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There is the initial group. Then the side group. Then another splinter group. Suddenly, in your bones, you know the wrong message is going to end up with the wrong person, writes Polly Hudson

When it comes to recognising Palestine, for once the PM’s characteristic pragmatic caution seems right

These days it’s not enough to disagree with opponents – it seems we have to accuse them of being con artists too, says Britain editor of the New Statesman, Anoosh Chakelian

In the frenzy of racism and culture warring, the issue of why hotels are used gets overlooked, says author Daniel Trilling

When Shakespeare was alive and writing, the lowest-priced tickets cost a penny and people of all backgrounds flocked to the Globe. But in the centuries since, a trip to the theatre has acquired a reputation for being only for the gilded few.

On August 6, just 57 minutes into the fifth day of the fifth Test match between India and England, fast bowler Mohammed Siraj bowled a searing yorker that shattered Guy Atkinson’s stumps, sealing a thrilling six-run win for India – the narrowest Test victory margin in the country’s cricketing history. 

Its migrant-powered GDP growth is lauded. If only the people who pick its fruit could be treated with dignity and respect, says Tone Sutterud, a human rights and environment journalist and translator

Chinese companies now need to double down on Asia, both as a market and a production base

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The resignation of the homelessness minister after she made her tenants leave a four-bedroom property, before relisting it at a higher rent – a notorious sharp practice her government is seeking to make illegal – only weakens this administration’s claim to be the champion of those…