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We’re led by a party not fit for power in a system not fit for purpose Gary Younge Gary Younge
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We’re led by a party not fit for power in a system not fit for purpose Gary Younge Gary Younge

Brexit has exposed our broken political system – a second referendum should be the start of urgent r...

People’s vote is still alive after a day of Brexit drama falls flat Sonia Sodha
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People’s vote is still alive after a day of Brexit drama falls flat Sonia Sodha

This was supposed to be the day the House of Commons dramatically wrested control from the governmen...

Get set for Brexit: Indicative Day – the one where the Grand Wizards turn on each other Marina Hyde
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Get set for Brexit: Indicative Day – the one where the Grand Wizards turn on each other Marina Hyde

On Sunday it was all looking so good for the Brexit ultras. Then came Monday, and that parliamentary...

Theresa May – and Britain – remain locked in Brexit purgatory Rafael Behr
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Theresa May – and Britain – remain locked in Brexit purgatory Rafael Behr

Yet another crunch vote. Yet another defeat for the PM. How long can this deadlock last? @rafaelbehr...

The global battle for the internet is just starting John Harris
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The global battle for the internet is just starting John Harris

Two competing visions of our digital future have emerged from China and Silicon Valley. But are they...

One thing now unites Britons – a sense of national humiliation Nick Cohen
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One thing now unites Britons – a sense of national humiliation Nick Cohen

Europe hasn’t belittled us. Our pitiful state has been inflicted on us by our woeful leadersSat 23 M...

Why I am marching against Brexit today Andrew Adonis
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Why I am marching against Brexit today Andrew Adonis

As Britain’s institutions buckle at the prospect of Brexit, its people are finding their voices at p...

Brexit is not the cause of Britain’s political breakdown. It’s a symptom Gary Younge Gary Younge
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Brexit is not the cause of Britain’s political breakdown. It’s a symptom Gary Younge Gary Younge

We are an international laughing stock at the moment. But something like this has been coming for de...

Britain is in a hole – Europe, we need you to dig us out Timothy Garton Ash Timothy Garton Ash
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Britain is in a hole – Europe, we need you to dig us out Timothy Garton Ash Timothy Garton Ash

Brexit just got serious. If parliament can somehow take control, EU leaders must take pity and offer...

Online hate threatens us all. Platforms can and must do more to eradicate it Dan Hett
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Online hate threatens us all. Platforms can and must do more to eradicate it Dan Hett

As a software engineer, I know extremist content can be curbed. After Christchurch, it’s more urgent...

Wake up, Italians – our country is in a state of democratic emergency Roberto Saviano
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Wake up, Italians – our country is in a state of democratic emergency Roberto Saviano

With migrants being subject to racist attacks and journalists being left undefended, Italy needs to...

Britain’s Brexit crisis is rooted in the power of our public schools John Harris
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Britain’s Brexit crisis is rooted in the power of our public schools John Harris

Learning from this mess, we must cut the ties that bind the state and key professions to a tiny numb...

To ignore Nigel Farage and the populist right is complacent Nick Cohen Nick Cohen
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To ignore Nigel Farage and the populist right is complacent Nick Cohen Nick Cohen

As we concentrate on events in Westminster, unsavoury alliances are being forged in EuropeSat 16 Mar...

Excluded children can still have hope: here’s the proof Gaby Hinsliff
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Excluded children can still have hope: here’s the proof Gaby Hinsliff

As arguments rage over knife crime, I’ve seen a school where troubled young people are turning their...

Young climate activists around the world: why I’m striking today
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Young climate activists around the world: why I’m striking today

 Students at a climate strike in Berlin, 22 February 2019. Photograph: Omer Messinger/EPABrianna Fru...

MPs have voted against no deal. Now here’s how to make that decision stick Jolyon Maugham
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MPs have voted against no deal. Now here’s how to make that decision stick Jolyon Maugham

Revoking article 50 is the only way to definitively avoid crashing out of the European UnionWed 13 M...

The prime minister got one thing right: we can’t blame the EU for this Polly Toynbee
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The prime minister got one thing right: we can’t blame the EU for this Polly Toynbee

What did the Brexiteers imagine they could achieve? They’ve brought down their own party and in effe...

Local communities are being silenced. We’re in the age of the ‘Unplace’ John Harris
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Local communities are being silenced. We’re in the age of the ‘Unplace’ John Harris

Towns and cities across the country are losing their radio shows. Who will tell their stories now? @...

We exclude the Labour left from British politics at our peril Andy Beckett
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We exclude the Labour left from British politics at our peril Andy Beckett

Jeremy Corbyn’s project could solve Britain’s problems. But we will never know if we focus only on i...

Brexit is heading towards extra time. The question then is: to what purpose? Andrew Rawnsley
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Brexit is heading towards extra time. The question then is: to what purpose? Andrew Rawnsley

The prime minister’s deal is likely to be defeated and Britain will plunge deeper into uncertainty a...