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Editorial: Whether forged in neighbourhoods, clubs or universities, cross-class links can boost social mobility and break down divides

With the UK mired in gloom for the foreseeable future, how can the chancellor possibly think about enjoying herself, asks Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

One minute Rachel and Phoebe are giving birth, the next they’re perfectly groomed and having coffee with their mates. That’s not a picture I recognise, writes Nell Frizzell

Friends of the House of Commons Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, are putting it about that there’s a diabolical plot by “woke” Labour MPs to replace him. This follows a series of hideously embarrassing revelations by the Mail about his jet-setting abroad at taxpayers’ expense.

The president thinks tariffs are ‘the greatest thing ever invented’ – but his trade war seems based on fiat and whim

Last week, despite the strong objections of over 80 Labour backbench MPs, the government announced its decision to press ahead with £6 billion in savings by adjusting Personal Independence Payments. This follows the recent reduction in overseas aid. The justification? The need for rearmament and defense against unprecedented global threats.

The biggest area of risk – in terms of lives lost and cost – involves NHS maternity units. Organisation upheaval must not distract us from what matters most, says former health secretary Jeremy Hunt

I definitely can’t match her sense of adventure – and I find real pleasure in my daily routines, writes Emma Beddington. But it is time to escape my hummus-tinged comfort zone

If university leaders allow themselves to be bullied, how do we expect any other institutions to stand up?

Another ‘hate crime’ case against a person of colour has collapsed. The fact it even got to court reveals an alarming ignorance, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

With the US president now warmer to Moscow than to Ottawa, it’s little surprise Canadians I met rolled their eyes at the decline of the special relationship, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett