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Absolute free speech is a right enshrined in the law, which is fundamental to British democracy. We must defend it, says former government minister Peter Hain

From fiscal rules to universities, doors have opened that were shut three months ago. Our future depends on which he chooses, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

In the first of a two-part series, the former prime minister outlines a global response to Donald Trump’s tariffs

With the country enveloped in gloom and facing mayhem from the US and Russia, it’s hard to imagine a more fraught time to take power, says author John Kampfner

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: With the US and China busy raising tit-for-tat tariffs, the two largest economies in the world have effectively ceased trading with one another – but the president’s pause gives hope for a rethink

Editorial: Beijing is braced for turbulence due to swingeing tariffs. But it sees a bigger, more promising story of US hegemonic decline

Editorial: Sixty years old this month, the famous northern walking route successfully blazed a trail for a national pastime

Series of actions this week including at Princeton and in a tiny town, offer hope that courageous voices can make a difference

This battle between the US and China goes far beyond market turmoil – it has killed off the liberal dream of a borderless world, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

Donald Trump’s America is clearly pursuing an isolationist ideology. His insane-seeming tariffs scheme, which has sent the stock markets careering and kicked off a trade war, is designed to force Americans to buy American. Trump seemingly can’t comprehend that trade deficits are mostly because American consumerism is famously rapacious, and…

Just one antisocial fellow traveller can ruin a journey. Is it a giant two-fingered gesture to the rest of the world?