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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: After years when the party seemed to be undeclared disciples of austerity, the government’s conscience – prompted by some shocking electoral setbacks – has been awoken. For the country’s sake, as well as its own, children must now be at the heart of everything it does,…

Editorial: The strikes on Russian airbases are further evidence of Kyiv’s innovation. Imagination and skill can bolster external backing – but can’t replace it

The US president is leveraging his position for personal gain by exploiting an industry known for lack of transparency and fraud

A trade court ruling is exposing the civil war on the right, as key legal establishment figures oppose the president

Going along with the US’s perverse programme is not just a moral failure – it directly contravenes EU and British law, says lawyer and Inspiring Girls founder Miriam González Durántez

This blurring of the boundaries between the private and the public is obscene

I can’t explain what was going through my mind my when I splashed out on them. But I’ve spent three years trying to make amends, writes Adrian Chiles

In her memoir, Vine pins the downfall of her marriage on Brexit. But the finer details tell a story we might all be familiar with, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

I believe the key lies in our respective life stages, says social affairs journalist Susanna Rustin