Thatcherism devastated communities throughout industrial England that have never recovered. Their pain explains why people voted to leave in the EU referendum
Editorial: Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership is in crisis. But his travails are only the start of it. This is the most frightening period for the left in generations
Editorial: Just as attendance at football matches has a much stronger emotional effect than watching them alone on television, believers need to affirm and to act out their faith for it to work in them
Letters: We do not make white goods, or black goods. We do not make textiles. We cannot heat, fuel, clothe, or even feed ourselves. The only thing we had to offer for these essentials were our financial services
Set amid the Indigenous Australian community, this loose adaptation by Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre stirs Shakespeare’s text into a rich linguistic stew
Pierre-Laurent Aimard bowed out of the festival with a nod to its distinctly European flavour, ahead of displays of blistering power and staggering virtuosity
Country diary: Dibden Purlieu Dusty paths of sun-baked sand provide firm routes into the heathland, widened by walkers seeking peace in the green lung of the forest
I walked from Liverpool to London. Brexit was no surprise
Labour mutineers are betraying our national interest
Jeremy Corbyn has made his point. Now it’s time for Labour to move on
Martin Rowson on the attempted coup against Jeremy Corbyn – cartoon