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Glastonbury chanters or the Southport hate-tweeter – throw the book at one, you must throw it at them all
Marina Hyde
Glastonbury chanters or the Southport hate-tweeter – throw the book at one, you must throw it at them all
Welcome to Britain 2025: where a musician’s words cause more outrage than the murder and horror in Gaza
Owen Jones
Welcome to Britain 2025: where a musician’s words cause more outrage than the murder and horror in Gaza
The success of Budapest Pride hurt Orbán – but be warned, Europe’s far right is coming for all of our rights
Gordon Cole-Schmidt
The success of Budapest Pride hurt Orbán – but be warned, Europe’s far right is coming for all of our rights
To all who think capitalism can drive progressive change, it won’t – and here’s the shocking proof
Polly Toynbee
To all who think capitalism can drive progressive change, it won’t – and here’s the shocking proof
In Gaza we watched Iranian missiles go by, heading for Israel. That war is over – it seems ours will never end
Hassan Abo Qamar
In Gaza we watched Iranian missiles go by, heading for Israel. That war is over – it seems ours will never end
It’s not inevitable that musical dinosaurs dominate the charts. Here’s how we rescue pop in Britain
Eamonn Forde
It’s not inevitable that musical dinosaurs dominate the charts. Here’s how we rescue pop in Britain
I learned about slavery from Hollywood. Why is French cinema so slow to depict our own colonial crimes?
Rokhaya Diallo
I learned about slavery from Hollywood. Why is French cinema so slow to depict our own colonial crimes?
Palestine Action spraying paint is not terrorism. As ministers abuse their powers, I feel a duty to speak out
Juliet Stevenson
Palestine Action spraying paint is not terrorism. As ministers abuse their powers, I feel a duty to speak out
Zohran Mamdani won by being himself – and his victory has revealed the Islamophobic ugliness of others
Nesrine Malik
Zohran Mamdani won by being himself – and his victory has revealed the Islamophobic ugliness of others
One way or another, it’s time to stick up for Keir Starmer and the art of the big, fat U-turn
Stefan Stern
One way or another, it’s time to stick up for Keir Starmer and the art of the big, fat U-turn
The Guardian view
The Guardian view on Budapest’s pride parade: a humiliation for Orbán and a triumph for European values
The Guardian view on Budapest’s pride parade: a humiliation for Orbán and a triumph for European values
Today's cartoon
Ben Jennings on Keir Starmer’s first year as prime minister – cartoon
Ben Jennings on Keir Starmer’s first year as prime minister – cartoon
The prime minister has said that he lost his grip on Labour MPs’ welfare revolt due to having to focus on foreign affairs
 

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