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It can feel wrong to encourage young people to shoot for the stars – yet if no one did, our world would be empty of the artists, actors, athletes and visionaries who give it so much pleasure and meaning, writes Adrian Chiles

She and her husband seem keen on their titles and accolades, and less enthusiastic about putting in the work that ordinarily goes with them, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Despite misinformation that characterises refugees as a burden, their massive contribution to London is what makes the city the thriving metropolis it is today

Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

What does it mean to lose a language, and what does it take to save it? Those were the big questions being asked in Barcelona recently, says freelance writer Stephen Burgen

On this day 76 years ago, the Constitution of India was formally adopted before coming into effect on January 26, 1950. Since 2015, the Modi government has announced that Constitution Day will be celebrated to “promote constitutional values” and “promote greater awareness and understanding of the Constitution among citizens”. 

“Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realise that our people have yet to learn it. Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indian soil which is essentially undemocratic.”

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: She has broken records by becoming Britain’s first female chancellor, but Rachel Reeves’s bold reforms and her fealty both to her backbenchers and bankers risks unsettling the very people she needs onside

Editorial: The DWP’s punitive approach to benefit overpayments has caused unnecessary suffering