Michael Rosen writes poem in tribute to NHS nurses after Covid recovery
Children’s author who spent 48 days in hospital with virus calls NHS ‘a brilliant and wonderful invention’
Top 10 dissenting life stories
From Doris Lessing’s frank memoirs of social change to less famous campaigners in decisive struggles, these accounts provide an inspiring look ‘into the window’ of history
All In by Lisa Nandy review – why Labour must give power to the people
The shadow levelling up secretary argues that communities should have more control in her persuasive manifesto for a better Britain
Nadine Dorries to write book about Boris Johnson’s ‘dramatic downfall’
The former culture secretary and author of 16 novels reportedly has the working title, The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson
Christopher Ogden obituary
Other lives: Senior journalist at Time magazine in London, Moscow and Washington DC, and author of several biographies
Sir David Butler obituary
Influential psephologist, political scientist, author and expert member of the BBC’s election night coverage team for many years
Parliamentary report calls for government to support and modernise libraries
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee report says libraries are ‘an important part of a community’s infrastructure’
Think lefties should be civil about people like Suella Braverman? I politely refuse
The argument that a ‘woke army’ threatens free speech is baffling, given that the right is eroding basic respect and dignity, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
Neal Ascherson at 90: ‘Journalism was easier in my time. You had more time to think’
The distinguished former Observer foreign correspondent reflects on an extraordinary life – beginning with a horrifying brush with a Luftwaffe machine gunner
What Just Happened?! by Marina Hyde review – words as a lethal weapon
Whether mercilessly skewering Boris Johnson or lampooning Brexit, the Guardian journalist’s collected columns demonstrate her wit at its sulphur-tongued best
This Is Only the Beginning by Michael Chessum review – the left marches on
A recent history of the left sees the student protests of 2010 as a key inflection point, and argues that it is anything but a spent force
Liz Truss, we see the Dickensian world you dream of – and we refuse to go there
The prime minister has a plan, but people know it will leave them poorer, colder and hungrier, says writer and broadcaster Michael Rosen
The Secret History of the Five Eyes by Richard Kerbaj review – secrets and spies
A murky alliance between intelligence agencies, among them the UK and US, is revealed in a scandalous tale of mistrust and misjudgment, including British teenager Shamima Begum being smuggled into Syria by a Canadian spy
Trump asked May at debut meeting why Boris Johnson was not PM, book says
Former president reportedly asked indelicate question at White House in January 2017 when Johnson was foreign secretary
Maurice Glasman, architect of Blue Labour: ‘Labour needs to be itself again’
Ten years ago, political theorist Maurice Glasman was one of Labour’s brightest stars – until a fall from grace. Now, back with a new book, he talks about conservative socialism, backing Brexit – and why Keir Starmer must seize this moment