All chewed up

Like it or not, this will be a theme in the upcoming general election – we are living through a defining moment for the left

If it hadn’t been for the civil servants that the Conservatives so gleefully denigrate, Britain would have fallen apart years ago

Moving against Rishi Sunak now would almost certainly lead to further disaster. But disastrous polls mean that MPs still might do it

Viktor Orbán’s support for Trump and Putin could give rise to a terrifying axis, and with it bring about the end of liberal democracy

The main takeaway I took from Glazer’s The Zone of Interest is different from the one the director intended

Rachel Reeves will need to confront failures that others have ignored

Like it or not, this will be a theme in the upcoming general election – we are living through a defining moment for the left

It's hard to believe anything could prevent Trump from becoming the Republican nominee, and perhaps the president

Bayern Munich may have been in turmoil this season but the England striker is in the form of his life

In Britain, women with a health condition can sit in medical purgatory awaiting a diagnosis for up to three years. I’m one of them

The polls opened at the Russian embassy in Paris – what I saw there gave me hope

Locals have opted to negate the fact that Lawrence’s vision of Italy wasn’t entirely idyllic

The CDU Party has already announced it will scrap the law if it wins next year’s election

Rishi Sunak, for all his public protestations, is pessimistic about whether he will be able to hang on until June

It might even be better for the Conservatives too, but I am less concerned about them than I am about Britain

If it hadn’t been for the civil servants that the Conservatives so gleefully denigrate, Britain would have fallen apart years ago

Moving against Rishi Sunak now would almost certainly lead to further disaster. But disastrous polls mean that MPs still might do it

Crippling rent rises are fuelling calls to abolish landlords. But this so-called ‘easy fix’ must be resisted

Britain’s universities and colleges are on the brink because of government policies

Viktor Orbán’s support for Trump and Putin could give rise to a terrifying axis, and with it bring about the end of liberal democracy

We need Have I Got News for You and The Last Leg just as we needed Spitting Image in the 1980s – to reassure us that we aren’t all going mad

The youth movement of the 1950s was rooted in Britain’s working class, but its influence and notoriety spread across the continent

In a convoy supplying kit to Ukrainian soldiers at the frontline, I’ve seen beauty and horror, death and survival

In 1974, the group won Eurovision.. and changed Sweden

Ireland is going through a golden literary age – but Sinéad Gleeson’s extraordinary debut stands out from the rest

A new exhibition connects the work of over 50 women from across the world

Pick up your pan, your spoon, your rice, and get stirring. Risotto is about to have a moment in Britain

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s books and cinema

One shot tells you everything about this immortal cinematographer

Why the ‘father of Czech classical music’ switched from a German Friedrich to a Czech Bedrich

Even for all her success and the wealth that came with it, Valadon’s bohemianism remained undiminished

I have decided to grow a beard – my mission is to reconcile the two most antipathetic faith communities of London in the contours of my own face