Can we rekindle the collective, caring spirit that emerged during lockdown?

Personal spending and individual choice have now displaced the keen awareness of our interdependence, says US writer Jennifer Schaffer

‘Dad’s a dictator, anything goes with Mum’: how masks and distancing rules are dividing Britain

What do you do when your loved ones flout the law – or nag you about going out? As lockdown eases, attitudes to Covid-19 seem more polarised than ever

UK set to bring in strict new junk food rules including pre-9pm ad ban

Measures expected to go beyond curbs on advertising to include in-store restriction

Operators of gyms and pools query England’s new lockdown rules

Nightclubs also off limits but pubs can open – prompting accusations of inconsistencies

I’ve been ill for months, but I still don’t know if it is Covid-19

I’ve had a fever, a cough and breathlessness since February, and been in and out of hospital. If it isn’t coronavirus, what is it?

Poverty kills people: after coronavirus we can no longer ignore it

Even before the virus struck, life expectancy was in decline for those at the sharp end of Britain’s growing health inequality, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Why Boris Johnson isn’t getting the blame for coronavirus

The prime minister’s steadfast approval ratings may be down to the large number of people coping with coronavirus – so far, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

This crisis has changed our experience of home – and exposed the deep pain of poor housing

Do you have a garden? Do you live in a tower block or in a castle? Coronavirus is making old divisions sharper, clearer and more damaging, says Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore

Trust is essential in these times. But Boris Johnson is not a man to be trusted

The prime minister has shown a woeful lack of responsibility as the Covid-19 pandemic has escalated

The Guardian view on Covid-19 and politics: institutionally vulnerable

Editorial: British government and parliamentary democracy are trapped in outdated buildings and habits. The coronavirus has exposed the need to rethink how they work