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Remember when the existence of natural disasters wasn’t up for ‘debate’? It seems like a long time ago now, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

There is something cheering about a world in which we can argue about fish knives. Anne Glenconner, once lady in waiting to Princess Margaret, raised the issue this week at the Cheltenham Literary Festival where she was promoting her book on picnics. She recalled having lunch with Camilla and her…

When Labour was in opposition, the answer to the “what does it stand for” question was obvious: to win power. Now that Keir Starmer occupies Number 10, it is far less clear what he actually intends to do with that power.

If we treated this service as vital state infrastructure, it could make a huge difference to parents – and to the economy, says the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Season one of Monsters, writer Ryan Murphy’s addictive anthology TV series about appalling human behaviour, told the story of America’s most notorious serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer. For Season Two, the showrunner – comfortably the most prolific and successful man in elite TV – has outdone himself, retelling the double murder…

Sue Gray out, Morgan McSweeney in, Simon Case to leave … the churn highlights how vital the right staff are to any PM’s success, says author Anthony Sneldon

Balloting would have provided a rare opportunity for the world’s governments to vote on complicity in Israeli war crimes

Netanyahu’s allegation that Iran controls all of Lebanon is a ploy to stoke another disastrous sectarian civil war there

If the 1% follow through on their threats, an ‘exit tax’ could raise £500m a year – by plucking golden feathers as they take flight, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The world must show it cares about the conflict, but relieving civilian suffering should take the place of military intervention, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

In 1979, another incoming prime minister struggled to satisfy the public hunger for change, asks the Guardian columnist Andy Beckett