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My aunt was chastising me for not carrying on my mother’s legacy of pineapple tarts and butter cakes. Why had I been so resistant? asks writer Ying Reinhardt

We’re supposed to be used to this by now, but getting used to it is dangerous. Her colleagues should have spoken up

It’s a radical but simple notion: ditch the dead weight of your worldly goods and get out there and live your best life, writes Adrian Chiles

After Republicans were trounced in this month’s votes, the administration has launched a slapdash, ill-conceived campaign

Who knows where this government’s credibility will be after next week’s exceptionally difficult budget, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Imposing a 1% levy on the super-rich isn’t a policy, it’s pantomime. Tackling inequality in Britain will require much more far-reaching changes, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The sentencing of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death by a domestic war crimes court is being seen by many as another episode of vendetta politics in the country. This may set the stage for another spell of political uncertainty in Bangladesh. At the same time, the verdict…

In trying to woo Le Pen’s voters, Les Républicains risk destroying France’s Gaullist legacy and putting Paris on a collision course with the EU, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

Some may be nostalgic for a time when the landline made communication a family affair, before smartphones were an extension of each of us

Autocrats like Prince Mohammed are eager to benefit from Trump’s brazen effort to use the presidency to enrich himself and his family

A fixation on reducing numbers leaves no room for rational discussion of what that means for the economy and society