Opinion
How divided is the UK really? Here’s a way to find out | Brendan Cox
Social media-fuelled riots and fractured politics make us feel more divided than ever, but is that so? Our study hopes to reveal what bring...
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I stand to defend vertical drinking. Is a pub that doesn’t allow it a real pub at all? | Simon Jenkins
It is unbelievable: unconscionable. Westminster Council is moving against “vertical drinking” in pubs, starting with Soho. It claims drinking standing up is noisy and...
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As a Tory, I say things are looking up. Farage is fading, and the looming threat to No 10 is called Kemi | Simon...
Something is afoot. The bookies can feel it. “Badenoch overtakes Farage as favourite to be next prime minister,” was the word from betting website...
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Early release is a sign of a broken prison system | Letters
There is something deeply incongruous about a penal system centred on incarceration having to release prisoners early because it has run out of room...
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Catholic or not, many of us share Andy Burnham’s beliefs | Letters
Julian Coman’s article about Andy Burnham resonated with me, as I share his belief in compassion, social responsibility and concern for those who are...
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The Guardian view on Italy’s new far-right party: the rise of a rogue general | Editorial
When a serving Italian general published a far-right tract in 2023 entitled The World Turned Upside Down, a disciplinary inquiry swiftly followed. Roberto Vannacci’s...
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The Guardian view on mental health: the new secretary of state should make it a priority | Editorial
The rise in children and young people with mental health problems makes this week’s announcement of a new network of community clinics in England...
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By day five of my labour, I didn’t want an ‘ideal birth’. I only wanted to survive | Natalie Morris
On the third day of being in labour with my first child, I entered a new state of being. It was time to dig...