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CP Scott, 1921 Guardian editor
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A leadership election would be the final straw for many disillusioned young members. It’s time for Corbyn’s detractors to put up or split
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The young put Jeremy Corbyn in, now they should push him out
Jonathan FreedlandThe Labour leader and his team were guilty of ‘deliberate sabotage’ of the remain campaign. Members should remember this if they’re asked to re-elect him -
How to stop Brexit: get your MP to vote it down
Geoffrey RobertsonWe don’t need another referendum. Members of parliament have every right to vote against repeal of the act that led us into Europe -
Together we Icelanders can conquer storms – England had better watch out
Guðmundur SteingrímssonEnglish football is our obsession, so tonight’s game is monumental. And our smallness is no obstacle -
Thatcherism devastated communities throughout industrial England that have never recovered. Their pain explains why people voted to leave in the EU referendum
our readers' views
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'I want to see unity, we're in scary times': readers on Labour in crisis
Guardian readers and Sarah MarshAs Brexit triggers political turmoil in the Labour party, we speak to its members about what they want to happen next -
Join us at 12pm today to discuss where you stand and why. Follow the blog over the morning as we will update it with opinions from our journalists
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‘We need a break before we are broken’: a message from carers to the government
Guardian readers and Sarah MarshFor Carers Week we asked those caring for a loved one to tell us about how the government could make life easier for everybody
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Social justice and democracy must be at the heart of Brexit negotiations. Progressives must unite to stop the UK turning into a Thatcherite wasteland
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Why I will be leaving Brexit Britain
Oliver ImhofBritons have voted against their political establishment by rejecting the only thing protecting them from it -
If rebels want to form a new centrist party, they should be open and get on with it. But stop sabotaging the one we have
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When anger and frustration being misdirected on to migrants, we feel threatened. But we must refuse to demonise those who voted to leave the EU
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The island’s law on terminations is unfair and unreasonable. We want equality with the UK so women can access abortions on the NHS
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Endless cancellations through ‘staff shortages’ and journey delays make for commuting misery. When will passengers start to feel that somebody cares?
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Gender identity is a struggle. I’ve asked my friends to refer to me as ‘they’ instead of ‘he’
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Guardian opinion cartoonGuardian opinion cartoonMartin Rowson on the attempted coup against Jeremy Corbyn – cartoonBrexit triggers attempt by members of Labour shadow cabinet to topple party leader
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Aditya ChakraborttyAditya ChakraborttyAs the pound plunges and markets slide, remember that this referendum was called by David Cameron to fend off Nigel Farage and his own Tory ultras. He has lost his gamble – and the country will pay the price
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Zoe WilliamsZoe WilliamsHe has been a principled and decent leader, but the party needs new blood to channel the remain side’s anger into election victory
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Jonathan FreedlandJonathan FreedlandThe Labour leader and his team were guilty of ‘deliberate sabotage’ of the remain campaign. Members should remember this if they’re asked to re-elect him
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Gary YoungeGary YoungeBrexit: Katharine Viner and Gary Younge answer your questions - Q&A;Join the Guardian’s editor-in-chief Katharine Viner, and columnist Gary Younge to consider some of the questions and feelings that the referendum result has prompted
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As the big vote approaches and many voices say the EU referendum has whipped up the politics of hate, John Harris and John Domokos go on a five-day road trip from post-industrial Labour towns to rural Tory heartlands
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Trump’s candidacy was a protest, with his team hoping for just 12% of the Republican vote, argues New Yorker writer Mark Singer
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Rutger Bregman says we can cut out ‘deadly’ overwork by dramatically changing the way we work
regulars
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First thoughtsFirst thoughtsAlthough Britain has given itself an almighty shock, the visionary outcome of this leave vote ought to start a grand debate across the continent
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The autocomplete questionsThe autocomplete questionsEvery day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries
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Letters: The referendum result was a cry of pain by Labour voters who have been callously left behind by globalisation
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Letters: What remain supporters need to do is ensure that we engage with the communities and people who have not prospered in recent years and show them the same empathy and support that we show immigrants, refugees et
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Brexit has given voice to racism – and too many are complicit