Books The attack on Salman Rushdie is an attack on a global community of writers and readers The freedom of expression and imagination that the novelist has bravely championed for so long is under renewed assault. By Soumya Bhattacharya
Comment From drought to energy bills, inflation to the NHS, Britain is falling apart at the seams Jonn Elledge
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
Brexit Quietly, our Brexit government is learning to love immigration – just not migrants Anoosh Chakelian
Republicans, this is why you wait for more information The possibility that Donald Trump took documents relating to nuclear weapons to Mar-a-Lago gives new meaning to the FBI raid. By Emily Tamkin
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
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