Predictions for 2012? I'm still reviewing the 2011 reviews
Marina Hyde
Marina Hyde: This year's news had such a thick-and-fast quality that reading it in telescoped-down form is dizzyingly depressing
Your person of 2011: writers' verdict
Paul MacInnes, Nesrine Malik, Julie Bindel, Peter Preston
Paul MacInnes, Nesrine Malik, Julie Bindel, Peter Preston: We asked you who best sums up the spirit of 2011. Our writers give their thoughts on four of your suggestions
2011 in Global development – in pictures
Famine and flooding may have grabbed the headlines, but 2011 has also brought the birth of a new country and a new agreement on aid effectiveness