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Ben Elton and Lenny Henry were backing Neil Kinnock; Bob Monkhouse and Steve Davis supported John Major

Faced with war and the threat of Trump, Ursula von der Leyen and others should study the legacy of modern Europe’s architect, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

It’s not just the election we ought to be afraid of this year… but all the merchandise that’ll come alongside it. Wherever you fall on the political spectrum, can we at least all agree that the tat endorsed by our leaders is confusing, painful and almost pathologically uncool, asks Roisin…

British politics has been drained of all credibility. The Labour leader could turn low expectations to his advantage – for a time, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

There are few more high-profile and pressurised jobs than leading a country. So it’s perhaps not surprising that the pressure appears to be getting to British prime minister Rishi Sunak.

Wine in imperial measures, we are told, is ‘what leaving was all about’, while the UK struggles outside the single market

I grew up in Tasmania in the 1980s. The capital city, Hobart, had a bit of a “living at the edge of the world” feeling in those days. It seemed about as far away from anywhere as you could get. So, I remember the thrill when the first hints of…

Paul Harwood, 42, and Zara Kasory, 32, were also charged in relation to a blaze at a restaurant

So many citizens are angry and cynical, like Taxi Driver’s Travis Bickle. I wish our leaders would ask themselves why, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Ted Green, a conservation adviser to the crown estate at Windsor, has a provocative take on our ‘living heritage’

As the 30th anniversary approaches, it’s worth remembering the hopes that even Margaret Thatcher shared, says transport specialist Christian Wolmar