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Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t
Vote for competent leaders, not entertainers – that’s what I wish the Covid report could say
Devi Sridhar
To prevent a future pandemic we’d need agile leadership, smart decision-making, humility and trustworthiness. How does one build those into a political system?
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark
Cas Mudde
Who knew it would take an American pope to remind us of the value of art and good taste?
Jason Okundaye
Labour MPs face a serious dilemma on asylum seekers – but this is not the way out of it
Polly Toynbee
The BBC is under threat like never before. This is how to save it
Pat Younge
There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers
George Monbiot
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Morwenna Ferrier
This is modern Britain – where a princess pleading for children’s rights seems almost radical
Gaby Hinsliff
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The Guardian view on Nigel Farage’s youthful views: the past still matters
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Labour has entered its musical chairs era – and we’re sucked into another pointless death spiral
Nesrine Malik
Briefing wars, toxic infighting, paranoid office politics: we’ve seen it all before. And once again, the drama at No 10 has absolutely nothing to do with us
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