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Dozens of my family have been killed by Israel in Gaza, and now Ziyad, too. Only one thing gives me solace
Ghada Ageel
Dozens of my family have been killed by Israel in Gaza, and now Ziyad, too. Only one thing gives me solace
Inside Labour’s top-secret plan for new towns, I see signs of hope
Polly Toynbee
Inside Labour’s top-secret plan for new towns, I see signs of hope
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime
George Monbiot
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime
A new deal with the EU is exactly what Britain needs. Here’s how Labour will achieve it
Nick Thomas-Symonds
A new deal with the EU is exactly what Britain needs. Here’s how Labour will achieve it
Donald Trump wants celebrities to kiss the ring. Bill Maher did: who’ll be next?
Emma Brockes
Donald Trump wants celebrities to kiss the ring. Bill Maher did: who’ll be next?
The EU fined Apple and Meta – but failed to really hold them to account. Was that to appease Trump?
Alexander Hurst
The EU fined Apple and Meta – but failed to really hold them to account. Was that to appease Trump?
Trump’s an unstable bully – but it’s hard to defend the economic orthodoxies he is attacking
Larry Elliott
Trump’s an unstable bully – but it’s hard to defend the economic orthodoxies he is attacking
Nigel Farage thinks net zero is the new Brexit. Starmer can prove him wrong
Rafael Behr
Nigel Farage thinks net zero is the new Brexit. Starmer can prove him wrong
The global south has lost its pope. The world has lost its conscience
Nathalie Tocci
The global south has lost its pope. The world has lost its conscience
The most gripping thing I’m watching on my phone? Swedish moose migrating in real time
Claire Cohen
The most gripping thing I’m watching on my phone? Swedish moose migrating in real time
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The Guardian view on the UK supreme court’s equality ruling: a clear legal line, a blurred social one
The Guardian view on the UK supreme court’s equality ruling: a clear legal line, a blurred social one
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Ella Baron on repercussions of the UK supreme court’s gender ruling – cartoon
Ella Baron on repercussions of the UK supreme court’s gender ruling – cartoon
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