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Highlights

Why you should care about a reformed House of Lords

The question prompted by Labour’s plan is not so much why, but why has it taken so long?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Matt Hancock’s attempt to rehabilitate his image is going as expected

Sean Russell ‘Don’t expect a blaze of glory’: The story of ‘Plebs’ and how it ends

Editorial Gordon Brown isn’t first or last to try to reform the House of Lords

Voices

Ian Hamilton We need to talk about cannabis and pain relief

Bel Trew Martin Luther King’s famous quote needs amending in 2022

Hamish McRae We septuagenarians are the happiest and freest generation

Long reads

Simon Calder If the rail strikes aren’t before Christmas, the decline will resume

If the rail disputes aren’t solved there’ll be plenty of New Year’s resolutions to stay clear of trains

David Barnett The fight to end the devastating consequences of landmines

Peter Blackburn ‘Cost of living? It’s the cost of just surviving more like’

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson Donald Trump has stumbled out of the blocks in his 2024 campaign

Independent Premium

Rob Merrick Why quitting Tory MPs should worry about their future job prospects

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady What we can learn from the Chester by-election

Politics explained

Adam Forrest Could the Tories lose their ‘blue wall’ heartland?

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Editorials

Editorial The government will lose its battle with the unions

Editorial A higher windfall tax cannot pay for everything

Editorial The exodus from the Conservative Party points to a deeper problem

News analysis

Chris Stevenson Sunak can’t afford to let U-turns and Tory rebellions stack up

Chris Stevenson What now for Nicola Sturgeon’s push for an independent Scotland?

Samuel Webb What is the windfall tax and what do the latest changes mean?

Harry Cockburn Rishi Sunak’s failure to attend Cop27 will come back to haunt him

Travel

Travel questions

Simon Calder Is it recommended to fly on Christmas Day?

Travel questions

Simon Calder Should my 16-hour flight have had reclining seats?

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul Michael Gove is key to the Tories’ chances at the next election

John Rentoul Twitter has turned me into an optimist

Editor’s letters

John Rentoul Matt Hancock’s diaries present his defence to the Covid inquiry

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice This is why strikes are dangerous for the government

Andrew Grice Rishi Sunak is trying to govern the ungovernable

Andrew Grice Taking a hard stance on immigration will backfire – for everyone

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst An instance that shows economic pressure can work

Chris Blackhurst The spirit of innovation and enterprise is still alive in the UK

Chris Blackhurst The RMT and Mick Lynch have to be more than just talk

World

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar World’s oldest land animal who lived through both World Wars turns 190

Vishwam Sankaran Yellowstone may have much more magma than previously thought

Culture

Zoe Anderson Medea gets a brilliant update through dance in Ruination

The Week on Stage, from Othello to Vardy v Rooney

Martin Chilton Books of the month: Self-help, short stories and sea creatures

Sport

Chris Stevenson Marcus Rashford: The England goalscorer looking for World Cup glory

Independent Premium

Will Gore Here’s hoping this World Cup doesn’t ruin football for the kids

Mary Dejevsky

Expert on foreign affairs, Russian politics and diplomatic relations between the Kremlin and the west

Mary Dejevsky What do protests in China mean for the West?

Mary Dejevsky Give housing incentives to older homeowners – not first-time buyers

Mary Dejevsky What the Poland missile incident reveals about Russia – and Nato

Hamish McRae

Authority on business, finance and the intersection between the worlds of economics and politics

Hamish McRae Could this be the beginning of the end of Christianity?

Hamish McRae A bad weekend for Apple – and a worse one for China

Hamish McRae Bad news for the economy – but good news for house prices?

Editor’s letters

Editor’s letters

Ben Burrows We should remember it wasn’t always easy for England at World Cups

Editor’s letters

Harriet Williamson What I saw at a Christmas market this weekend was heartbreaking

Editor’s letters

Charlotte Cripps I’m a Celeb is over – and we can all get on with our lives. Can’t we?

Editor’s letters

Andrew Woodcock There’s only one reason why Boris Johnson wants to be an MP

America

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson Another controversy for Trump that voters will struggle to shrug off

Bevan Hurley Sam Bankman-Fried: The crypto king who lost it all

Arpan Rai US bans sale of Chinese tech from Huawei and ZTE firms