy his Guardian writings, but there’s one small thing getting in the way

The government has no plan to save a vanishing sector

Based on a WWII deception that fooled the Nazis, Operation Mincemeat is a deft pastiche

Is The Ugly Duchess a work of misogyny, a portrait of deformity or the mocking of an aristocrat? Or all three?

In this extract from his new book, our editor-at-large reflects on why The People’s Vote failed... and what makes a successful campaign

Having waited his entire life for this coronation service, and having apparently played a central role in devising it, the King was nonetheless unable to memorise his own lines