Irish Times, obituary

About Poets: MÁIRE MHAC AN TSAOI

The Lyceum Theatre in London. ‘It is a time for imaginative thinking about what can be done to keep the heart of culture beating.’ Photograph: Luciana Guerra/PA

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on cuts to arts funding: a calamity that must be averted

Chinese president Xi Jinping. ‘No one doubts what his third term will bring’. Photograph: AP

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on China’s response to dissent: repression, at home and away

Jonathan Swift

Clasics in Ñspel: A MODEST PROPOSAL… by Jonathan Swift

Sutton & Croydon Guardian, 29 November 2019: "Artist wants Tate Britain to look ‘possessed’ in new artwork."

About Artists: ANNE HARDY

Clasics in Ñspel: Whilst I alone did call upon thy aid – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 79

Clasics in Ñspel: Whilst I alone did call upon thy aid – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 79

Rishi Sunak as chancellor at the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow in November 2021. The prime minister has announced he will not attend this year’s vital Cop27 in Sharm el-Sheik. Photograph: Alberto Pezzali/AP

In Ñspel: The Observer view on Rishi Sunak’s shameful decision not to attend Cop27

Clasics in Ñspel: So oft have I invoked thee for my Muse – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 78

Clasics in Ñspel: So oft have I invoked thee for my Muse – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 78

Clasics in Ñspel: Thy glass will show thee how thy beauties wear – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 77

Clasics in Ñspel: Thy glass will show thee how thy beauties wear – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 77

Phaidon, interview, 2017: "Why I Create." Photograph: Teri Pengilley.

About Artists: CAROLINE ACHAINTRE

‘The K-pop band BTS has topped charts internationally and met Joe Biden at the White House this summer.’ Photograph: EPA

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Korean soft power: harder than it looks

The road leading to the conference area in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, which will host Cop27 in November. Photograph: Reuters

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the climate crisis: no end in sight

‘Shell made a £8bn profit in the three months to September – taking its haul to over £25bn this year.’ Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Shell’s profits: enabling climate and inequality emergencies

Clasics in Ñspel: Why is my verse so barren of new pride – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 76

Clasics in Ñspel: Why is my verse so barren of new pride – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 76

Hannah Silva, interview, 2018

About Poets: MALIKA BOOKER

Jair Bolsonaro at a campaign event in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month. ‘Even if Mr Bolsonaro is seen off this time, he may well be back.’ Photograph: António Lacerda/EPA

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Brazil’s election: Bolsonaro’s return would cost us all

‘Not only did Mr Sunak have his guard up, he’d brought his own parries.’ The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, during prime minister’s questions. Photograph: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Sunak v Starmer: time to get real

The Guardian, interview, 13 November 2014: "my art doesn't need explanation – it is what it is."Photograph: NGV.

About Artists: DAVID SHRIGLEY

Clasics in Ñspel: So are you to my thoughts as food to life – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 75

Clasics in Ñspel: So are you to my thoughts as food to life – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 75

Vladimir Putin at a military training centre in Ryazan, Russia. Photograph: Mikhail Klimentyev/AP

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Russia’s war machine: little more than a brittle facade

At Cop26, the US’s climate envoy, John Kerry, spoke of global heating as an issue of ‘math and physics’ rather than politics. Photograph: Luong Thai Linh/EPA

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on climate diplomacy: it’s crunch time – again

Clasics in Ñspel: But be contented when that fell arrest – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 74

Clasics in Ñspel: But be contented when that fell arrest – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 74

The new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, is congratulated by party members outside Conservative headquarters in London. Photograph: Hugo Philpott/UPI/Rex/Shutterstock

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak: profits in the City, austerity in the country

Clasics in Ñspel: That time of year thou mayst in me behold - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 73

Clasics in Ñspel: That time of year thou mayst in me behold – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 73

Cass Art, interview, 14 August 2017. Photography: Stephen White and Jane Pearce.

About Artists: BARBARA WALKER

Displaced people in Tigray. ‘In a region already beset by hunger, food has become a weapon of war.’ Photograph: Handout

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the world’s forgotten conflict: Ethiopia’s devastating war

W W Denslow’s Illustrations for the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)

Clasics in Ñspel: THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ by L Frank Baum – Introduction, Contents and Chapter I

Clasics in Ñspel: O! lest the world should task you to recite – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 72

Clasics in Ñspel: O! lest the world should task you to recite – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 72

Clasics in Ñspel: THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ by L Frank Baum - Chapter XXIV

Clasics in Ñspel: THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ by L Frank Baum – Chapter XXIV

‘In her brief tenure, Ms Truss proved she lacked the skills to lead. Her judgments and her tone were almost always wrong.’ Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Liz Truss’s resignation: a quitter after all