Andrew Marr: ‘I’ve had an incredibly good decade since my stroke’
The journalist, 63, on his excellent recovery, Maoist youth and the increasing mendacity of politicians
Theresa May to release book on famous political scandals
In The Abuse of Power, former PM will look at how public institutions close ranks ‘to serve themselves’
The big idea: should governments run more experiments?
We’re used to randomised trials in medicine. Why not apply the same rigour to policy?
Boris Johnson recites Oompa-Loompas song in defence of Roald Dahl’s books
Ex-PM criticises sensitivity edit of author’s works – and also rejects sending Parthenon marbles to Greece
Spending on British libraries falls 17% as in-person visits soar
Official figures show £9,982 was spent per 1,000 people on libraries by central and local government in England, Scotland and Wales last year, down from £11,970 the year before
‘I’m a nepo baby’: Jon Snow on class, sanity and Margaret Thatcher
Two years ago, Snow left Channel 4 News, after anchoring the show for more than three decades. Now he has written a memoir. He discusses boarding school misery, family connections and why Boris Johnson is a chancer
Nicola Sturgeon’s memoirs attract fevered speculation from publishers
The departing Scottish first minister has already said she plans to write about her time in office, and publishers are showing keen interest
And Then What? by Catherine Ashton review – frank admissions from the former EU chief diplomat
A candid memoir of a fraught time in office provides a useful record of high level negotiation in Iran and Ukraine
Jean Blondel obituary
Political scientist whose radical approach and professorship at Essex University transformed the study of government
Paul Johnson obituary
Prolific journalist and historian who shifted allegiance from the left of Labour to become an ardent Thatcher supporter
Get Matt Hancock out of here: these are the political diaries worth reading
For windows on the corridors of power that were actually written contemporaneously, read this selection of books by MPs from left and right
‘Everyone calls to say how marvellous I am’ – Matt Hancock’s Pandemic Diaries, digested by John Crace
From the affair with Gina to the feud with Dom, our parliamentary sketchwriter boils down the former health minister’s memoir
Pandemic Diaries by Matt Hancock review – rewriting history
Assembled after the fact, these ‘diaries’ strain the usual definition – and the patience of those wanting a fuller account of government mistakes
Quiz of the year: how well do you remember 2022?
Charles became king of 15 realms, Tom Cruise made blockbuster history and controversy followed Russia on to the ice rink. Fingers on buzzers for 30 fiendish questions
Matt Hancock, hero of the pandemic? NHS staff would laugh if it weren’t a tragedy
In a new book, the former health secretary blames everyone but himself for Covid. It’s disgusting