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The least āintegratedā part of British society isnāt the immigrants ā itās the elite | Andy Beckett
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/23/integrated-british-society-immigrants-elite
Published: May 23, 2025 11:00
Politicians and the rightwing press talk about integration in a selective and politically loaded way. The reality is quite differentAmid all the acrimony surrounding Keir Starmerās recent remarks on immigration ā a row that could follow him into retirementā¦
Trumpās barbarism is turning his biggest strength into a liability | Osita Nwanevu
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/23/trumps-barbarism-is-turning-his-biggest-strength-into-a-liability
Published: May 23, 2025 10:00
Americans are gradually turning against the president over his handling of immigration. Republicans will have to answer for itIf you can bear to hear it, there are still more than 1,300 days remaining in the Trump administration. Thatās an interminablyā¦
A battle is under way for the soul of a Brighton GP surgery | Polly Toynbee
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/23/nhs-gp-surgery-brighton-private-wellbourne-practice
Published: May 23, 2025 09:00
Wellsbourne GP practice is ran by a not-for-profit, but could soon be in private hands unless Wes Streeting actsIt came as a thundering shock. Wellsbourne GP practice in Whitehawk, East Brighton, has just been told it is losing its contract. NHS Sussex,ā¦
This goes beyond Gary Lineker. The BBC risks coming apart over the Gaza war | Jane Martinson
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/23/gary-lineker-bbc-gaza-war-coverage-conflict
Published: May 23, 2025 07:00
Mistakes have been made by both the star and the corporation. That shouldnāt compromise urgent coverage of the conflict When Gary Lineker bids farewell to the BBC on Sunday, his former bosses will be hoping for an end to their problems with headstrongā¦
Magaās āDEI hireā taunt is an age-old grievance reignited. And itās spreading | Gaby Hinsliff
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/23/maga-dei-hire-grievance-job
Published: May 23, 2025 05:00
In this new climate, having an enviable job, while not being a straight white man, is grounds for suspicionWayne Brown was a trailblazer, a man who made his own small piece of history by becoming Britainās first black fire chief.He worked his way up as aā¦
From the day Britain left the EU, this reset was inevitable. What a pointless waste of time, money and effort | Simon Jenkins
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/23/britain-left-eu-reset-keir-starmer-tories
Published: May 23, 2025 04:00
Keir Starmer is not blameless when it comes to Brexit, but he is moving in the right direction. Even the Tories attacking him know thatFor the Tories to attack Keir Starmerās first step towards a Brexit reset is monumental hypocrisy. Their Brexit led toā¦
I am writing this with a pencil ā it could be an authorās last line of defence against AI | Luke Beesley
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/23/i-am-writing-this-with-a-pencil-it-could-be-an-authors-last-line-of-defence-against-ai
Published: May 23, 2025 03:29
My habit is quaint, I know, and there are downsides ā but for those who value literature, the focus will shift to this: how do we prove we didnāt use AI?When I was very young, three or four, before I learned to write, Iād search out empty pages in myā¦
The children of Gaza are starving to death | First Dog on the Moon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/may/23/the-children-of-gaza-are-starving-to-death
Published: May 22, 2025 22:31
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There is no excuse for the killing of two Israeli embassy workers | Kenneth Roth
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/israel-embassy-shooting
Published: May 22, 2025 21:30
Critics of Israelās atrocious conduct in Gaza should be clear that their focus is the authors of that violence ā not Israeli civiliansIsraelās campaign of bombing and starving Palestinian civilians in Gaza is inexcusable. It reflects a massive war crime,ā¦
The Guardian view on the US and South Africa: Trump looks to his base and partners look elsewhere | Editorial
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/the-guardian-view-on-the-us-and-south-africa-trump-looks-to-his-base-and-partners-look-elsewhere
Published: May 22, 2025 17:47
The presidentās cynical ambush of Cyril Ramaphosa was not about American interests but racial grievancesThe most telling moment of Donald Trumpās meeting with Cyril Ramaphosa was not the cynical screening of footage promoting false claims of āwhiteā¦
āPro-worker prioritiesā? Trumpās budget offers the exact opposite | Steven Greenhouse
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/trump-house-budget-bill-workers
Published: May 22, 2025 16:00
The ābig, beautifulā measure going through Congress would cut health, food and education benefits ā and offer a huge boost to the richestWith Donald Trump pushing hard to give big tax cuts to the rich and do huge favors for crypto billionaires, it wasā¦
Ramaphosa withstood Trumpās bizarre ambush ā but he let down South Africans | Zanele Mji
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/cyril-ramaphosa-donald-trump-bizarre-ambush-south-africa
Published: May 22, 2025 15:15
Rather than trying to charm his US counterpart with golf, the South African president could have addressed the white supremacist attitudes holding our country backZanele Mji is a writer, investigative journalist and podcaster based in Johannesburg, Southā¦
I thought ghosts were mean, restless and set on revenge. Then I watched the TV show | Anna Spargo-Ryan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/23/i-thought-ghosts-were-mean-restless-and-set-on-revenge-then-i-watched-the-tv-show
Published: May 22, 2025 15:00
The longer I watched the US sitcom, the more the propaganda got to me. Maybe ghosts just want someone to listen to them?The ghost in my house is called Henry.I only found this out after naming my cat Henry, at which point one of my kids said, āOh, like theā¦
How ditching the Liberals can put the grunt back into the Nationals ā Australiaās rural party
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/23/how-ditching-the-liberals-can-put-the-grunt-back-into-the-nationals-australias-rural-party
Published: May 22, 2025 15:00
Country Australia holds the balance of power ā if it wants to exercise it ā in pretty much every parliamentItās been a lonely week for the Nats. Personally, I am on Team Split. I think itās high time they put the grunt back into the country party.Yetā¦
What did you do during the genocide in Gaza? | Arwa Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/israel-gaza-genocide
Published: May 22, 2025 14:00
When future generations read about Gaza with horror and wonder how we allowed a livestreamed genocide to happen, what will you say?Now, when Israel is executing a āfinal solutionā in Gaza, when it is far too late for dissent to make any difference, theā¦
Famous menās toxic fandoms have become a tool for punishing women | Tayo Bero
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/famous-men-fandoms
Published: May 22, 2025 12:00
From DDG to Tory Lanez, a male celebrity is accused of abuse ā and his supporters reverse the roles of victim and offenderThereās a new formula for punishing women who speak out about abuse by high-profile figures, and it usually goes like this: womanā¦
If aid doesnāt enter Gaza now, 14,000 babies may die. UN peacekeepers must step in | Michael Fakhri
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/israel-gaza-aid-plan-displace-control-palestinians
Published: May 22, 2025 10:00
As a UN special rapporteur on the right to food, I have watched for 19 months as Israel starves children. The world must act nowOn Monday, Israel launched an intensive ground offensive named Operation Gideonās Chariots as part of its plan to cause as muchā¦
Iāve studied the history of death. I know how we can better face up to our grief ā and our own mortality | Molly Conisbee
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/i-have-studied-history-of-death-better-face-grief-mortality
Published: May 22, 2025 09:00
How we deal with bereavement has changed enormously over the years. But not all the old traditions should be forgottenMany years ago, as part of a school homework project, I asked my grandparents what the most significant social change had been duringā¦
As a Labour MP who voted against winter fuel cuts, Iām glad the PM has seen sense | Jon Trickett
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/as-a-labour-mp-who-voted-against-winter-fuel-cuts-im-glad-the-pm-has-seen-sense
Published: May 22, 2025 07:00
Our voters wanted change, not more austerity. Will the PM and his chancellor apologise for the anxiety and stress theyāve caused?Jon Trickett is the MP for Normanton and Hemsworth in West Yorkshire and former member of the shadow cabinetOn Wednesday, Keirā¦
The UK risks falling apart. Keir Starmer can mend it now ā but he doesnāt have much time | Martin Kettle
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/uk-risks-falling-apart-keir-starmer-mend-it-move-forward
Published: May 22, 2025 05:00
The PM has little choice. Unless he brings the fractured nations together, none can move forward, and neither can heA house divided against itself cannot stand, warned Abraham Lincoln. The United Statesā later descent into civil war over slavery wouldā¦
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has courage. Pope Francis had it too. Why are there so many cowards? | Alexander Hurst
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/volodymyr-zelenskyy-pope-francis-public-life-powerful-people
Published: May 22, 2025 04:00
Corruption and greed have eroded morality in public life. Powerful people who do what is right are in short supplyāCourage is seeking the truth and speaking it,ā Jean JaurĆØs, the French philosopher and Socialist party leader, told a group of high schoolā¦
We bear the brunt of the climate crisis. A Pacific Cop could help shape the global response | Surangel Whipps Jr
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/we-bear-the-brunt-of-the-climate-crisis-a-pacific-cop-could-help-shape-the-global-response
Published: May 22, 2025 01:44
Australia should also make moves to address the climate impact of its fossil fuel production and exportsWatching from the western Pacific, we saw many describe Australiaās recent election as a decisive moment for climate and energy policy. If that was theā¦
Can Albanese really see what needs to be done? | Fiona Katauskas
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/may/22/can-albanese-really-see-what-needs-to-be-done
Published: May 22, 2025 00:33
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The Guardian view on Russia sanctions: a brittle economy is Putinās weakness | Editorial
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/the-guardian-view-on-russia-sanctions-a-brittle-economy-is-putins-weakness
Published: May 21, 2025 17:30
Ukraineās allies must dial up sanctions to expose the fragility of the Kremlinās strategy for perpetual warDonald Trumpās pledge to end the war in Ukraine on the first day of his second term as US president was a sign of his unsuitability as a peaceā¦
Cutting aid for girlsā education isnāt just wrong ā itās economically illiterate | Larry Elliott
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/cuts-aid-girls-education-labour-government
Published: May 21, 2025 16:05
This slash-and-burn approach is indefensible and would have been anathema to previous Labour governmentsAsk any one of the 187 female Labour MPs whether they would have made it to the House of Commons without an education and you would probably get shortā¦
You would think after nearly three years of being wrong, the RBA might start to question its economics. But no | Greg Jericho
https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2025/may/22/rba-inflation-interest-rates-cut-full-employment
Published: May 21, 2025 15:00
Now that inflation is back within the target range, suddenly the RBA has rediscovered that it is supposed to also care about full employmentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe decision by the Reserve Bank to cut rates on Tuesdayā¦
The UK has spoken out against the āmonstrousā human catastrophe in Gaza. Why wonāt Australia do more? | Donald Rothwell
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/22/uk-spoken-out-human-catastrophe-gaza-australia
Published: May 21, 2025 15:00
Foreign minister Penny Wong has called the risk to babies āhorrifyingā but there is more Australia could do to make its position on Gaza clearGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached aā¦
First workers were disappointed in Labour ā now theyāre angry. To understand why, visit Birmingham | Sharon Graham
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/workers-labour-birmingham-bin-strike-ministers
Published: May 21, 2025 14:01
Ministers are targeting low-paid bin workers while cosseting billionaires. Supporters could not be more disillusionedSharon Graham is the general secretary of UniteSix months ago, it was a stirring, a mood felt in many workersā meetings, on picket linesā¦
A new US report makes it clear: five-day in-office mandates are outdated | Gleb Tsipursky
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/in-office-mandates-outdated-telework-study
Published: May 21, 2025 14:00
A government study shows clear benefits to the flexibility of telework. Companies ignore these findings at their own riskWhen the pandemic hit in early 2020, organizations pivoted overnight to remote and hybrid models to survive. Nearly five years later,ā¦
International opinion has rounded on Israel, but it's not enough to force Netanyahu's hand | Sanam Vakil
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/international-opinion-israel-netanyahu-gaza-war
Published: May 21, 2025 13:20
Condemnation alone wonāt change Israelās trajectory. For that, concrete action on sanctions and Palestinian statehood is requiredSanam Vakil is director of Chatham Houseās Middle East and North Africa programmeNineteen months on from the 7 October Hamasā¦
A huge Democratic victory in Omaha offers a lesson for the party | Katrina vanden Heuvel
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/omaha-election-win-democrats-lessons-john-ewing-jr
Published: May 21, 2025 12:00
The Nebraska city swung by 43 points to elect John Ewing Jr. Democrats should pay close attention to the model he embracedFor the last several months, the Trump administrationās reckless use of executive power, trade policy, gutting federal agencies, andā¦
The US credit rating has been downgraded. But thereās an easy fix for our debt | Robert Reich
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/us-credit-rating-debt-fix
Published: May 21, 2025 10:00
Instead of cutting taxes on the richest Americans ā who hold much of the countryās debt ā simply raise themOn Friday, the credit rating of the United States was downgraded. Moodyās, the ratings firm, announced that the governmentās rising debt levels wouldā¦
Maga Catholics are on a collision course with Leo XIV. They have good reason to fear him | Julian Coman
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/maga-catholics-leo-xiv-trump-anti
Published: May 21, 2025 07:00
They have been quick to brand the new pope an āanti-Trumpā ātotal Marxistā. In return, he is already critiquing their worldviewIn the outer reaches of the Magasphere, it would be fair to say the advent of the first pope from the US has not been greetedā¦
In the wake of the Coalitionās very public split, I can only offer this time-honoured break-up advice: work on yourself | James Colley
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/after-the-coalitions-very-public-split-i-can-only-offer-this-time-honoured-breakup-advice-work-on-yourself
Published: May 21, 2025 05:38
The Nationals say theyāre doing this āfor the right reasonsā, and part of you has to respect that ā provided itās the part incapable of adding up numbersYou might hear the clink of bottles into recycling bins this morning, the sounds of Fleetwood Macāsā¦
Children are speaking to strangers online ā and grooming is on the rise. This is how to protect them | Devi Sridhar
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/children-strangers-online-grooming-on-rise-protect-them
Published: May 21, 2025 05:00
Parents are used to worrying about walking home alone and sleepovers, but games and messaging apps pose new risksWhen we look at what causes poor mental health, we often think of stress, genetics, poverty or loneliness. These are all contributing factors,ā¦
The real story isnāt young men supposedly voting far right. Itās what young women are up to | Cas Mudde
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/young-men-women-far-right-online-politics-centre-left
Published: May 21, 2025 04:00
There is an opportunity staring centre-left parties in the face ā if they reject the male gaze distorting our politicsāThe boys are alt-right.ā This seems to be the new consensus on far-right politics propagated in numerous articles and podcasts. But theā¦
The fault line that opened up a Coalition chasm can be traced back decades | Judith Brett
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/coalition-split-liberal-party-the-nationals-lnp-fault-line-that-opened-up-a-coalition-chasm-can-be-traced-back-to-australia-federation
Published: May 21, 2025 01:08
The four policy sticking points that split the Nationals from the Liberal party highlight their vastly different stances on privatisationHow Littleproudās irresistible force met Leyās immovable objectSussan Ley knew she faced a challenge. Then theā¦
The Guardian view on the calls to save Gaza: Palestinians need deeds, not words | Editorial
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/the-guardian-view-on-the-calls-to-save-gaza-palestinians-need-deeds-not-words
Published: May 20, 2025 17:54
Israel faces growing international condemnation. But more is required to restore aid and bring a ceasefireThe UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher fears that thousands of babies are at imminent risk of death in Gaza unless aid reaches them. Benjaminā¦
The Guardian view on protecting the Amazon: forest defenders must have support | Editorial
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/the-guardian-view-on-protecting-the-amazon-forest-defenders-must-have-support
Published: May 20, 2025 17:53
Dom Phillipsā posthumously published book is an urgent reminder of why this unique landscape matters so muchIt doesnāt start for six months, but the build-up to the UNās annual climate conference is already well under way in Brazil. Hosting the tens ofā¦
A moment of judgment has come at last: not just for Netanyahu but for his enablers | Owen Jones
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/judgment-israel-gaza-benjamin-netanyahu-enablers
Published: May 20, 2025 17:10
Israelās renewed assault on Gaza has prompted international condemnation, but many of those critics will face their own reckoning Suddenly, something is shifting. Last week, a stunning parliamentary intervention was delivered by the Tory backbencher Kitā¦
In the never-ending Brexit Wars saga, reality is finally fighting back | Rafael Behr
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/in-the-never-ending-brexit-wars-saga-reality-is-finally-fighting-back
Published: May 20, 2025 16:31
Voters can see that, in the world of Trump and Putin, Britainās future is European. Westminster is playing catch-upLike a Hollywood studio churning out the umpteenth sequel in a stale franchise, Westminster has manufactured another episode in theā¦
Trump is using his assault on government to retaliate against women | Judith Levine
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/trump-retaliation-women
Published: May 20, 2025 16:00
The administrationās attacks on the American Bar Association are part of a long line of actions that have clear commonalitiesLast week, a federal judge blocked the justice department from canceling $3.2m in federal grants to the American Bar Associationā¦
The cost of getting care and getting there: why is hospital parking so expensive in Australia? | Ranjana Srivastava
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/the-cost-of-getting-care-and-getting-there-why-is-hospital-parking-so-expensive-in-australia
Published: May 20, 2025 15:00
By now, Australians know āfreeā healthcare is not really free. Easing the cost of parking would be a practical way of helping patientsāEvery minute of your delay costs me money,ā a patient grumbles, brandishing a parking ticket.āI am sorry,ā I sympathise.ā¦
After the latest cash rate cut, the question on borrowersā lips is already: when can we expect rates to go down further? | Nicki Hutley
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/the-rba-has-just-cut-its-cash-rate-but-the-question-already-on-borrowers-lips-is-when-can-we-expect-another-one
Published: May 20, 2025 15:00
As businesses review their hiring plans and consumers consider their spending decisions, the Reserve Bank remains cautiousAs expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) monetary policy board cut interest rates on Tuesday. What was less expected, perhaps,ā¦
Win a game show, become a US citizen? Weāve entered the realm of the truly depraved | Dave Schilling
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/us-citizen-game-show
Published: May 20, 2025 14:00
Pizza-making contests and a āgold rush challengeā are among possible events in a pitch the Trump administration is reportedly consideringI guess Republicans really love game shows. Just a few days after Fox aired its āisnāt Trump wildā guessing game, Whatā¦
Mental-health lessons in schools sound like a great idea. The trouble is, they donāt work | Lucy Foulkes
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/mental-health-lessons-school-dont-work-mindfulness
Published: May 20, 2025 14:00
All-class therapy sessions donāt help, and may even make matters worse. The evidence shows we need different solutionsItās Saturday afternoon and my friendās five-year-old daughter is lying next to me on her living room floor. She explains to me that sheā¦
Was this a hen do or a humanitarian mission to liberate Paris? Either way, give Lauren SƔnchez an award | Marina Hyde
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/lauren-sanchez-hen-do-humanitarian-mission-paris-jeff-bezos
Published: May 20, 2025 12:23
The hemlines were high and the diamonds hefty as the worldās second-richest fiancee and her entourage stormed the Seine. Formez vos bataillons!To Cannes, in the country of France, where last night Jeff Bezosās fiancee, Lauren SĆ”nchez, got what sheā¦
The trouble with AI art isnāt just lack of originality. Itās something far bigger | Eric Reinhart
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/ai-art-concerns-originality-connection
Published: May 20, 2025 12:00
When artwork is invented by a machine, it loses its most important power: to help people connect. In an already lonely era, that is particularly dangerousThe artificial intelligence giant OpenAI recently announced that its ChatGPT platform now providesā¦
Donāt be fooled. Trumpās āOne Big Beautiful Billā is typically ugly and typically misnamed | Arwa Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/dont-be-fooled-trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-is-typically-ugly-and-typically-misnamed
Published: May 20, 2025 11:52
Republicans love to make the most harmful laws sound sensible or even noble. This pretty-sounding package of tax breaks and spending cuts is just the latest exampleWhatās big, beautiful and kept a lot of Republicans up late on Sunday night? There might beā¦
Messiās ire is free publicity for MLS. So why is the league editing it out? | Alexander Abnos
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/may/20/messis-ire-is-free-publicity-for-mls-so-why-is-the-league-editing-it-out
Published: May 20, 2025 10:00
The worldās most famous player had some complaints about MLS referees, and the league helps nobody by burying themInter Miami, led by Lionel Messi, have been terrible lately. On Sunday, their complaints to the referee only made their situation worse.Thatā¦
Extinction Rebellion may have gone quiet, but climate protest will come roaring back | Oliver Haynes
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/extinction-rebellion-climate-protest-law
Published: May 20, 2025 10:00
The pandemic and harsh laws suffocated climate movements as we knew them. Get ready for a new kind of actionOn 21 April 2019, I was on Waterloo Bridge in London with my younger siblings. Around us were planters full of flowers where there were once cars,ā¦
Trump can complain all he wants ā but he canāt stop his own economic mess | Sidney Blumenthal
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/trump-economy-sidney-blumenthal
Published: May 20, 2025 10:00
Between his tariffs and his regressive ābig, beautiful billā, the president is wreaking havoc ā and he never learnsWith his usual threats, Donald Trump is trying to ward off the dire reality that he has created and is bearing down on him. He can clampā¦
Trump has brought Ukraine-Russia peace talks back to square one ā just where Putin wants them | Olga Chyzh
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/russia-ukraine-peace-talks-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-donald-trump
Published: May 20, 2025 09:00
The Russian leader is a master manipulator. Until he is forced to face reality, there is no hope of ending the bloodshedAfter more than three years of stalled diplomacy, the past few days have brought a flurry of activity in the Russia-Ukraine peaceā¦
Britain needs an alfresco dining revolution to bring life into its cold city centres | Dan Hancox
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/britain-alfresco-dining-revolution-cold-city-centres-london-sadiq-khan
Published: May 20, 2025 07:00
Londonās mayor, Sadiq Khan, is aiming to get diners back on to the streets. If itās good enough our fellow Europeans, why not Britons?One Sunday last September, I sat at a table outside one of Lyonās famous traditional ābouchonā restaurants, eating aā¦
Gaza, Israel and the world are crying out for opposition to Netanyahu ā now there are rays of hope | Aluf Benn
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/gaza-israel-netanyahu-opposition
Published: May 20, 2025 06:00
For years Netanyahu has divided and disrupted his opponents. But new leaders are beginning to organise⢠Aluf Benn is the editor-in-chief of HaaretzIn his successful quest to become Israelās longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has leveragedā¦
Thinking of a trip to Barcelona this summer? Beware ā hereās what you'll find | Stephen Burgen
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/barcelona-summer-tourism-locals-city
Published: May 20, 2025 04:00
From locals priced out of homes to visitors shopping at global chains, all of us are cheated in a city hollowed out by tourismProtesters in Barcelona used water pistols to take aim at tourists visiting the Sagrada Familia last month. Residentsāā¦
Ella Baron on the UK-EU trade and security agreement ā cartoon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/may/19/ella-baron-uk-eu-trade-security-agreement-cartoon
Published: May 19, 2025 18:23
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The Guardian view on the EU trade deal: a rational step forward | Editorial
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/19/the-guardian-view-on-the-eu-trade-deal-a-rational-step-forward
Published: May 19, 2025 18:00
Tangible gains from these negotiations will be limited, but the prime minister has at last set a positive toneSo much remains to be worked out in Sir Keir Starmerās deal with the EU that it must be regarded as a staging post rather than a finalā¦
The Guardian view on Romaniaās presidential election upset: a vote for stability and the west | Editorial
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/19/the-guardian-view-on-romanias-presidential-election-upset-a-vote-for-stability-and-the-west
Published: May 19, 2025 17:59
A stunning comeback victory for the centrist mayor of Bucharest was also good news for Kyiv. But elsewhere in Europe, the far right continues to flourishAs Romanians voted on Sunday in arguably the most consequential election in the countryāsā¦
This new EU deal is great for Britain. Now, Labour, focus on the future, not on Farage | Polly Toynbee
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/19/new-eu-deal-labour-farage-brexit
Published: May 19, 2025 16:53
Cheaper food, passport e-gates, youth exchanges ā we are finally on a path to repair the colossal damage Brexit has doneCircle the wagons: Europe draws together confronting an enemy to its east and a rogue state to its west. āEverything has changed,ā saidā¦
Starmer and his allies spent so long attacking Labourās left, they forgot how to govern | Owen Jones
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/19/starmer-allies-attacking-labour-left-forgot-govern
Published: May 19, 2025 16:10
Rehashing 20-year-old Blairite ideas that were stale then will inspire nobody. Britain is crying out for bold, transformative policy-makingJust why has Keir Starmerās government proved such a catastrophe? This is a question that must be posed to hisā¦
Climate targets are only as good as the action behind them. We need to aim higher | Amanda McKenzie
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/australias-climate-targets-are-only-as-good-as-the-action-behind-them-we-need-to-aim-higher
Published: May 19, 2025 15:00
How fast we cut climate pollution will define how safe or scary the world becomes as our children grow upAt its core, the most fundamental duty of any government is to safeguard the security and wellbeing of its people. The climate crisis is hittingā¦
Trump once condemned Qatar. How things have changed | Mohamad Bazzi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/19/trump-qatar-relationship
Published: May 19, 2025 12:00
The countryās charm offensive and global mediator role ā as well as a $400m plane ā reveal a complicated relationshipOn his tour of the Middle East last week, Donald Trump was treated like royalty by the leaders of the wealthiest countries in the Arabā¦
Republicans are attacking childcare funding. Their goal? To push women out of the workforce | Moira Donegan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/19/republicans-childcare-women-inequality
Published: May 19, 2025 10:00
The right wants American women to bear more children and withdraw from full participation in societyLast month, the White House issued a proposed budget to Congress that completely eliminated funding for Head Start, the six-decade-old early childhoodā¦
If our destiny is cyber-attacks and empty shelves at the Co-op, hereās what we should do next | Hugh Muir
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/19/cyber-attacks-empty-shelves-co-op-prepping
Published: May 19, 2025 09:00
With threats afar and local, the need to stash essentials is obvious. If anyone can source jerk chicken in a tin, do let me knowI have seen the future. It was one morning last week ā at the Co-op. Shelves that once groaned now had nothing much on them. Sadā¦
Owners of second homes in Wales are having to sell up. Thatās no disaster: itās a godsend | Will Hayward
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/19/owners-second-homes-wales-council-tax-tourism-communities
Published: May 19, 2025 07:00
Council tax hikes on holiday homes arenāt āanti-Englishā or detrimental to tourism. This is about preserving embattled communitiesJust over two years ago, Wales gave councils the powers to massively increase council tax on second homes. If you were to readā¦
Modern parenting is rejecting abusive ways of punishing children. Will England listen? | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/19/modern-parenting-punishing-children-england
Published: May 19, 2025 06:00
Older relatives might roll their eyes at this generationās approach, but it is overdue in a country where smacking is still legalA new trend is circulating on social media where adults ask their children to complete some of the toxic parenting phrases theyā¦
Trump makes the Gulf states feel powerful, but the real test is: can they stop Israelās war? | Nesrine Malik
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/19/trump-gulf-states-middle-east-allies-israel-war
Published: May 19, 2025 05:00
The US presidentās deference to his Middle Eastern allies is hollow if they cannot affect what happens in their own back yardDonald Trumpās visit to the Middle East last week was an exercise in disorientation. Both in terms of rebalancing the relationshipā¦
Tracking apps might make us feel safe, but blurring the line between care and control can be dangerous | Samantha Floreani
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/19/tracking-apps-might-make-us-feel-safe-but-blurring-the-line-between-care-and-control-can-be-dangerous
Published: May 19, 2025 04:54
Apps like Life360 and Find My Friends are changing the landscape of whatās considered to be an expression of love ā and not necessarily for the betterGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWho knows where you are right now? Yourā¦
The USSR occupied eastern Europe, calling it āliberationā ā Russia is repeating the crime in Ukraine | Sergei Lebedev
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/19/russia-illegal-occupation-eastern-europe-ukraine-post-soviet
Published: May 19, 2025 04:00
In the post-Soviet states, statues can be removed and street names changed. But achieving sovereignty of memory is far harderWe often hear that it is Russiaās inability or unwillingness to deal with the crimes of its past that has led to the restoration ofā¦
My sister was diagnosed with cancer ā and it taught me the meaning of surrender | Making sense of it
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/19/my-sister-was-diagnosed-with-cancer-and-it-taught-me-the-meaning-of-surrender
Published: May 18, 2025 15:00
Spiritual practices can induce a sense of being part of something that is bigger than oneselfMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeWhen I was a kid, my sisterās favourite biblical passage was fromā¦
Should phone-obsessed diners be forced to stop scrolling? Not if restaurants want to stay open | Athena Kugblenu
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/18/giorgio-locatelli-mobile-phone-photographs-social-media-restaurants
Published: May 18, 2025 13:59
Giorgio Locatelli is the latest chef to lament our phone etiquette while dining. To him I say: that ship has sailed, and the customer is always rightGiorgio Locatelli despairs of diners who spend more time scrolling on their phones than āenjoying theā¦
Harvard, jousting with Trump, found a real Magna Carta. Itās a grand coincidence
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/18/harvard-trump-magna-carta
Published: May 18, 2025 13:00
The document is a reminder weāve been fighting autocracy for centuries ā and we canāt give up nowSometimes, miraculous financial windfalls happen when you need them most. A college student finding $20 in a jacket pocket on a Friday night. A relative whoā¦
My advice to the new Green party leader? It's time to expose the climate deniers | Carla Denyer
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/18/green-party-leader-climate-action-beat-reform
Published: May 18, 2025 12:00
Labour has allowed climate action to become synonymous with hardship. Farageās Reform is exploiting that ā but we offer real solutionsCarla Denyer is co-leader of the Green party of England and Wales and MP for Bristol CentralWhen I announced recently thatā¦
This pause in the trade war will be brief. Small businesses, plan accordingly
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/18/small-business-trump-tariffs-plan-impact
Published: May 18, 2025 11:00
Trumpās animosity towards China isnāt going to disappear, and his past actions do not bode well for a quick resolutionDonald Trumpās massive Chinese tariffs are on pause. The media debated. Wall Street rejoiced. Many of my clients breathed a sigh ofā¦
What the last Trump presidency can teach us about fighting back | Kenneth Roth
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/18/what-the-last-trump-presidency-can-teach-us-about-fighting-back
Published: May 18, 2025 11:00
History shows that if western governments mount a defense, the human rights movement will survive this rough patchAs Donald Trump abandons any pretense of promoting human rights abroad, he has sparked concern about the future of the human rights movement.ā¦
A Labour lost in the weeds canāt rebuild this country. Starmer must regain his nerve | John Harris
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/18/labour-keir-starmer
Published: May 18, 2025 11:00
Labour has good ideas and years left to change Britain. Why is it acting as if its time is almost up? Just under a week on from Keir Starmerās latest pronouncements about immigration, plenty of people on his own side are still gripped by a queasy sense ofā¦
This article wonāt change your mind. Hereās why | Sarah Stein Lubrano
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/18/change-mind-evidence-arguing-social-relationships
Published: May 18, 2025 07:00
Evidence shows that arguing our case rarely convinces others. Itās social relationships and actions that have that powerSarah Stein Lubrano is the author of Donāt Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century MindsIt may seem paradoxical to write this inā¦
Will we ever see despots like Putin in court? Itās unlikely ā and thatās the westās fault too | Simon Tisdall
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/18/vladimir-putin-court-west-international-law
Published: May 18, 2025 05:00
The US, UK and others routinely flout international law. Thatās why thereās scant hope for a new tribunal on crimes against UkraineItās tempting to hope the establishment last week of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, to giveā¦
A 14-step guide to taking a (fleeting) break from social media | Eleanor Limprecht
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/18/a-14-step-guide-to-taking-a-fleeting-break-from-social-media
Published: May 18, 2025 00:00
Meditate instead of scrolling. Ha, just kidding. Doomscroll on news sites and gnash your teeth at the state of the worldStep one: Write a post to inform everyone that youāre taking a break from social media. Phrase it so they know youāre doing somethingā¦
Anthony Albanese has an opportunity to build a legacy of real reform. Will he take it? | Julianne Schultz
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/18/anthony-albanese-has-an-opportunity-to-build-a-legacy-of-real-reform-will-he-take-it
Published: May 17, 2025 20:00
With overwhelming support from the Australian people, the enormity of this moment should not be underestimatedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a dramatic departure from normal practice, Mr Crisis and Ms Opportunity have arrivedā¦
The livestreamed killing of an influencer could be femicide ā a misunderstood crisis | Arwa Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/17/valeria-marquez-death-femicide
Published: May 17, 2025 13:00
Much remains uncertain about Valeria MĆ”rquezās death. But it shines a light on a universal issueValeria MĆ”rquez was killed in one of the most horrifically public ways possible. On Tuesday evening, the 23-year-old Mexican social media influencer, who hadā¦
Yes, the mediaās Biden coverage was flawed. But its reporting on Trump was far worse | Margaret Sullivan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/17/trump-biden-election-media-coverage
Published: May 17, 2025 11:00
A new book has fueled controversy over press handling of the ex-presidentās decline. But that distracts from a bigger problemWith a new book out about Joe Bidenās failed re-election campaign, a media reckoning is in full swing.It goes something like this:ā¦
After the joy of seeing Carney beat his Trump-lite rival, reality has bitten. Canada is an anxious, divided nation | Melissa Jean Gismondi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/17/carney-canada-donald-trump-tariffs-far-right
Published: May 17, 2025 11:00
Our country faces a bumpy ride as US tariffs start to hurt and disillusioned voters double down on the far rightA few days after last monthās Canadian election had delivered a minority victory to Mark Carney and the Liberal party, I got an email fromā¦
Britain has dropped down Europeās LGBTQ+ rights rankings. Good ā now we might have to face reality | Jason Okundaye
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/17/britain-europe-lgbtq-rights-uk-rainbow-map-gay-man
Published: May 17, 2025 10:00
In 2015, the UK placed first on the rainbow map. But even then, as an 18-year-old gay man, I knew that wasnāt the whole storyIt should surprise no one that the UK has dropped to its lowest ever position on the annual ārainbow mapā of the Internationalā¦
Itās not a rich list ā itās gone far beyond that. We need to talk about āextreme wealthā | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/17/sunday-times-rich-list-extreme-wealth-damage
Published: May 17, 2025 08:00
We recognise extreme poverty as ruinous, but this turbo-charged affluence is deeply damaging too. Treat it as suchDhananjayan Sriskandarajah is chief executive of the New Economics Foundation and author of Power to the PeopleOnce again, itās the Hindujaā¦
My island of strangers: a poem | Michael Rosen
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/17/my-island-of-strangers-poem-michael-rosen
Published: May 17, 2025 06:00
The prime minister warns that immigration could turn Britain into an āisland of strangersā. Author and poet Michael Rosen respondsI lay in bed
hardly able to breathe
but there were people to sedate me,
pump air into me
calm me down when I thrashedā¦
What does Keir Starmer really believe in? His deal with the European Union will provide answers | Tom Baldwin
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/17/keir-starmer-deal-european-union-brussels
Published: May 17, 2025 05:00
After a week of bruising criticism, the PM will show what he really stands for when he signs a pivotal agreement with BrusselsKeir Starmer has had to grow a thicker skin over the past few years, but there are times when critics can still get under it. Oneā¦
In 1990, my mother fought for Romaniaās freedom. Will the revolutionās children do the same?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/17/in-1990-my-mother-fought-for-romanias-freedom-will-the-revolutions-children-do-the-same
Published: May 17, 2025 04:00
Sundayās election could threaten the countryās place in Europe if Russiaās dark arts and historical amnesia win the daySomewhere in my attic, among my rather extensive Polly Pocket and Barbie dolls collection, thereās a poster by the Romanian caricaturistā¦
Attacks on Australiaās preferential voting system are ludicrous. We can be proud of it | Kevin Bonham
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/17/attacks-on-australias-preferential-voting-system-are-ludicrous-we-can-be-proud-of-it
Published: May 17, 2025 00:00
Itās been argued the election would have had a different outcome with first-past-the-post voting. I cannot overstate how unsound this assumption isGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalitionās lopsided defeat in the 2025ā¦
The Guardian view on Russia-Ukraine talks: a performance for the US president | Editorial
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/16/the-guardian-view-on-russia-ukraine-talks-a-performance-for-the-us-president
Published: May 16, 2025 17:30
Europe and Kyiv are showing increasing deftness and coordination, but Mr Trump is an unfriendly audienceThe first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine for three years should have been a momentous occasion. Since 2022, Russian war crimes have onlyā¦
What Donald Trump did this week should terrify Benjamin Netanyahu. This is why | Jonathan Freedland
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/16/donald-trump-middle-east-tour-should-terrify-benjamin-netanyahu-usa-israel
Published: May 16, 2025 15:44
The presidentās Middle East tour made one thing clear ā he will betray his one-time ally in a heartbeat. He is already doing it Itās come to something when the Palestiniansā best hope for relief rests on a man who dreams of emptying Gaza of its people andā¦
Everything you need to know about Australiaās new home battery subsidy
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/17/everything-you-need-to-know-about-australias-new-home-battery-subsidy
Published: May 16, 2025 15:00
From eligibility to cost, hereās how households and businesses can take advantage of the cheaper home batteries programChange by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your householdās carbon footprintGot aā¦
Forget the DEI hires ā meet Trumpās latest WTF hire | Arwa Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/16/trump-casey-means-surgeon-general
Published: May 16, 2025 14:00
The new pick for surgeon general, Casey Means, doesnāt have an active medical license. But she does have āimpeccable Maha credentialsāThe US health secretary doesnāt think you should really listen to him when it comes to health issues. During an appearanceā¦
So ends the Keirbotās immigration week: literally everyone hates it. Possibly even him | Marina Hyde
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/16/keir-starmer-x-immigration-albania-enoch-powell
Published: May 16, 2025 12:04
Several strongly worded X posts, a bungled Albanian scheme and the ghost of Enoch Powell. Once again, heās smashed itOn Friday morning, Keir Starmer was posting without compromise. āIf youāre one of the smugglers putting people in small boats across theā¦
Who deserves weight-loss drugs? | David A Kessler
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/16/glp-1-weight-loss-drugs-are-revolutionary-and-theyre-exposing-americas-healthcare-crisis
Published: May 16, 2025 12:00
The struggle to obtain these medications illustrates the dangerous mess the US healthcare system has become, writes the former FDA chiefThe American healthcare system is broken. It is too complicated and too hard for people to get the care and medicationsā¦
Brits are shocked Iāve chosen Norwich over New Zealand ā but there are reasons so many Kiwis are leaving | Elle Hunt
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/16/new-zealand-norwich-house-infrastructure-record-departure-numbers
Published: May 16, 2025 11:36
Despite the food and scenery, on a visit home this year I was struck by the many drawbacks, from housing to transportWhenever a Brit learns that Iām a New Zealander ā grew up there, got the passport, only moved to the UK in 2017 ā often their faces scrunchā¦
Digested week: Keir, immigrants have made this strangerās life immeasurably better
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/16/keir-starmer-immigrants-strangers-speech
Published: May 16, 2025 10:28
There may be a grownup conversation to be had about immigration, but the PMās depressing speech wasnāt it. Plus, Trumpās flying freebieOn a day like this, I think back to my heart attack last year. The doctors, nurses and hospital porters who treated me inā¦
Diddyās lawyers are banking on the āmutual abuseā defence. Newsflash: itās not a thing | Tayo Bero
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/16/diddy-lawyers-defense-cassie-ventura
Published: May 16, 2025 10:00
Power isnāt equal in an unhealthy relationship. But itās no surprise Sean āDiddyā Combsās team is deploying the tacticSean āDiddyā Combsās sex-trafficking and racketeering trial is under way, and the music mogulās lawyers gave us a glimpse into what theirā¦
What if one key problem with British politics at the moment is us ā the voters | Andy Beckett
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/16/british-politics-voters-fickle-vindictive-electorate
Published: May 16, 2025 07:00
Westminster has become fearful of a fickle and vindictive electorate. Thereās value in that, but itās also holding back our politicsThe voter is never wrong. In this era of vox pops, phone-ins, focus groups and constant polls, this view of democracy isā¦
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