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Prepare for a summer of holiday discontent

Travel may be back on the menu but we’ve a long way to go for a post-Covid, post-Brexit equilibrium – expect this summer to be a bit chaotic

Salma Shah I was unceremoniously banned from Twitter (and I still don’t know why)

Editorial The issue is not ‘if’ but ‘how’ to implement a windfall tax

Kate Hughes How families are being hit hardest with 13% inflation

Voices

John Rentoul Is a ‘progressive alliance’ pact the answer to Labour’s prayers?

James Moore Consumers are cutting back but payday borrowing is on the rise

Hamish McRae The Elizabeth line could be transformative for London – here’s how

Long reads

James Rampton Lucy Worsley on how to solve history’s mysteries

Colin Drury How the Greens became a local election winning machine

William Cook Davos, the unlikely home of a great 20th-century artist

Politics Explained

Politics explained

John Rentoul What are the rules about lying to parliament?

Politics explained

Borzou Daragahi Lessons from Ukraine for Biden in stance on Taiwan

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson How does Joe Biden solve a problem like North Korea?

Politics explained

Rob Merrick Truss makes UK power – not fighting poverty – the aim of overseas aid

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Fresh party details emerge as Boris Johnson braces for explosive report

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Editorials

Editorial The photographs of Boris Johnson raising a glass tell their own story

Editorial Partygate reminds us that the government must work with civil servants

Editorial Australia’s safe change to a slightly greener, more caring alternative

News analysis

Laura Wellesley Why Ukraine’s ports are so important for global food prices

Ashley Cowburn Who is expected to shoulder the blame over Partygate?

Ben Chapman What options does Rishi Sunak have to help with soaring energy bills?

Ben Chapman Consumer confidence is plunging – here’s why that matters

Travel

Heidi Fuller-Love Amber alert: On the hunt for Lithuanian gold

Simon Calder Why the Elizabeth line is a blessing for London

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul Sue Gray’s report: What she said – and what she really meant

Ask our chief political commentator anything on the Sue Gray report

Editor’s letters

It’s been a long road, but the Blair rage is gradually receding

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice Sue Gray has given the PM’s critics ammunition to move against him

Andrew Grice The Sue Gray report could have a sting in its tail for Boris Johnson

Andrew Grice Giving the government control over interest rates would be a disaster

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst We need to cut business rates and introduce an online levy

Chris Blackhurst The penalties for financial wrongdoing just aren’t fit for purpose

Chris Blackhurst To take over National lottery, Allwyn has assembled a heavyweight trio

World

Samuel Webb ‘Dramatic rise’ in pesticides found in fruits and vegetables

Namita Singh New Zealand plane rescues two different boats adrift at sea for days

Culture

Culture Staff The Week on Stage, from Grease to The Father and the Assassin

Geoffrey Macnab Why Top Gun 2 is a take-off of traditional Hollywood flying movies

Mark Hudson Tate Britain’s Cornelia Parker show doesn’t shy away from the present

Sport

Mark Critchley Ten Hag isn’t the first to try and fix United – but could be the last

Karl Matchett Jurgen Klopp: The manager who has become the perfect fit for Liverpool

Mary Dejevsky

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

Mary Dejevsky George W Bush’s Iraq-Ukraine gaffe reveals western double standards

Mary Dejevsky Will Russia be the enemy forever?

Mary Dejevsky What awaits Ukraine when the fighting stops?

Hamish McRae

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

Hamish McRae Forget Musk and Bezos – falling markets carry risks for us all

Independent Premium

Hamish McRae First the Great Resignation, now the Great Retirement – but why?

Hamish McRae A ‘sorting’ is occurring in cryptocurrency and tech shares

Editor’s letters

Editor’s letters

Borzou Daragahi An evening of choral classics in Turkey promoted tolerance and healing

Editor’s letters

Charlie Craven How we bring you honest and impactful video reporting from Ukraine

Editor’s letters

John Rentoul Is that a Conservative death rattle I hear?

Editor’s letters

Harriet Williamson Tory infighting over the junk food ban U-turn isn’t helping anyone

America

Holly Baxter Extreme right-wing ideologies are becoming a big problem for the US

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson Joe Biden is targeting ‘Maga’ Republicans – but will the gambit work?

Tom Ambrose Ultraviolet light can help prevent spread of Covid, study finds