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Sean O'Grady Scrap our outdated, inconvenient and miserable bank holidays
A Victorian invention, the bank holiday no longer suits the lives of most British families
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Rupert Cornwell Did Russia really hack DNC emails to boost Trump's chances?
The billionaire has praised Vladimir Putin for his strength and decisiveness in the past – but does that mean the US has a Siberian candidate on its hands?
Patrick Cockburn One word to describe Britain's approach to Iraq: ‘amateurism’
Tony Blair and Britain were looking to take part in what they thought would be a victory on the cheap
Tom Peck Tony Blair: portrait of a tortured figure
Whatever the Iraq Inquiry report says about the ex-Prime Minister, the public made up its mind long ago
Jim Armitage This is a very British scandal – so what will Osborne do about it?
HMRC must learn from the mistakes it made after the Geneva data leak and act tough and fast on any evaders who may emerge
GARY KENT Three cheers for John Major and his intervention in the Middle East
We in the West do our friends no favours by believing we can never do the right thing. Next week is the 25th anniversary of the no-fly zone that protected the Iraqi Kurds
John Rentoul Mea Culpa: Lord Who? Let's use more democratic names
Grammar glitches and style stumbles in The Independent this week
John Rentoul Second thoughts about the National Living Wage
The new higher minimum wage comes into effect today, and some on the left are expressing doubts
John Rentoul Boxing and American football: why I can't watch the brain-bashing
I used to watch American football, but now I've stopped: I can't pretend any longer that head injuries aren't an unavoidable part of the game
John Rentoul There is a solution to every problem – neat, plausible, and wrong
Review of Utopia for Realists: the case for a universal basic income, open borders and a 15-hour workweek, by Rutger Bregman
Guy Keleny Errors: Mistakes – we’ve made a few, but not too few to mention
Grammar glitches, style stumbles and gay porn stars in the last week of the printed Independent
Denise Thompson As the PA to three editors, I've had to do all kinds of bizarre jobs
'The Independent has been a been a family. I’ll always be proud to say I’ve worked here'
ALEX SALMOND In the Scottish referendum, The Indy trusted the reader to decide
'I would urge readers of The Independent to follow it online and into the future'
Robert Fisk Interviewing Osama bin Laden: the scoops that became a burden
'There remain too many secrets around 9/11, but I never doubted bin Laden’s link'
Andrew Grice Cameron and Osborne should not discount the Lib Dems
The Lib Dems might have saved less money, but they might also have saved the Tories from themselves
Alison Taylor Single life versus a relationship: Which one is more interesting?
Alison is thinking about having children, but not getting into quite as many scrapes
David Lister Tom Stoppard should be Playwright Laureate
It’s not just poets who speak for the nation
James Schneider Politics is changing whether the gatekeepers like it or not
Trust in traditional politics is low, and institutions are brittle, but community groups are springing up all over the place
John Rentoul PMQs: Cameron simply couldn't believe his luck
The Chancellor's Budget has gone up in smoke and the Prime Minister's party is hopelessly divided on Europe: trust Labour to come to the Government's rescue
John Rentoul Catch-up: George's mistake clears the way for Boris
The Chancellor was right to abandon his Budget, but the damage to his reputation is done. And another picture of old London
John Rentoul Careless Chancellor's Budget turned to dust – and he got away with it
George Osborne admitted to a 'mistake' in the Budget debate today. For once a politician has correctly assessed himself