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The BBC has alienated everyone with its Gaza coverage. After this latest failure, who will be left to defend it?
Owen Jones
The BBC has alienated everyone with its Gaza coverage. After this latest failure, who will be left to defend it?
In Trump’s game of chicken, the EU cannot afford to back down
Nathalie Tocci
In Trump’s game of chicken, the EU cannot afford to back down
Sheep are destroying precious British habitats – and we taxpayers are footing the bill
Chris Packham
Sheep are destroying precious British habitats – and we taxpayers are footing the bill
Disabled people want to live a full life. Instead, we’re forced to scrap over our right to food and a wash
Frances Ryan
Disabled people want to live a full life. Instead, we’re forced to scrap over our right to food and a wash
Women born in East Germany have lived between two worlds. That’s why we’re shaking up art and politics
Carolin Würfel
Women born in East Germany have lived between two worlds. That’s why we’re shaking up art and politics
In Gaza, we know why Israel wants to herd us all into one camp – our lives are bargaining chips
Nour Abo Aisha
In Gaza, we know why Israel wants to herd us all into one camp – our lives are bargaining chips
The right wants us to think Britain is on the verge of ethnic conflict. The truth is worse than that
John Merrick
The right wants us to think Britain is on the verge of ethnic conflict. The truth is worse than that
Our Médecins Sans Frontières staff are being killed in Gaza. Why are UK ministers enabling that?
Natalie Roberts
Our Médecins Sans Frontières staff are being killed in Gaza. Why are UK ministers enabling that?
At Glastonbury, I saw what England’s silent majority really looks like. Why aren’t politicians listening?
John Harris
At Glastonbury, I saw what England’s silent majority really looks like. Why aren’t politicians listening?
Ed Miliband would let a turbine farm destroy Brontë country. We need net zero, but at what cost?
Simon Jenkins
Ed Miliband would let a turbine farm destroy Brontë country. We need net zero, but at what cost?
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Stephen Lillie on Donald Trump’s arms deal with Nato – cartoon
Stephen Lillie on Donald Trump’s arms deal with Nato – cartoon
The US president says he has secured a deal worth ‘billions of dollars’ that will see military equipment supplied to Ukraine
 

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