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The hard right doesn’t speak for most voters. The progressive cause is not yet lost, but there is an urgent need for energy, purpose and clarity, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Any large, historic city is a fragile thing – but Portugal’s property and tourism boom has intensified this sense of vulnerability, says writer Larry Ryan

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Unions have warned the government not to water down its workers' rights bill following Angela Rayner’s departure. But substantial hikes in the minimum wage and employers’ national insurance contributions, coupled with anaemic growth, could imperil all that this Labour government seeks to achieve

The UK’s ambassador to Washington may believe the US president is merely a ‘risk taker’, but that doesn’t represent my point of view – and it probably doesn’t represent yours. That’s why we must make our voices heard, writes Zoe Williams