The Irish singer-songwriter does what the best musicians do: perfectly crystallising their time while inspirationally taking a stand against it, says Guardian columnist John Harris
After years of cuts to arts funding, there are signs that the government is serious about boosting creative subjects in schools. It can’t happen soon enough, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Survey adds to experts’ concern about addiction risk and highlights support for plan to ban sales to under-18s
Interview from 2019 reveals specific preferences for recruitment, including age and race
Over our marriage, seasonal rows have focussed on cheese, tinsel, turkey, Aled Jones and even pyjamas. Still, I’m convinced that I am the true spirit of the festive season, writes Polly Hudson
Official indicates vessel is subject to sanctions after Trump’s ‘blockade’ on sanctioned tankers in and out of Venezuela
From retailers to banks, carmakers to councils, the bold pledges for carbon-neutral economies are being watered down or scrapped
The government is preparing a £50m bailout for Ineos’s Grangemouth plant, after Jim Ratcliffe asked for help in October
Asda, Lidl and Morrisons understood to be stocking imported branded turkeys to meet Christmas demand
Group of 120 experts including Joseph Stiglitz urge fresh debt restructuring plan given scale of destruction