UK The free trade delusion The UK may believe it can play the US and the EU off against each other. But it will soon collide with geopolitical reality. By Ivo Dawnay
Politics Corbyn adviser Andrew Murray on what’s next for the left Andrew Murray, the committed communist and Corbyn adviser, on Labour’s defeat, reclaiming patriotism and the End of History. By Gavin Jacobson
Social Media Disunited fandom: how the royal split created turmoil online The British monarchy captivates and entertains a vast international fandom, but the drama of the Sussex split has riven a once-close online community. By Eleanor Peake
Europe Can the Italian left halt the far right’s advance in Emilia-Romagna? League leader Matteo Salvini is seeking to capture a traditional leftist stronghold, but a new protest movement is rallying. By Gregorio Sorgi
Europe The downfall of an ogre: Gabriel Matzneff and the myth of male seduction The 83-year-old French writer has spent his career celebrating his sexual relations with minors. Now France is finally confronting its reverence of male genius. By Joan Wallach Scott
Film The Personal History of David Copperfield: a brisk and breezy take on Dickens Armando Iannucci’s adaptation finds joy, even if it loses some of the darkness of the novel. By Ryan Gilbey
UK Rise of the new working-class Tories Can Boris Johnson’s Conservatives really hold on to former Labour voters in the party’s old heartlands? By Simon Heffer
Europe The Lisbon lament: Britain's oldest ally on the eve of Brexit Once a backward country in the grip of a grim dictatorship, Portugal has become a hot spot for tech migrants, surfers, foodies and yoga gurus, with a popular socialist prime minister. By Matthew Engel
Asia Going it alone in a foreign land To friends, I framed my upcoming solo trip to Japan as an elaborate success: a woman unexpectedly dumped, taking off on her own to climb up hills and meditate. Inside, I was terrified. By Alice Vincent
TV & Radio Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Lab is one of the creepiest things I’ve ever seen on television And I’m old enough to remember the Krankies. By Rachel Cooke
Food & Drink The 2010s saw clean eating, small plates and veganism. What’s next for food culture? Sandwiches, apparently. As well as trends ranging from the vague (“sour”) to the very specific (pea milk), say “experts”. By Felicity Cloake
UK Who will Labour's next shadow chancellor be? The next Labour leader – rather like the Prime Minister – faces two constraints in filling the role. By Stephen Bush
The Staggers Despite the EU withdrawal agreement passing, Johnson is still repeating May’s mistakes The Prime Minister ended this phase of Brexit as his predecessor started it: with a series of irreconcilable promises. By Stephen Bush
UK Commons Confidential: Bad-mouthing No 10's Comical Ali Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster. By Kevin Maguire
Wales Welsh Labour has an identity crisis – and an existential threat The party needs to recover its sense of what it is to win again. By Martha O'Neil
Film The Personal History of David Copperfield: a brisk and breezy take on Dickens Armando Iannucci’s adaptation finds joy, even if it loses some of the darkness of the novel. By Ryan Gilbey
Books JM Coetzee’s The Death of Jesus: a fitting conclusion to a great trilogy Coetzee’s trilogy of deadpan, present tense, fable-like fantasies, culminates in his extraordinary new novel The Death of Jesus. By Leo Robson
TV & Radio World Wise Web: the radio show that unleashes teenage interviewers on tech pioneers It might sound like a gimmick, but this is a powerfully valid approach to conversations about technology. By Antonia Quirke
Books Deborah Orr’s Motherwell: a memoir of family insights and dark asides Motherwell is a beautifully written – if frustrating – portrait of a quintessential Seventies working-class childhood. By Janice Turner
TV & Radio Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Lab is one of the creepiest things I’ve ever seen on television And I’m old enough to remember the Krankies. By Rachel Cooke
Books Oliver Cromwell, the man who wouldn’t be king For Cromwell, getting rid of Charles I was the easy bit. What came next was the problem. By Rowan Williams
Sport US sports start-up the Athletic is disrupting papers as Sky did the legacy broadcasters It is all about quality and original content. By Mark Damazer
Technology The issue ministers are avoiding when it comes to Huawei The debate over the Chinese tech giant largely ignores its participation in human rights abuses. By Oscar Williams
Media Tony Hall's successor as BBC director general faces a radically changed media landscape A hostile government, competition for young audiences and stripping over-75s of their free TV licences are just some of the challenges. By Roger Mosey
Wales How a 40-year-old Welsh folk song reached number one in the UK singles chart An independence campaign group in Wales pushed the song up the charts. Why now, and what does it tell us about modern Britain? By Martha O'Neil
Media “Blue ticks were a mistake”: Bruce Daisley on leaving Twitter and fixing workplace culture Twitter’s outgoing European vice-president opens up about life at the social network, and his quest for worker wellbeing. By Anoosh Chakelian
UK Laurence Fox and the worrying power of right-wing YouTube The British actor is a self-confessed victim of YouTube indoctrination. Its influence on politics should concern us all. By George Grylls
Environment How a trade deal with the US could destroy the UK’s climate change goals Boris Johnson’s plan to diverge from EU rules threatens crucial environmental regulations. By Adrienne Buller
North America Trump’s impeachment so far: the Democrats are prepared and realistic, but have little time Despite the Republican majority in the Senate, the Democrats appear organised to make the most of this opportunity. By Nicky Woolf
Europe The Lisbon lament: Britain's oldest ally on the eve of Brexit Once a backward country in the grip of a grim dictatorship, Portugal has become a hot spot for tech migrants, surfers, foodies and yoga gurus, with a popular socialist prime minister. By Matthew Engel
Environment What we lost in the fire Around a billion animals have been impacted by Australia’s bushfires. It’s a catastrophe in which more endangered species will be pushed closer to the brink of extinction. By Tim Flannery
Europe Solving global inequality through vacuous buzzwords: welcome to the new “Woke Davos” Heads are scratched, hands are wrung, technological fixes and buzzword-heavy solutions are offered. By Jeremy Cliffe
North America The US is too big to be constrained by the world but now too small to dominate it The country is gradually transforming into what is known in international relations as a “semi-hegemon”. By Jeremy Cliffe
