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In 2025 I learned that reconciliation is less about a grand apology than a shift in perspective, says writer and screenwriter Carolin Würfel

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: An opinion poll for The Independent suggests that the electorate is unmoved by stories from the Reform leader’s school days – but no potential leader of this country should be able to shrug off allegations of this seriousness without a proper defence

Parties can be anxiety-inducing... but they don’t need to be, says award-winning podcaster and bestselling author Elizabeth Day

We enter 2026 with radical uncertainty about the fate of the US – but also with the clarity that people have the power to determine what it will be

If the DNC isn’t open and transparent about why they lost, then how can we be sure they will learn their lesson this time?

The death of Tripura student Anjel Chakma following an alleged racist attack in Uttarakhand has brought back memories, for many in and from Northeast India, of the killing of Arunachal student Nido Tania in Delhi in 2014. Then, as now, a young man from Northeast India studying in a part…

Being blasted into space or taking over Venice no longer cuts it. The rich and famous are being punished for their conspicuous vacuity, says Guardian arts and culture correspondent Nadia Khomami

For all the talk of coups, this much is clear: without a strong vision, Labour will face a fresh crisis of legitimacy, says Polly Toynbee

Either say you can’t make it well in advance or keep stumm, says writer Phineas Harper