Putin’s revenge
Twenty-five years after the demise of the Soviet Union, Russia is consumed by an insatiable desire for recognition as…
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Putin's revenge
What does ‘elites’ mean, and why do they always rule?
The word 'elite', first coined in 1902, has become a term of abuse. But history is the story of one…
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Having the last laugh
How Diane Abbott – overlooked, mocked and marginalised by her own party for three decades – ended up as…
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Meet Donald Trump’s ultimate fixer: his son-in-law
Jared Kushner, who married Trump’s daughter Ivanka in 2009, is now a powerful figure in US politics.
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Leader: The NHS and the black dog
Mental health is beginning to get the political attention it deserves, but proper funding is vital.
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As the strangers approach the bed, I wonder if this could be a moment of great gentleness
I don’t know what to do. In my old T-shirt and M&S pants, I don’t know what to do.
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Just you wait – soon fake news will come to football
No point putting out a story saying that Chelsea got stuffed 19-1 by Spurs. Who would believe it, even…
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We knew we’d become proper pop stars when we got a car like George Michael’s
“That was George Michael!” we both shouted. “And he was driving the car we want!”
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The Nicholas Lezard guide to spending your book advance
It was quite wonderful, once again, to be able to do things such as go to restaurants, develop a…
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Why do the English celebrate Burns Night? In a word: Scotch
Here, surely, is a man who truly merits a whisky-soaked celebration.
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“My imagination was very vivid“: the bewitching sound of Liam Neeson’s voice
The musical note of Neeson’s baritone was a tuba, a double bass, the left end of a piano, containing the…
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A new documentary reminds me why I love the NHS (but hate its bureaucracy)
Hospital, filmed inside St. Mary's hospital, makes you feel intensely proud of the NHS, but furious at its structural…
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Commons Confidential: Jeremy Corbyn’s motorcycle diaries
The Sun's sources, Irish passports, and Corbyn in leather – maybe.
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Anti-Semitism is a right-wing problem
The spiritual home of Jewish persecution is not on the left.
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How to eat yourself happy
Mental health isn’t all in the mind.
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What does the end of the one-child policy mean for China’s disabled population?
Even after the policy was abolished last year, cultural prejudices against disabled people have proven hard to shake.
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La La Land is a big, bombastic musical – but it’s the smaller gestures that make it sing
La La Land is at its most convincing in those intimate exchanges between Gosling, with his melted eyes, and Stone,…
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“The Wallets“: A short story by Colin Barrett
New short fiction from the winner of the Guardian First Book Award.
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Pepys and a nightingale
A new poem by Janet Sutherland.
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Counting the ways: what Virgin and Other Stories teaches us about want
April Ayers Lawson’s debut collection is both forensic and mysterious.
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Why did Britain’s first road atlas take you to Aberystwyth?
Alan Ereira's new The Nine Lives of John Ogilby tells the story of a remarkable book – and its remarkable creator.
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Sex, cycling and socialism: the revolutionary women that history forgot
Part political chronicle, part emotional narrative, Sheila Rowbotham’s Rebel Crossings brings hidden stories into detailed, sympathetic view.
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“By now, there was no way back for me“: the strange story of Bogdan Stashinsky
Serhii Plokhy’s The Man with the Poison Gun is a gripping, remarkable Cold War spy story.
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What can a new book of Holocaust testimony tell us about the Third Reich?
Laurence Rees has probably interviewed more people who lived through the Holocaust than anybody else.
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Want your team to succeed? Try taking a step back
From the boardroom to the sports ground, managers need to step back for creativity to thrive.
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How the charts were won
For decades, white male critics have championed white male rock. Can a new school of writing re-evaluate the history…
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In her first interview of 2017, I pressed the Prime Minister for Brexit clarity
My week, including running out of cat food, reading Madeleine Thien – oh, and interviewing Theresa May on my show.
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As the Gaslighter-in-Chief takes office, remember: you’re not going mad
Why do I feel so angry and anxious about Donald Trump? Because I've seen what happens when you can't…
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Jeremy Corbyn’s internal critics have a compelling diagnosis, but they don’t have a cure
Labour's leader struggles to articulate his programme. His critics struggle to find one at all.
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Whatever Arlene Foster did, at least no one died
After all, Northern Irish voters forgave Martin McGuiness his spell in the IRA. Plus: why did Boris Johnson get…
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