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CP Scott, 1921 Guardian editor
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The decision to use a lighter-skinned actor in a prosthetic nose only proves that, in Hollywood, colour is still an issue
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If you ask me, the reason this handsome devil is so popular among Latinos is his mastery of melancholy
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More than a million Britons have seen a doctor due to stress over rent and mortgage payments. We want to hear from you about your concerns
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Stop calling the Calais refugee camp the ‘Jungle’
Joseph HarkerWhat started as a migrants’ in-joke has taken on a dehumanising meaning in the context of daily scare stories about people crossing borders -
This government wants to normalise a more unequal society. That’s why this campaign, and others like it, are so vital
our readers' views
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As part of our new series on life experiences, our readers explain what it’s like, as an adult, to have never had sex
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'I cried at night when I realised I had an older dad': readers on pensioner parents
Guardian readers and Sarah MarshThe number of teenagers with fathers collecting their pensions is set to rise. We asked readers about having older parents or having children later in life -
As a review highlights issues in maternity services in England, we want to hear from readers around the world about the challenges of childbirth they face
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‘Passion’ meant working six days a week –16-hour days. I still play games, but having seen the inside of the sausage factory they’ll never be the same again
EU referendum
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Syria, migration, terrorism: the EU’s leaders seem helpless in the face of these interrelated crises. Yet there is a political solution – and it begins with Turkey
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Every life that can be saved is precious, no matter what the government’s arguments are for restricting access
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The costume designer’s refusal to prettify herself for last week’s awards, and the ensuing furore, showed fancy frocks are still a feminist issue
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Laolu Opebiyi, a Christian, was marched off an easyJet plane by armed officers who thought he could be an Islamist extremist. We must not let fear divide us
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The police are using disproportionate force to clear the camp, and now the majority of its inhabitants have nowhere to go
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Women are still absent from their children’s marriage certificates. The prime minister promised to redress this injustice two years ago. Why are we still waiting?
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Guardian opinion cartoonGuardian opinion cartoonMartin Rowson on the resignation of the BCC boss – cartoonBoris Johnson condemned the British Chambers of Commerce after it suspended John Longworth, who then quit for suggesting the UK could have a brighter future outside the European Union
columnists
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Polly ToynbeePolly ToynbeeOn meningitis B vaccination, the government has got it right – for onceRationing is a word politicians shy away from. Luckily for the rest of us, experts and patients are not so squeamish about choosing health priorities
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Giles FraserGiles FraserLoose canon: The US became its own church and eventually its own god. Which is why its only real atheism is to call into question the American dream – a dream often indistinguishable from capitalism and the celebration of winners
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Simon JenkinsSimon JenkinsDavid Cameron was meant to have detoxified his party of its Brussels plague. But the disease is back – and it’s worse than ever
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Jonathan FreedlandJonathan FreedlandDefeating the party strongman means addressing the three causes of the anger that fuels his success. Only Hillary Clinton can do that
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Jess Phillips MP says politicians have no choice but to be robotic
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Kathleen Kerridge says public perceptions of poverty are wrong
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The NHS is on the brink of disaster. But, argues Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee, there is nothing wrong with it that cannot be put right
regulars
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NotebookNotebookThe resurrection of Sacha Baron Cohen’s 20-year-old alter ego at the Oscars illustrates just how unfunny the genre has become, on both sides of the Atlantic
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The autocomplete questionsThe autocomplete questionsEvery day millions of internet users ask Google some of life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries
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The panelThe panelDo women really feel they can only propose in a leap year?
Do women really feel they can only propose in a leap year?
Kirsty McKenzie, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, Remona Aly, Jonathan Thomas and Julie Bindel
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Letters: Hamlet quote | Mixed martial arts | Grammar school subjects | Hair science | Lofty landmarks
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Letters: Apple has gained the world but lost its soul. The company has lost touch with its engineering genius and is behaving something like a rogue state
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