A Victorian invention, the bank holiday no longer suits the lives of most British families

Whatever the Iraq Inquiry report says about the ex-Prime Minister, the public made up its mind long ago

Grammar glitches and style stumbles in The Independent this week

The new higher minimum wage comes into effect today, and some on the left are expressing doubts

I used to watch American football, but now I've stopped: I can't pretend any longer that head injuries aren't an unavoidable part of the game

Review of Utopia for Realists: the case for a universal basic income, open borders and a 15-hour workweek, by Rutger Bregman

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'There remain too many secrets around 9/11, but I never doubted bin Laden’s link'

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'In the early days we even mourned when someone left The Indy family for another job'

The Lib Dems might have saved less money, but they might also have saved the Tories from themselves

Grace Dent wonders if life was better back when we were allowed a period in which we could stop trying

The Chancellor was right to abandon his Budget, but the damage to his reputation is done. And another picture of old London

George Osborne admitted to a 'mistake' in the Budget debate today. For once a politician has correctly assessed himself 

The reforming adviser and minister spoke at the final seminar of the 'Blair Years' course at King's College, London, yesterday