The GuardianDonald Trump Trump’s greatest ally in the coming election? Facebook The Guardian - John HarrisIf you want to know why the worst president in US history currently stands a very good chance of winning again, consider a few facts. Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is already in full flow, brimming
The GuardianHouse of Lords Shipping the House of Lords north is a great idea. Let’s send the MPs as well The Guardian - The Guardian viewWill we soon see ermine on the Ouse? The weekend’s report that the House of Lords might be moving, lock, stock and barrel, to York is radical, exciting and sensible. If this is the new Boris Johnson, hail
The GuardianClimate Change Seven ways Scott Morrison can evolve his climate policy without a political brawl The Guardian - John ConnorWhile Scott Morrison has acknowledged this record bushfire season was exacerbated by climate change, he is yet to introduce any new policies, insisting the government will meet emission reduction targets.
The GuardianPrince Harry There’s a reason why the royals are demonised. But you won’t read all about it The Guardian - Alan RusbridgerTo understand the “real” story of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, it helps to think in three dimensions. On one level, we have a story about a couple who, for perfectly understandable reasons, want a kind
The GuardianClimate Change I tried to warn Scott Morrison about the bushfire disaster. Adapting to climate change isn’t enough The Guardian - Greg MullinsContinuing to burn coal, oil and gas is sending us down a pathway to an even hotter, drier Australia where conditions will get worse Not long ago, somebody said to me, “It would take a huge disaster for
The GuardianEducation Montessori education could reduce the advantage gap between rich and poor, but it's only available to the rich The Guardian - Matt BeardAround the middle of last year a scandal broke out in the US after it emerged that 50 people – including some B-grade celebrities for extra juice – had been bribing college admissions officials to get
The GuardianMedia Industry The Westminster lobby system is at the heart of a press freedom fight The Guardian - Jane MartinsonFor politicians on both sides of the Atlantic, making life difficult for journalists seems to have become a consequence-free activity Lobby is not the best word to associate with journalism. As a noun
The GuardianJournalism As I sign off as readers’ editor, I leave some editorial standards for the AI age The Guardian - Paul ChadwickInevitably, this column, my last, begins with the letter I. It is because, of all the capitals, an opening “I” takes least space in the current design of Journal, the title of the opinion pages of the
The GuardianCanadian News The Guardian view on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex: goodbye and good luck The Guardian - EditorialA centuries-old institution survives not only through the accumulated weight of tradition, but through the ability to make sharp adjustments to its course when it finally realises it must. The British
The GuardianNorthern Ireland The Guardian view on Ireland’s election: a contest with consequences The Guardian - EditorialBritain’s political class is insular. It rarely shows any interest in foreign elections. That general rule may get bent as the United States presidential election gets into gear in the coming weeks. But
The GuardianKeir Starmer Hustings are a bad way to decide who would make a good Labour leader The Guardian - Jess PhillipsI said at the beginning of this process that I would tell the truth. I said that I was the bold choice and only bold could beat Boris Johnson, and I meant it. And then I did something I didn’t think I
The GuardianDepression From depression to dementia, inflammation is medicine’s new frontier The Guardian - Edward BullmoreUnlikely as it may seem, #inflammation has become a hashtag. It seems to be everywhere suddenly, up to all sorts of tricks. Rather than simply being on our side, fighting infections and healing wounds,
The GuardianConservatism The uncomfortable truths about Roger Scruton’s conservatism The Guardian - Kenan MalikIt was, for Scruton, impossible to conceive of society without prejudices and exclusions, discrimination and inequality I first met Roger Scruton almost 20 years ago at a symposium in Sweden. I admired
The GuardianLabour Party (UK) The left can’t sit out the ‘culture wars’. It must learn to fight them better The Guardian - Nesrine MalikThe pressure on Nandy and the Labour party to 'go high' also comes from a British establishment that skews right In an essay entitled Historically Correct, the American academic Prof Ruth Perry explained
The GuardianChina With Brexit imminent, what are the chances of a UK trade deal with China? The Guardian - Rana MitterA deal in exchange for pressure on politicians to avoid discussion of issues like Hong Kong would be too high a price for the UK Last week, Donald Trump and Liu He, the Chinese vice-premier, signed phase
The GuardianIsrael The EU has a duty to recognise the state of Palestine The Guardian - Saeb ErekatAfter nearly two years, on Monday 20 January, the foreign ministers of the European Union will meet, with the issue of Palestine officially on the agenda. They’ll discuss the letter signed by the foreign
The GuardianComedians Now Boris Johnson has really turned politics into a puppet show The Guardian - Stewart LeeThe BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg would of course be the perfect Honeybun sidekick My metropolitan liberal elitist friends here in 78.5% Remain-voting Hackney do not hold BBC news in high regard, its election
The GuardianBoris Johnson It won’t be easy for Boris Johnson to keep his pledges to his new friends in the north The Guardian - Andrew RawnsleyUntil election night, I very much doubt that the typical Tory member in the home counties, or the average Conservative MP from the southern shires, could have found Blyth Valley on a map. The best they
The GuardianMuseums London’s new Centre for Music? Don’t hold your breath… The Guardian - Richard BrooksWanted: a philanthropist to cough up about £145m towards London’s proposed Centre for Music. For that amount – about half the total cost of what will be the London Symphony Orchestra’s new home – you’ll
The GuardianJeremy Corbyn The Observer view on why Labour leadership candidates must stop ducking the truth The Guardian - Observer editorialLabour members and supporters face an awesome responsibility after the party’s worst defeat since 1935. In the coming weeks, the choice of its next leader lies in their hands. Their decision will shape
The GuardianRichard Tice Notebook: a judge, Lord Byron and a grave injustice The Guardian - Tim AdamsOne of the many things I miss about my wife’s late father, Ray, was his habit of phoning me up on a Sunday morning to say he’d enjoyed what I’d written in the Observer that weekend, before cheerfully out
The GuardianAndy Burnham The horrible truth is that some female victims are seen as less important than others The Guardian - Jennifer WilliamsIf this sounds like an extraordinarily harrowing and scandalous story, that’s because it is There was a period, not so long ago, when the #MeToo scandal was everywhere – and rightly so. The furore sparked
The GuardianDWP This ‘plain-speaking’ culture war has the potential to turn poisonous The Guardian - Barbara EllenMemo to those who’ve been raucously applauding actor Laurence Fox’s “anti-PC” outburst on Question Time. No, Fox wasn’t “brave” or “refreshing” in dismissing the racism aimed at Meghan Markle. When a university
The GuardianManchester United Liverpool beating Man Utd at Anfield – sporting bliss The Guardian - Kenan MalikExpectation and dread. That’s what I’ll be feeling this afternoon as Liverpool take on Manchester United at Anfield. On paper, the result is a foregone conclusion. Liverpool are runaway leaders of the
The GuardianCarrie Symonds No bad hair. No takeaway boxes. No blonds between 16 and 40. No bums The Guardian - Catherine BennettSuper! Bozzie requisitioned a dedicated photographer, so it’s goodbye selfies on my trusty iPhone, hello Andrew “Mr Candid” Parsons and – I hope – some sustainable No 10 glam! Love Andy’s work but we some
The GuardianOpinion Trump is on trial for abusing his power – the Davos elites should join him The Guardian - Robert ReichPopular anger is boiling over against elites seen as irredeemably greedy, corrupt and indifferent As the Senate debates Donald Trump’s future, chief executives, financiers and politicians will descend
The GuardianUniversity of Cambridge Cambridge, where inequality rules The GuardianIn an article about inequality in Cambridge, a spokesman for Cambridge University claimed that a survey in November found 21 colleges to be paying at least £9 an hour (“Beyond the colleges, UK’s most city
The GuardianDonald Trump The Observer view on the EU’s weakness on the world stage The Guardian - Observer editorialIt has been a difficult start to 2020 for the EU and the new European commission, which took office last month. Ursula von der Leyen, who succeeded Jean-Claude Juncker as commission president, is not of
The GuardianPublic Sector We’re right to trust our public servants. Up to a point The Guardian - Torsten BellJim Hacker, the minister of Yes Minister fame, did not always trust his civil servants. Which was fair enough – they loved stitching him up. But how much do we trust our civil servants today? A lot more
