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Removing ‘divisive’ Smithsonian exhibits, Farage’s ‘patriotic’ curriculum: this is where the unpicking of the 20th century liberal order begins, says academic Kojo Koram

The hard right doesn’t speak for most voters. The progressive cause is not yet lost, but there is an urgent need for energy, purpose and clarity, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Any large, historic city is a fragile thing – but Portugal’s property and tourism boom has intensified this sense of vulnerability, says writer Larry Ryan

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Unions have warned the government not to water down its workers' rights bill following Angela Rayner’s departure. But substantial hikes in the minimum wage and employers’ national insurance contributions, coupled with anaemic growth, could imperil all that this Labour government seeks to achieve

The UK’s ambassador to Washington may believe the US president is merely a ‘risk taker’, but that doesn’t represent my point of view – and it probably doesn’t represent yours. That’s why we must make our voices heard, writes Zoe Williams

Editorial: Downing St may want to avoid scrutiny of its performance but debate is needed, not control-freak choreography

Editorial: Economic and academic activity are bound up together. Charging international students more for less will not fix deep-seated problems

From Covid misinformation to climate denialism, understanding the divergent paths of Australia and the US can help us fight the powerful forces that threaten our world

With the party tanking and Farage in No 10 a possibility, we need a unifying figure who will wake the party from its slumber, says Neal Lawson of Compass

It’s not enough any more to cover just ‘the birds and the bees’ as many more children are seeing adult content before their teens, says author and educator Jess Melendez

Is there a chance, do you think, that the new Home Secretary, the rather impressive Shabana Mahmood, might use her first days in the job to reverse one of the most egregious errors of her predecessor? I refer to Yvette Cooper’s idiotic proscription of Palestine Action. That genius idea of…