Cover Story What is school for? The struggle for control of the national curriculum is a fight for the soul of English education. By Pippa Bailey
Putin’s endgame With a fractured West and a pliable US president, he sees no reason to abandon his war on Ukraine. By Katie Stallard
1. Elon Musk’s Wisconsin mission explodes Voters have rejected a key Republican candidate, despite the Tesla chief pouring millions into the election. By Freddie Hayward
International Politics Peacekeepers in a world without peace What is the point of Keir Starmer’s “coalition of the willing”? By Andrew Marr
Will Mark Carney win Canada’s snap election? Until very recently, his political rival Pierre Poilievre seemed poised for a victory of generation-defining proportions. By Luke Savage
Picasso’s mistreated muses It was women who drove his art to its heights – and women who bore the brunt of his callousness… By Sue Prideaux
Economic Growth “We must work together to mobilise the talent and potential of British society” David Blunkett