Labour As Gordon Brown intervenes, where is Keir Starmer? Labour’s ambition to be seen as an alternative government hinges on its response to the cost-of-living crisis. By Freddie Hayward
5:35 pm Gordon Brown is wrong – we need to renationalise energy permanently, not just temporarily Andrew Fisher
Conservatives Inside the Tory grassroots: what do members really want? In Beaconsfield, one of the largest Conservative associations in the country, activists are frustrated and fearful of defeat. By Anoosh Chakelian
Brexit Quietly, our Brexit government is learning to love immigration – just not migrants Anoosh Chakelian
In the grip of overlapping crises, Europe faces a leadership vacuum Emmanuel Macron is a lame duck, Mario Draghi is leaving office and Olaf Scholz is hesitant. Who will step up in their place? By Mujtaba Rahman
Mark Haddon: “I’m quite lucky to be alive” The novelist on his triple heart bypass, literature’s “culture wars”, and why he’s donating book royalties to abortion funds in… а> By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Theatre “The festival is more fragile than ever”: the Edinburgh Fringe wars Anna Leszkiewicz and Bilal Aly
Audio Long Reads Thomas Mann, German identity and the romantic allure of Russia – Audio Long Reads Jeremy Cliffe
Business There’s a new factor pushing up energy prices, and it’s nothing to do with Russia Emma Haslett
Business The UK is going into recession, and even Liz Truss might not be able to save it Emma Haslett
Environment Pascal Lamy on the climate crisis: “We have to go way back to find a global picture as depressing as today” Philippa Nuttall
Climate Nuclear energy vs renewables: which is the best solution for the climate crisis? Philippa Nuttall
Sport The battle for the soul of English cricket When the former Yorkshire bowler Azeem Rafiq blew the whistle on racism within the sport, high-profile resignations and inquiries followed.… By Emma John
Lisa Nandy: “I disliked the cults around Blair and Corbyn: one man doesn’t change things” By Kate Mossman
Energy and Climate Change The Policy Ask with Arthur Snell: “Many of the world’s problems stem from the Iraq invasion” Spotlight