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Letters: David Purdy says the party needs to provide moral and intellectual leadership, Andrew Pellow says family life was better under Labour, but Julia Williams says it doesn’t speak to her cares and concerns any more. Plus letters from Clive Tempest, Ed McDonnell and Graham Walsh

The PM and Labour leader tussled on tax, Gaza and immigration. But did either man land a damaging blow?

There is no point scolding people who refuse to be part of what feels like a political monoculture, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Holding actors like Putin to account relies on international law. If Israel’s allies ignore this, how can they claim their rules are fair, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Hastily established racial equality schemes are being shuttered. What survives is a movement that’s achieving real change, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

Letters: Patrick Owen, Dr Gilbert Pugh and Marianne Gemmeke write in support of the university protest camps that began in the US and have spread to the UK and other countries

Acts of solidarity will be demonised and slogans will be twisted, but they have never been more important, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

At Columbia University I saw young people who feel they have no choice but to risk their futures, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Our shabby domestic reality is a far cry from the imperial grandeur of the Foreign Office. Politicians must recognise this, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Letters: Readers respond to Nesrine Malik’s article about the civil war tearing the country apart