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History will not forgive May’s reckless push to the no-deal precipice Polly Toynbee
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History will not forgive May’s reckless push to the no-deal precipice Polly Toynbee

The prime minister is being held hostage by Brexit hardliners. She does more damage every day she re...

Carney is right. Brexit could lead to a better, fairer kind of globalisation Larry Elliott
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Carney is right. Brexit could lead to a better, fairer kind of globalisation Larry Elliott

Free market economics created a world fit for multinationals. But we need less frictionless trade an...

Dark money is pushing for a no-deal Brexit. Who is behind it? George Monbiot
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Dark money is pushing for a no-deal Brexit. Who is behind it? George Monbiot

Targeted no-deal Brexit ads are funded opaquely, yet the government has failed to bring in new laws ...

Northern Ireland’s young people know their history. If only the rest of Britain did too
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Northern Ireland’s young people know their history. If only the rest of Britain did too

England’s casual indifference to the border question has betrayed the post-Troubles generation @john...

The country I walked through deserves better than Brexit Mike Carter
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The country I walked through deserves better than Brexit Mike Carter

A trip across England in 2016 revealed a nation broken by neoliberalism. For it to heal, this above...

A hidden government is preparing for Brexit… by keeping us in the dark Nick Cohen
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A hidden government is preparing for Brexit… by keeping us in the dark Nick Cohen

An army of civil servants has been engaged to hide the terrible truth for as long as possibleSat 9 F...

Why disaster capitalists are praying for a no-deal Brexit George Monbiot
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Why disaster capitalists are praying for a no-deal Brexit George Monbiot

They want to tear up our green regulations so they can plunder and pollute the environment for profi...

Climate change is the deadliest legacy we will leave the young John Lanchester
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Climate change is the deadliest legacy we will leave the young John Lanchester

Property prices, pensions and austerity will pale into insignificance compared with the effects of g...

Trump and Putin have relaunched the arms race. Hug Europe close, Britain Rafael Behr
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Trump and Putin have relaunched the arms race. Hug Europe close, Britain Rafael Behr

The decision by Washington and Moscow to withdraw from a nuclear weapons treaty has just made the wo...

Fantasies of Dunkirk spirit couldn’t survive a no-deal Brexit Polly Toynbee
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Fantasies of Dunkirk spirit couldn’t survive a no-deal Brexit Polly Toynbee

Nostalgia for British ‘pluck’ leads some to positively relish crashing out of the EU. The reality wo...

Rebuild the faded towns of Britain to end our national malaise John Harris
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Rebuild the faded towns of Britain to end our national malaise John Harris

New research shows a hollowing-out of communities. Our wellbeing depends on restoring the pride of p...

We’re fixated by giving things up. After Dry January, I’m saying yes to indulgence Linda Grant
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We’re fixated by giving things up. After Dry January, I’m saying yes to indulgence Linda Grant

Enough with modern-day abstinence – it’s simply a desperate bid for self-controlSun 3 Feb 2019 07.12...

North to south, the seeds of division in Brexit Britain were sown long ago Ian Jack
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North to south, the seeds of division in Brexit Britain were sown long ago Ian Jack

Industrial decline began in the 19th century, when scorn for manufacturing set in. But delusions of...

‘Stress interviews’: another way to make millennials’ lives hell Gaby Hinsliff
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‘Stress interviews’: another way to make millennials’ lives hell Gaby Hinsliff

The treatment of Olivia Bland at her job interview was a misuse of power. Thankfully, she had the ne...

Worse than plastic waste: the burning tyres choking India
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Worse than plastic waste: the burning tyres choking India

The British government is already flouting its own rules, allowing scrap tyres to be sent abroad for...

Grandparents should be taken on family holidays, says minister
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Grandparents should be taken on family holidays, says minister

**Grandparents should be taken on family holidays, the minister responsible for tackling loneliness...

What penalty could a drone operator face?
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What penalty could a drone operator face?

**The person - or people - responsible for flying drones near Gatwick Airport has caused chaos for t...

Climate change: 'Hell to pay' if COP24 talks fail
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Climate change: 'Hell to pay' if COP24 talks fail

**Amid impassioned pleas for progress, negotiators at the UN climate talks in Poland are facing the...

Climate change: Failure to tackle warming 'suicidal'
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Climate change: Failure to tackle warming 'suicidal'

**The UN secretary-general has warned negotiators at a major meeting that failing to increase effort...