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It was a by-election that caused a political earthquake. In 1981, Shirley Williams changed the temperature in Westminster when the new Social Democratic Party triumphed in the once true blue seat of Crosby. Months before, her fellow Gang of Four member Roy Jenkins had come tantalisingly close to winning a…

The US president has changed the game in a way nobody else has

Many of my generation are stuck in a vicious cycle – too wealthy for public housing but too financially strained for long-term private rentals or mortgage finance

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Keir Starmer can tell the president he was right about Europe paying more for its own defence, but he should not trade away his principles

‘I couldn’t be more sad and disgusted,’ says former top editor Martin Baron

Editorial: The prime minister must handle Donald Trump with tact, but without flinching from a duty to confront falsehoods in the president’s worldview

Editorial: Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist-led government has welcomed immigration and boosted public spending, with stellar results

In chocolate, martinis and croissant, they may be tasty, but let’s not kid ourselves about the health benefits, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Joe Wright’s new drama gives a theatrical take on the dictator’s flaws but there is so much more history viewers need to know, says historian Caroline Moorehead