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The Guardian view on Europe’s protests: the social contract has broken – and young people want solutions | Editorial
Published: October 23, 2026 17:07
An electoral supercycle over the next year may redefine the continent’s future. But what’s happening on the streets is shaping it, tooFrance sneezed, and Europe has again caught the cold. The wave of unrest which began with teenagers at a high school soon…
We’re teenage girls fighting to ban the use of school uniform in porn. Why have you left it up to us? | Rose, Mae, Aylin and Willow
Published: October 23, 2026 14:33
No one should have to feel nervous about walking to school in clothes designed for children. It’s time for UK law to end the disgusting sexualisation of minorsIn the Little Feminist Book Club, we don’t read a lot of books. The group, set up by former…
Mamdani loves Arsenal. He should challenge them to cut ties with the UAE over Sudan | Sasha Lezhnev and John Prendergast
Published: October 23, 2026 14:30
The New York mayor’s passion for the Gunners and human rights presents an opportunity to push back on the club’s lucrative UAE sponsorshipLike him or not, there is no doubt that New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s passion for certain issues is electric, and…
Modern life is stuck in a sea of sameness. The pursuit of beauty is a necessary antidote | Brigid Delaney
Published: October 23, 2026 14:00
Everything has become so frictionless and optimised, that concerted efforts must be made to turn back towards beauty and individuality – even if it has no explicit market valueBy the time it’s 5pm on a Friday, the headache and dry eyes have well and truly…
Hammersmith Bridge is a symbol of our dysfunctional times. The money is there, the joined-up thinking isn’t | Simon Jenkins
Published: October 23, 2026 12:30
London’s roads are horrendous, with constant roadworks and creaking infrastructure. And the emblem of all that spans the River ThamesLondon’s Hammersmith Bridge is a metaphor for all that is wrong with British government. Closed to motor traffic and inert…
A Democratic win in Texas is a long shot – but Ken Paxton’s weakness is obvious | Moira Donegan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/23/texas-senate-ken-paxton-weakness
Published: October 23, 2026 12:00
Republicans are resorting to childish taunts to defend an uncommonly dishonorable state attorney generalIt’s a bit like Lucy with the football. Every few years, Democrats convince themselves that a Texas Senate seat might finally switch from red to blue.…
This man has quit Badenoch’s increasingly hard-right Tory party – others should be brave enough to do the same | Polly Toynbee
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/23/tory-party-kemi-badenoch-quit-andrew-boff
Published: October 23, 2026 11:16
The London Assembly’s Andrew Boff is one of many who reject Kemi Badenoch’s authoritarian position. They are the only chance for the party’s futureThe chair of the London Assembly, Andrew Boff, resigned this week from the Conservative party after 53 years…
The Trump-Putin love story’s next chapter: selling out Ukraine | Sidney Blumenthal
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/23/trump-putin-ukraine
Published: October 23, 2026 10:00
The US president is portraying Zelenskyy as the villain as he strives for Russia’s approvalIf Donald Trump could, he would fly to Munich to sign away Ukraine to Vladimir Putin, and return to wave the document as “peace in our time”, hoping to claim at…
America must reverse Trump’s moral squalor | Robert Reich
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/23/trump-moral-squalor
Published: October 23, 2026 09:00
The president shows a unique disregard for the opinions, norms and ideals of the nation – and, for that matter, humanityThe Democrats’ focus on affordability seems to be a winning strategy (we’ll know for sure in a little over two weeks). But we mustn’t…
Imagine if, for once, Labour decided to tell the truth about immigration | Gaby Hinsliff
Published: October 23, 2026 05:00
Our economy needs it. The NHS needs it. And making foreign workers’ lives more miserable – as the home secretary plans to do – will undermine integrationMy mum’s carer was uncharacteristically late one morning. She didn’t want to say why at first, but it…
Giorgia Meloni is Italy’s great political survivor. Could one man be about to bring her down? | Riccardo Alcaro
Published: October 23, 2026 04:00
With elections looming in 2027, Roberto Vannacci’s new far-right movement could fatally outflank the prime ministerGiorgia Meloni’s government became the longest serving in Italy’s republican history last month. This unusual political longevity, a moderate…
In allowing coal expansion in the Hunter, Chris Minns is pouring fuel on the climate fire. His decision will come back to hurt us all | Jack Egan
Published: October 23, 2026 01:08
The high court found NSW is responsible for emissions from burning exported coal. What message does it send when the government can step in and bypass the law?Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereAs someone…
We will make the net-zero transition work for Britain – approving the Jackdaw gasfield is part of the plan | Andy Burnham
Published: October 22, 2026 17:00
Protecting jobs and strengthening energy security in the short term does not mean wavering on Labour’s deep commitment to a cleaner, greener futureOn Wednesday, the energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, gave the go-ahead for gas production to begin at the…
Trump’s Fifa peace prize was a sham. A reimagined award can still have meaning | Leander Schaerlaeckens
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/22/fifa-peace-prize-infantino
Published: October 22, 2026 15:30
The first awarding marked the apex of Gianni Infantino’s hubris. A new version could highlight the good in the world of soccerSign up for our free newsletter herePoor Fifa peace prize. Unloved, unliked, mocked, tainted by association with its first winner.…
Do Stormont politics stifle the non-sectarian parties? | Letters
Published: October 22, 2026 15:25
Responding to an editorial, Boyd Black deplores Labour’s policy of not fielding candidates in Northern Ireland. Plus a letter by Declan O’NeillYour editorial on the dysfunction in Northern Ireland politics (15 October) does not mention the main cause: the…
Glee’s pro-LGBTQ+ vision captured 2010s hope. Can a reboot handle Trump’s America? | Alim Kheraj
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/22/glee-reboot-lgbtq-politics-trump
Published: October 22, 2026 14:45
The beloved high school TV show is returning in a different political climate. I’m skeptical that Ryan Murphy has the nuance this moment needsFor months, Ryan Murphy has been discussing Glee. In July, he expressed his love for the musical comedy drama he…
Three things the Albanese government could do right now to make people feel better off
Published: October 22, 2026 14:00
There are plenty of reasons why Australians feel ‘mad as hell’ at the moment. These three economic policies could restore faith in politics and bring some reliefGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn the 1976 movie Network, news…
I longed for my big break. Then a Nobel winner and my girlfriend showed me why success isn’t everything | Rebecca Shaw
Published: October 22, 2026 14:00
I was reducing a creative life down to public recognition. Anne Carson’s career deserves more respect than that, and so does mineI am one of those funny little people who is creative and has made the dubious decision to try to make a career out of it.I…
Prepare for more website shutdowns in the age of AI – but human inaction is the real culprit | Chris Stokel-Walker
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/22/website-shutdowns-ai-human-inaction-developers
Published: October 22, 2026 13:46
I’ve been banging the drum about these vulnerabilities for years. It will take more than a handful of exhausted developers to keep us safeParts of the internet are going dark. In the Netherlands, government websites, including its digital ID login service,…
Donald Trump has sold out Ukraine. He makes Chamberlain look like a man of iron principle | Simon Tisdall
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/22/donald-trump-ukraine-betrayal-putin-nato
Published: October 22, 2026 11:00
Europe’s leaders can no longer trust a word that comes out of Washington. No more slaps on the wrist – we need concrete steps to punish TrumpHistorical comparisons are always inexact. No one conflict precisely mirrors another. Yet Donald Trump’s shameless…
Christiane Amanpour’s parting advice to journalists is right on the mark | Margaret Sullivan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/22/christiane-amanpour-cnn-journalism-neutrality
Published: October 22, 2026 10:00
The CNN star’s wise advice to ‘be truthful, not neutral’ should be tattooed on our soulsAfter decades as a renowned international journalist, the CNN star Christiane Amanpour is calling it a career, saying she’ll soon leave the cable network which she…
Is this Prince Harry or David Brent in The Office? Either way, we’re watching a masterclass in awkwardness | Emma Brockes
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/22/prince-harry-david-brent-reboot-purpose
Published: October 22, 2026 07:00
The wayward prince and his wife seem to be aiming for a reboot – searching for purpose, but not self-awarenessYears ago, I was in Washington DC when Prince Harry blew through on an official engagement. He was 28, with a full head of hair, a slightly louche…
Strongmen like Trump would destroy the planet out of pure spite – and Brazil shows we’re all in peril | George Monbiot
Published: October 22, 2026 05:00
If Flávio Bolsonaro is elected, Brazil’s ecosystems will face collapse. The ruling class would rather burn the world than share it with the poor However grim the trajectory might seem, I’ve always believed that sense will ultimately prevail. As the great…
A violent and coordinated youth uprising? That’s exactly the picture Europe’s enemies want to paint | Alberto Alemanno
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/22/europe-youth-uprising-enemies-protesters
Published: October 22, 2026 04:00
Each country’s protesters have distinct grievances. Listen to them, not the voices telling us Europe is ungovernableLast Saturday night, the town hall of Limoges in west-central France was set ablaze. By Sunday, images of the fire destroying a symbol of…
I spent a week watching Helen Haines in action in Canberra. It was the most inspiring week of my life | Tim Berenyi
Published: October 21, 2026 23:56
Somehow, among all the meetings, media commitments and delivering rousing speeches – she managed to bake seven sponge cakes for the people around herLife has been feeling heavy for a while but since Monday it has felt overwhelming.Our communities have been…
My husband Hiep Tran is in a Vietnamese prison. He has done nothing wrong | Chloe Dang
Published: October 21, 2026 22:00
No Australian citizen, or anyone else, should have to endure the terrible nightmare our family is going throughA bit more than a month ago my husband, Hiep Tran, went missing. It was the beginning of a terrible ordeal for Hiep, me and our entire family.We…
The Guardian view on the Republicans’ midterms struggle: Trump has circuses, but voters also want bread | Editorial
Published: October 21, 2026 17:54
As prices keep rising, more of the president’s supporters are asking what happened to the economic good times he promised It is no great revelation that Donald Trump is enriching himself as president. He raked in $2.2bn in 2025, with his position and his…
Burnham approves Jackdaw – and Labour’s unity on climate action is imperilled with the stroke of a pen | Zoe Williams
Published: October 21, 2026 17:14
This foolish decision undermines hopes that this government will take the necessary steps the climate crisis demands When the news broke that the UK government had approved the Jackdaw gasfield, I was at a Guardian climate event at the Royal Geographical…
Can UK pop cut immigration and stop the boats? I suppose we’ll find out with GB News Music Radio | John Harris
Published: October 21, 2026 14:58
An ‘all British, all day’ station is a nativist dream come true – but good luck with the playlist. And anyway: how many artists will want to be on Farage FM?If you want a quintessential “It wouldn’t happen now” story, try this. Two months before Margaret…
Cost-of-living crisis? You wouldn’t know it by looking at these companies’ profits | Greg Jericho
Published: October 21, 2026 14:00
We are so locked into believing the market must not be questioned that we just assume everything is happening as it shouldGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastIt is always quite striking just how greatly the overseers of the economy…
Usha Vance is a closed book – but her Goodreads account is surprisingly revealing | Arwa Mahdawi
Published: October 21, 2026 10:00
From Roman-era political potboilers to stories of Catholic priests struggling to impose their authority, what could the reading list of vice-president JD Vance’s wife be trying to tell us?Usha Vance, a very clever woman with dubious taste in men, likes to…
After three disastrous years, Israel needs to rethink itself. A new government would be a start | Dahlia Scheindlin
Published: October 21, 2026 09:00
Only a clear opposition victory would let us begin to heal, strengthen democracy and establish Palestinian rightsDahlia Scheindlin is a Tel Aviv-based political analystIsrael’s 27 October election is fast approaching, with little clarity about who will…
A gen Z protest movement could be about to oust Serbia’s strongman. Here’s why that will shake Europe | Misha Glenny
Published: October 21, 2026 07:00
Student activists seem set to defeat Aleksandar Vučić at the ballot box this Sunday. The EU should never have written off Serbian democracyHistory may not be about to repeat itself in Serbia, but it is beginning to rhyme. Just over a quarter of a century…
From strife-torn France to the UK, rightwing populists win when they stir chaos while promising order | Rafael Behr
Published: October 21, 2026 05:00
Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump are arsonists who play at being firefighters. Nigel Farage is finding that act harder to pull off in Andy Burnham’s BritainAn election where one side represents chaos will nearly always be won by the party that promises order…
Australian democracy is usually peaceful. But there’s a homegrown history of political violence | Joshua Black and Frank Bongiorno
Published: October 21, 2026 02:59
Like other features of our public landscape, both good and bad, political violence has a history in Australia – one from which we may learnThe alleged attack on independent MP Helen Haines in Wangaratta has shocked a nation whose politics is normally…
My wife Jo Cox was murdered in her constituency in 2016. The alleged attack on Helen Haines is a punch to the gut | Brendan Cox
Published: October 20, 2026 23:11
Moments like these can reinforce our divisions or remind us of what we stand to lose when hatred and intimidation are allowed to brutalise our democracyIt’s never a good sign when you turn on your phone to find a dozen messages asking if you are OK. For…
Americans, this is your chance to slap down the tech broligarchs
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2026/oct/19/midterm-elections-tech-broligarchs
Published: October 20, 2026 19:16
The midterms will be a referendum on the GOP’s alignment with tech overlords over the public they’re meant to serveWelcome back to How We Win, a Guardian opinion series with leading thinkers, offering bold ideas for America’s political future. Last week,…
The Guardian view on Alberta’s referendum: Canada holds together – against Donald Trump | Editorial
Published: October 20, 2026 17:43
Voters’ emphatic rejection of separation strengthens Mark Carney’s energy strategy in the face of a US trade war and threatsCanadians are proving to be a voice of sanity. In roundly rejecting the idea of separating from Canada, voters in the oil- and…
Trump’s obsession with Ilhan Omar has reached a dangerous new level | Arwa Mahdawi
Published: October 20, 2026 14:56
The administration seems intent on stripping the congresswoman of her US citizenship and deporting her. It’s a terrible abuse of powerWhat do you think it is about Ilhan Omar, exactly, that seems to get under Donald Trump’s tangerine-tinted skin? The…
Jalen Hurts played through a blood clot. Are NFL players cattle?
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/20/jalen-hurts-blood-clots-eagles-nfl
Published: October 20, 2026 14:15
The Eagles quarterback’s recent health issues highlight how football’s toughness culture puts its players at riskJalen Hurts is likely to miss the rest of the season after an ultrasound revealed blood clots in his lungs. Thankfully, he’s now restricted…
Labor and the Coalition are poised to take a reckless gamble on AI. Haven’t they realised community support has collapsed? | Edward Santow and Sarah Sacher
Published: October 20, 2026 14:00
Australian workers expect the government to act to protect them from AI harms. There is a clear reform solution at handGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s major political parties are edging towards rare consensus. Labor…
I’m a CTO. AI still needs your human expertise | Madhu Shashanka
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/20/ai-human-judgment
Published: October 20, 2026 12:30
AI is increasingly getting good at doing some tasks, but it can never replace human workers’ judgmentAutonomous cars, which may be the safest we have built, keep getting easily avoidable parking tickets. While Waymos crash far less often than human drivers…
We can stop Trump’s assault on the international criminal court | Kenneth Roth
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/20/trump-icc-sanctions-opinion
Published: October 20, 2026 10:00
Here’s what we need to do to stand up for international lawMany applauded when Navi Pillay was awarded the Nobel peace prize. The South African human rights lawyer had chaired the UN commission of inquiry that found Israel to have committed genocide in…
After the violence and chaos in France, there’s only one beneficiary: Marine Le Pen | Paul Taylor
Published: October 20, 2026 09:59
The far-right leader’s promise to restore order will appeal to many ahead of next year’s presidential elections – the stakes are suddenly much higherThere is only one clear winner so far from France’s chaos: Marine Le Pen. The violence and rioting that…
I thought my phone couldn’t be any worse for my brain – then I started watching microdramas on it | Imogen West-Knights
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/20/phone-brain-started-watching-microdramas
Published: October 20, 2026 09:01
I have long known that internet detritus is bad for me. But with these dramas told in episodes under two minutes, I swear I can actually feel the damage being doneSeven or eight years ago, a new kind of televisual entertainment was born in China.…
What’s the future for the Green Party? Should it be socialism? | Joe Todd
Published: October 20, 2026 07:00
The party must aspire to be more than a Labour pressure group. It should offer a vision for radical reform – and ways to implement itIt’s a strange time to be a Green. We have just held our largest conference ever, but it was overshadowed by a…
Don’t be fooled. The AI that was supposed to save us time is doing just the opposite | Gaby Hinsliff
Published: October 20, 2026 05:00
The government says it can transform the state with AI, but it is no match for the resulting stream of machine-generated slop. And we all pay the costAnother morning, another avalanche of emails. Even after a guilty cull, my inbox is sitting at well over…
I knew one of us could get hurt eventually. I never thought it would be my friend Helen | Zoe Daniel
Published: October 20, 2026 03:27
There will now be a flood of rhetoric about who is to blame. Don’t fall for the political opportunism from left or right. We are all responsibleIt was obvious to those of us who work in and around politics, that eventually, someone would get physically…
Political hate speech can have real-world fallout. After the alleged attack on Helen Haines, our leaders must act | Paul Daley
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/20/helen-haines-political-hate-speech-ntwnfb
Published: October 20, 2026 01:18
Social media amplify the worst excesses of what passes for public discourse, while some media outlets foment polarisationIf the increasingly vituperative tenor of our public discourse, online and verbal, has fully trailed America’s into the murky dungeon…
Are your bones brittle? If they were, how would you know? (To men: this goes for you too) | Ranjana Srivastava
Published: October 19, 2026 20:56
Assessing osteoporosis risk requires more than a scan, which is why a thorough conversation with a doctor is essential“Doctor, how could I get a fracture from sliding on the floor?”My 60-year-old patient is impatient to recover from a pelvic fracture.…
The Guardian view on Trump and Putin: Ukraine’s future is not theirs to bargain away | Editorial
Published: October 19, 2026 17:25
Russia wants America and China to decide Ukraine’s future without Kyiv. Europe must challenge this dangerous return to diplomacy of the strong for the strongDoes Vladimir Putin know exactly how to play Donald Trump? The history of chummy phone calls,…
Shall we have another EU referendum? Maybe – but not yet | Polly Toynbee
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/19/eu-referendum-rejoin-campaign
Published: October 19, 2026 15:17
We saw last time what reckless reliance on close polling led to. The omertà on rejoining has now been broken, but it would be folly to move too soonWhen I hear that word again, a shudder runs down my spine. I want to groan, hold my head in my hands and…
Do we really need clothes delivered in under an hour? Target’s Uber Eats deal is convenience culture gone wild | Maggie Zhou
Published: October 19, 2026 14:00
The time lag between ordering a meal and its packaging hitting your rubbish bin is ridiculously brief. Will items bought through this partnership be treated differently?In a move nobody outside of boardrooms asked for, Target has become the first fashion…
Saudi Arabia is learning the hard way: they can’t count on Trump for protection | Mohamad Bazzi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/19/saudi-arabia-trump-relationship
Published: October 19, 2026 11:00
After Houthis escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, the US turned down calls from MBS for helpFor years, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, cultivated a close relationship with Donald Trump and his son-in-law and former top adviser, Jared…
After the ITV exposé, see Reform’s fixation with ‘hate preachers’ as the stinking hypocrisy it really is | Owen Jones
Published: October 19, 2026 10:00
Far-right extremism and rhetoric is coming from activists and unvetted councillors, but party leaders who peddle fear and rage can’t escape blameWho are the hate preachers radicalising rightwing extremists? As the head of MI5 warns that anti-migrant haters…
We must tax the wealth of billionaires, not just income. California can lead the way | Ro Khanna
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/19/tax-wealth-billionaires-income-california
Published: October 19, 2026 10:00
Will California stand with the working class or the oligarchs in the vote this November?The Democratic party has a choice to make. Are we going to be New Deal Democrats or corporate Democrats? Are we standing with the working class or the tech…
This carnival of protest on the streets of Delhi has shaken Narendra Modi like nothing before | Meena Kandasamy
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/19/india-protest-delhi-cockroach-narendra-modi
Published: October 19, 2026 07:00
The singing, dancing and sheer joy in the face of police brutality at the protests led by the Cockroach Janta party show people no longer fear India’s regimeIn July, as supporters of the Cockroach movement took to Jantar Mantar, the designated protest site…
My critics think speaking fluently is vital for fee-paying pupils, but not for anyone else. Here’s why I reject that | Lucy Powell
Published: October 19, 2026 06:00
We are accused of dumbing down, but that’s nonsense: this is levelling up. All the evidence shows helping children articulate improves their life chancesLucy Powell is UK education secretary and deputy leader of the Labour partyPrivate schools don’t leave…
Cost of living getting you down? I have had enough – and so has France | First Dog on the Moon
Published: October 19, 2026 05:50
Democracy has been sold off, but you can release death and torture upon hundreds of thousands of people and get invited to the White HouseSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if…
The housing crisis is now global. It shows just how undemocratic our nations have become | Leilani Farha
Published: October 19, 2026 05:00
When we can’t even afford to rent or buy somewhere to live, we have to ask: did we give the financial sector too much power?Leilani Farha is the former UN special rapporteur on adequate housingIn the summer of 2021, I visited a homeless community in a park…
Violence against children in Australia is at a crisis point. We must start listening to kids before our most vulnerable slip through the cracks
Published: October 18, 2026 22:51
Our systems are fragmented and siloed, while those who are ‘different’ struggle to be understood. We cannot wait for more children to die to decide their suffering mattersThe day I turned 14, two of my sister’s friends were found dead.They were 10 and 11…
I saw rioting, looting, above all, anger. If French leaders think more violence will solve this, they’re mistaken | Oliver Haynes
Published: October 18, 2026 15:06
It’s a perfect storm of protesters with heartfelt grievances and others set on conflict. The key here is the sense of betrayal that united them on the streetsThe first thing I learned on the streets of Paris this weekend is that there is no arguing with…
The upside of anger: can fury be one of the deepest forms of human compassion? | Making sense of it
Published: October 18, 2026 14:00
Imagine anger as a sign not of moral failure or justified outrage but the desire to care for anotherMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeAnger is an emotion we are taught to manage, control and…
Small business owners are doing OK – but will that help Trump overcome his low approval ratings?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/18/small-business-owners-trump-economy
Published: October 18, 2026 12:00
Overall, economic sentiment for Trump is poor, but small businesses seem fairly confident, according to several surveysThere are 34m small businesses in the United States. They employ approximately half of the country’s workers and generate about half of…
If Trump fells 430 trees in the middle of a golf course, do they make a sound?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/18/trump-golf-course-washington-dc
Published: October 18, 2026 10:00
In attempting to turn a public space in DC into an enclave for elites, Trump is moving the US capital closer to GracelandWhen is a tree not a tree? When it’s an obstacle to a par-3. If a tree falls in the middle of a golf course, does it make a sound?…
When you watch the acclaimed TV drama Time, remember this: I’ve seen inside our prisons and they are just as bleak | Alex South
Published: October 18, 2026 07:00
The show depicts prisons as places characterised by violence and isolation, with no focus on rehabilitation. It’s depressingly accurateAlex South is a former prison officer and the author of the memoir Behind These DoorsThe new series of Time is not an…
Blunder in, abandon allies and court a dictator: it’s the Trump doctrine, now playing out in Myanmar | Steve Bloomfield
Published: October 18, 2026 05:00
The US condemned the genocide and military rule there, but now that Trump craves its rare earths, that’s all changed. For democracy activists, that’s a disasterMarco Rubio was once adamant that the US had to do everything in its power to end what he…
If Trump becomes a lame duck, surely countries like Australia can say what we really think? | Zoe Daniel
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/18/trump-lame-duck-us-midterm-elections-australia
Published: October 17, 2026 19:00
For years everyone has been dancing around Trump’s unpredictability, his bullying and his threats. It’s past time to reassert our valuesIn two weeks, Donald Trump faces his moment of truth; transformational midterm elections that will drastically influence…
Move over, pervert glasses – the latest toxic trend is robogroping
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/17/smartglasses-robogroping-toxic-trends
Published: October 17, 2026 13:00
Whenever a new technology is created, it will, without exception, immediately be used to harass girls and womenYou may be familiar with rule 34 of the internet, which states that if something exists or can be imagined, there will almost certainly be online…
The hill I will die on: Cinemas have been getting away with lies. Films should begin on time | Jeffrey Ingold
Published: October 17, 2026 09:00
If cinemas must run 20 minutes of adverts before a feature, they could at least be honest about it. Or, I have a better solution …Do you remember the last time you were lied to? I certainly do. I was tricked by the North Finchley Vue, which sold me and my…
The Letby case inquiry will lead to more blame and suspicion in the NHS – and patients will be less safe | Mark McDonald
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/17/lucy-letby-public-inquiry-nhs-patients-medics
Published: October 17, 2026 05:00
I fear for what comes next because medics must be able to ask questions, raise concerns and admit mistakes. A defensive staff is dangerous for everyoneMark McDonald is a barrister representing Lucy LetbyI have been Lucy Letby’s barrister for the past two…
French schoolchildren have been treated like violent criminals – for telling the truth | Rokhaya Diallo
Published: October 17, 2026 04:00
To protest against the shameful conditions in some French schools is entirely legitimate. The government’s response is notAs a secondary school pupil in 1994, I took part in protests against a reform that would have allowed French employers to pay young…
Of course Trump is helping Russia in Ukraine – he’s a master of the art of betrayal | Jonathan Freedland
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/16/donald-trump-russia-ukraine-protect-world
Published: October 16, 2026 15:30
The old certainties have gone. We will have to spend whatever it takes to protect ourselves in this new and dangerous worldDonald Trump must find it oddly frustrating. He keeps showing the world exactly who he is, and yet the world keeps refusing to…