opinion
Comment is free…
but facts are sacred
CP Scott, 1921 Guardian editor
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Nothing hits the planet as hard as rearing animals. Caring for it means cutting out meat, dairy and eggs
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Want to avoid gaffes when reporting on female athletes? Do write about the sports they did. Don’t bring their makeup, very small shorts and marital status into it
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It’s no surprise the government’s £1.3bn programme had no impact. Its ‘effects’ were easy to manipulate – and cash-strapped councils had the incentive to do so
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My five-year-old thinks he’s having fun rolling tuppences into oblivion in the amusement arcade, but he’s actually playing with our future
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President Rodrigo Duterte is exploiting the rivalry of China and the US to wage a ‘war on drugs’ that is cover for a tide of extrajudicial killings
our readers' views
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Have you been present at the birth of someone else's baby?
Sarah Marsh and Guardian readersJamie Oliver’s children witnessed their mother, Jools, give birth this week. Have you seen someone experience childbirth? -
Look back on our discussion about the week’s best stories and comments, with views from our journalists
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What it's like to survive cancer, by those who have done it
Guardian readers and Sarah MarshAs research shows more people than ever are alive decades after diagnosis, we speak to five people about life after treatment
spotlight
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The songwriter’s letter to Marianne Ihlen in her last hours was beautiful, poetic and to the point. Yet so often we deal with death in an inane, mawkish way
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The Brexit vote has shone a light on the food industry’s need for seasonal foreign workers – and the warped way in which our society values such crucial jobs
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If we don’t explode the divisive myths, we’ll never truly understand why people voted as they did
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The Argus in Brighton has been covering issues with the Southern franchise well before this strike. Why have ministers still refused to engage with us?
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The detention of a woman reading a book about Syria shows the power of writing. Our ability to thrive together is limited only by our imagination
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Only three months ago, the London mayor achieved a victory few thought possible. His tactics are transferable
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Britain has struck out for a special relationship with China. If only we knew the way
Tania BraniganThe reversal over Hinkley Point exemplifies the UK’s poor handling of its trading with Beijing
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Guardian opinion cartoonGuardian opinion cartoonBen Jennings on the cupping of Uncle Sam – cartoonCupping therapy may have helped Michael Phelps secure gold in Rio, but the US is not benefiting as greatly from Donald Trump
columnists
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Polly ToynbeePolly ToynbeeDavid Hoare, like many privileged people, clings to the delusion that brilliance earns wealth and power – while the poor have only themselves to blame
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Marina HydeMarina HydeThis is the titanic battle. When one of them behaves shamefully, the other contrives to be even worse
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Jonathan FreedlandJonathan FreedlandParliament is where our European future will be determined and the leave campaigners know that. For Labour to pretend it doesn’t matter is a mistake
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Natalie NougayrèdeNatalie NougayrèdeThe president has never forgotten the Afghan debacle of the 1980s and demands redemption in Syria
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Paul Mason argues that as Theresa May negotiates Brexit, the left should unite in a progressive alliance in parliament
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From opposing the convention of human rights, to telling illegal immigrants to ‘go home’, there are things we should know about our new prime minister, says Owen Jones
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Bernie Sanders has galvanised many people that the Democratic party had lost over 40 years, argues Gary Younge
regulars
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First thoughtsFirst thoughts
Our welfare state shouldn’t be a source of shame, but of pride – and fury
Rhiannon Lucy CosslettWith so many working families a month’s pay away from losing their homes, Labour’s duty isn’t to get tough on benefit claimants, it’s to rid the system of its stigma -
The autocomplete questionsThe autocomplete questionsAm I just paranoid? You asked Google – here’s the answer
Am I just paranoid? You asked Google – here’s the answer
Daniel FreemanEvery 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: We are writing to voice the disquiet of students’ unions over the proposed Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), and call upon our universities’ vice-chancellors to take a public stance on harmful changes to higher education
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Letters: I remember the disparaging reaction from my English family and friends when my husband and I rented for several years because we could not afford to buy
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This is Donald Trump at his lowest yet: a man hinting at murder