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Highlights

In 2023, Ukraine may suffer the same fate as Gaza and Syria

If we tire of this story, of the plight of Ukraine, we risk normalising an invasion of this global scale

Brooke Carter There are five things we can all do to live more sustainably

James Rampton The real story of Stonehouse – the MP who faked his death

Martin Chilton Books of the month: From Jane Smiley to Michael Bracewell

Voices

Voices

Will Gore Forty years of failed new year resolutions won’t stop me making more

David Callaway Why 2023 will be the year of the climate culture wars

Chris Blackhurst What we are losing by moving to working from home

Long reads

Andrew Grice ‘There is no vision’: Can Rishi Sunak turn the Tory ship around?

Geoffrey Macnab Is Iron Man the most culturally significant Marvel film ever made?

David Barnett Should we consider AI art to be true art?

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady As strikes look set to continue, 2023 could be good for the unions

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Home tours and furnishings talk are not the PR dream politicians think

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady A constitutional clash looms on gender reforms

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Stagflation is here and the Sunak government looks adrift

Most Commented

Two-thirds of Britons now support future referendum on rejoining the EU after Brexit

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Brexit regret: How the ‘undeniable disaster’ hit home with the public in 2022

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On this 50 year anniversary, I deplore the deception of Brexit | Michael Heseltine

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Opinion: In 2023, we need to end the curse of the ‘anti-woke’ bigots

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Editorials

Editorial Covid border checks are sensible – but constant U-turns are not

Editorial When it comes to China and Russia, it is clear who calls the shots

Editorial With Covid cases rising in China, we must learn from our mistakes

News analysis

Jon Stone The EU corruption scandal is an extreme example of something common

Harry Cockburn Nothing says ‘backwards Brexit Britain’ better than a new coal mine

Lizzie Dearden Germany ‘coup plot’ shows conspiracy theories are a real-world threat

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

Travel

Helen Coffey Kids on flights and reclining seats: The hottest travel topics of 2022

Travel questions

Simon Calder What’s the best way to travel to Norway to view the northern lights?

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul The A to Z of Brexit being done

Editor’s letters

John Rentoul Should British politicians publish their tax returns?

John Rentoul In 2023 Keir Starmer must say more about Labour in power

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice Why 2022 was the most dramatic political year I can remember

Andrew Grice Sunak and Starmer both offer very little in one important area

Andrew Grice The party that founded the NHS will have to save it again

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst Free the cities, free the North – then we have a chance to level up

Chris Blackhurst Why the Cop15 biodiversity discussions matter for us all

Chris Blackhurst Christmas markets aren’t enough to save our high street retailers

World

Jane Dalton China vows a ‘fair’ stance on Ukraine war after Putin and Xi meeting

Kim Sengupta ‘Putin’s threatening nuclear blackmail – but the world can’t give in’

Culture

Geoffrey Macnab The original ‘It-girl’ Clara Bow and her sisters in mayhem

Michael Church The Magic Flute at Royal Opera House is ideal Christmas family fare

Culture Staff The Week on Stage, from Hex to Kerry Jackson

Sport

Lawrence Ostlere Antoine Griezmann: One of the World Cup’s outstanding performers

Lawrence Ostlere World Cup star Mbappe is king of the chateau for France

Mary Dejevsky

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

Mary Dejevsky It is not for the West to determine Afghanistan’s future

Mary Dejevsky Zelensky’s trip to the US leaves some unanswered questions

Mary Dejevsky In light of the nurses’ strike, we’re going to need to rethink the NHS

Hamish McRae

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

Hamish McRae Five things you need to know about the world economy in 2023

Hamish McRae What will happen to China and the West? We have the first forecasts

Hamish McRae Why is the World Cup the greatest sporting event of them all?

Editor’s letters

Editor’s letters

Jon Stone Could 2023 be the year the Lib Dems turn it all around?

Editor’s letters

Dave Maclean My new year’s resolution? To detoxify my social media

Editor’s letters

Chris Stevenson For the Republican Party, 2023 will be a crucial year

Editor’s letters

Ben Burrows A very different Boxing Day in the Premier League

America

Namita Singh Trump gloats against ‘political thugs’ of Jan 6 committee in new rant

Peony Hirwani US accuses North Korea of supplying missiles and rockets to Russia

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson Biden vs Trump in 2024? Voters don’t seem overjoyed at the prospect