‘Britain’s severance from EU markets is a wound that needs healing.’ Photograph: Getty

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Brexit and the economy: time to face facts

The Guardian, review, 6 April 2013: "RS Thomas: Serial Obsessive" by M Wynn Thomas

About Poets: R S THOMAS

Clasics in Ñspel: I grant thou wert not married to my Muse – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 82

Clasics in Ñspel: I grant thou wert not married to my Muse – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 82

‘The Bank’s deputy governor was sent out on the day Liz Truss resigned to argue that rates could not keep rising – as it was a medicine that would hurt the patient.’ Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the Bank of England: on the side of profit, not people

‘Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to be back as prime minister once more.’ Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Israel’s latest election: a frightening day for democracy

From Portuguese: EVOLUTION by Machado de Assis

From Portuguese: EVOLUTION by Machado de Assis

‘The region is being held back by the chaos as the north-west in particular becomes a twilight zone of travel jeopardy.’ Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on rail travel in the north: taking the public for a ride

Clasics in Ñspel: Or I shall live your epitaph to make – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 81

Clasics in Ñspel: Or I shall live your epitaph to make – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 81

Elon Musk is a good engineer, but he’s even better at fostering a cult of personality so large that fans invest in him, not his products. Photograph: Jae C Hong/AP

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover: the unfulfilled promises pile up

A shower facility inside the Manston asylum seeker processing centre in Kent on Monday. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Tory immigration failures: from bad to worse

The Guardian, 18 September 2013: " a magnet for people from across Europe. We asked three high-profile immigrants to explain what it was like to make Germany their home – and how the country has met their expectations." Photograph: David Levene.

About Artists: SUSAN PHILIPSZ

Supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, celebrate his victory. Photograph: Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Lula’s comeback: good for Brazil and the world

Clasics in Ñspel: O! how I faint when I of you do write – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 80

Clasics in Ñspel: O! how I faint when I of you do write – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 80

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

British Council: Biography / Critical perspective / Bibliography

About Poets: DOROTHEA SMARTT

George Monbiot in the Guardian, 26 October 2022: "Sunak’s Britain is already broken. We need more than a general election to fix it." (Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/AP)

Frank Poems: CABINET CABARET

The Guardian, 16 January 2020: "Roger Robinson wins T S Eliot Prize." Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi.

About Poets: ROGER ROBINSON

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

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

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

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

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

From Portuguese: CAPTAIN OF THE VOLUNTEERS by Machado de Assis

From Portuguese: CAPTAIN OF THE VOLUNTEERS by Machado de Assis

Clasics in Ñspel: No longer mourn for me when I am dead – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 71

Clasics in Ñspel: No longer mourn for me when I am dead – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 71

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

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

‘The cabinet is a caretaker administration, minding the shop while a new leader is chosen. Except Ms Truss is somehow still there.’ Photograph: Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament/AFP/Getty

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Liz Truss and the Tories: it’s time to go

Clasics in Ñspel: That thou art blamed shall not be thy defect – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 70

Clasics in Ñspel: That thou art blamed shall not be thy defect – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 70

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

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

Illustration by Matt Kenyon

Fṛm Đ Gardịn: Economy in crisis, Tories in meltdown: how I have told the sad, strange story of Britain

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

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

Clasics in Ñspel: Those parts of thee that the world's eye doth view – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 69

Clasics in Ñspel: Those parts of thee that the world’s eye doth view – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 69

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

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

The ‘dejected demeanour’ of Liz Truss at a press conference following the sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor was ‘so unconvincing the markets crashed again’. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian

In Ñspel: The Observer view on Liz Truss and the sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng

Clasics in Ñspel: Thus is his cheek the map of days outworn - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 68

Clasics in Ñspel: Thus is his cheek the map of days outworn – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 68

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

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

Sabiá-laranjeira

Frank Poems: AND THE SABIÁ SINGS

‘A terse press conference on Friday, devoid of contrition, served only to prove that Ms Truss is incapable of improvement.’ Photograph: Daniel Leal/AP

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on the Conservative party: better off out

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

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

Frank Poems: ALPHA AND OMEGA POEMS

Frank Poems: ALPHA AND OMEGA POEMS

‘Liz Truss is finished, a hollow husk of a prime minister.’ Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian

Fṛm Đ Gardịn: The markets have taken back control: so much for Truss’s Brexit delusion of sovereignty

‘One of the book’s many striking features is the extent and skill with which it addresses not adults but small children.’ Illustration: Pete Gamlen

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Goodnight Moon: a classic for a reason

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

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

Clasics in Ñspel: Ah! wherefore with infection should he live – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 67

Clasics in Ñspel: Ah! wherefore with infection should he live – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 67

‘Mr Rees-Mogg’s enthusiasm for new oil and gas means he must never be mistaken for a friend to green causes.’ Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Tory environment chaos: turning back the clock

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

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

A Lula supporter leads the celebrations during a campaign rally in Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro State. The presidential contender has promised to change Brazil for the better. Photograph: Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images

In Ñspel: ‘Lula represents hope’: Brazil presidential frontrunner takes his message into Rio’s favelas

The Guardian, 13th October 2022: There was a 64% reduction of Australian sea lion pups between 1977 and 2019 due to hunting, entanglement in fishing gear or other marine debris and disease. Photograph: Brad Leue/Alamy

Frank Poems: WILDLESSNESS

The Guardian, 7 April 2009, interview. Photograph: Sarah Lee.

About Artists: REBECCA WARREN

Clasics in Ñspel: Tired with all these, for restful death I cry – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 66

Clasics in Ñspel: Tired with all these, for restful death I cry – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 66

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

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

The aftermath of a Russian missile strike on a residential block in Zaporizhzhia. Photograph: Future Publishing/Ukrinform/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Putin’s escalations: dangerous times

Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss in Birmingham last week. ‘No government has sabotaged its economic reputation as quickly as this one.’ Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Trussonomics: bringing on social and financial devastation

The Guardian, 2 November 2018: "Turner Prize winner’s artwork One World features a satellite photo of the world on a football." Photograph: John Nguyen.

About Artists: MARK WALLINGER

A firefighter helps his colleague out of a crater after a Russian missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday. Photograph: Roman Hrytsyna/AP

Fṛm ɖ Gardịn: As the missiles strike Kyiv, of course we are scared – but war has made us practical

Clasics in Ñspel: Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 65

Clasics in Ñspel: Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 65

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

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

Liz Truss with her husband, Hugh O’Leary, at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham, 5 October 2022. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Fṛm ɖ Gardịn: Commanding no loyalty, with no winning moves, Liz Truss is facing her endgame

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

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

Royal Academy of Arts: Profile / Artworks / CV

About Artists: LISA MILROY

‘There needs to be an offering not just for those sick of the Tories.’ L to R, Rachel Reeves, Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner during prime minister’s questions. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament/AFP/Getty Images

Fṛm ɖ Gardịn: Labour must be bold and strike the killer blow – or the Tories will rise again

Last stand: morning glory peeks out from a tangle of leaves on a teetering teepee. Photograph: Allan Jenkins

Frank Poems: AUTUMN HOLDS ITS BREATH

Illustration: Matt Kenyon

Fṛm ɖ Gardịn: Britain is slowly waking up to the truth: Brexit has left us poorer, adrift and alone

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

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

About Poets: EAVAN BOLAND

About Poets: EAVAN BOLAND

Broadcasting House in London. Photograph: Ian West/PA

Fṛm Đ Gardịn: Rightwing thinktanks run this government. But first, they had to capture the BBC

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

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

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

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

The Independent, 10 May 2012: "In The Studio: Fiona Rae, artist."

About Artists: FIONA RAE

‘Liz Truss can’t escape the temper of the times, which has turned against her and her party.’ Truss delivers her conference speech in Birmingham on Wednesday. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Fṛm Đ Gardịn: Fair play to Truss: stripped of competence or compassion, her extremism is refreshingly clear

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

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

‘The prime minister’s judgment is poor – on economics, politics and diplomacy.’ Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on energy rationing: Truss cannot be trusted

Asian Review of Books: All relevant items

About Poets: JENNIFER WONG

‘We need a global solution to end this stitch-up, with fairness and security at its heart.’ Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock

Fṛm ɖ Gardịn: Energy crisis? It isn’t that we have too little oil and gas. It’s that we have too much

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

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

Leaders pose for a group photo at the first European Political Community meeting at Prague Castle. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Liz Truss and Europe: a first fragile step

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

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

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

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

‘Mr Guterres is right to identify Cop27 as a “litmus test” of how seriously developed nations are willing to take the growing toll on vulnerable nations.’ Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPA

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Cop27: climate justice must take centre stage

The Guardian, 27 June 2016: “David Hockney RA: 82 Portraits and 1 Still-life review – 'We can feel Hockney's deafness'." Photograph: Andrew Matthews.

About Artists: DAVID HOCKNEY

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Liz Truss’s speech: stoking conflict in place of argument

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Liz Truss’s speech: stoking conflict in place of argument

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

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

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

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

‘Protecting children and other people who are vulnerable to the various forms of online harm, while also defending free expression, is a difficult circle to square.’ Photograph: devenorr/Alamy

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on digital dangers: after Molly Russell, MPs must act

‘The trouble for the leadership is that where Mr Gove has led, others are following for fear of being left behind by public opinion.’ Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Truss, Kwarteng and inequality: out of touch, out of time

Clasics in Ñspel: When I have seen by Time's fell hand defaced - William Shakespeare's Sonnet 64

Clasics in Ñspel: When I have seen by Time’s fell hand defaced – William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 64

An illustration by Francis Donkin Bedford

Clasics in Ñspel: PETER PAN by J M Barrie – Contents and Chapter I

‘Migrant workers at the Al Bayt stadium [pictured] lived for months in unfit, overcrowded accommodation, earning £1 an hour.’ Photograph: David Ramos/Getty

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on Qatar’s World Cup: gestures are not enough

‘Ms Truss has tied her fortunes, for the moment, to her chancellor’s.’ The prime minister listens to Kwasi Kwarteng’s speech at the Conservative conference. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

In Ñspel: The Guardian view on a Tory U-turn: the problem goes beyond tax