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It’s time for Theresa May to ditch grammar school plans
David Laws
Tory ideology ignores evidence that selection undermines the prospects of the poorest
It’s time for Theresa May to ditch grammar school plans
The dirty tricks that demonise George Soros
Nick Cohen
Nationalists around the world have found an enemy – now they’re prepared to pin anything on him
The dirty tricks that demonise George Soros
Does Kylie Jenner really need the publicity? Yep
Barbara Ellen
America’s famous-girl-meets-regular-boy stunt is the most patronising of PR opportunities
Does Kylie Jenner really need the publicity? Yep
Shame on those who preach intolerance in the name of Christianity
Catherine Pepinster
All across the continent, compassion has run dry as the right ignores the Gospel lessons
Shame on those who preach intolerance in the name of Christianity
Why scientists are fighting back. We’ve had enough of Trump’s war on facts
Kenneth Kimmell
The president’s savaging of environmental safeguards is a direct attack on reason and research
Why scientists are fighting back. We’ve had enough of Trump’s war on facts
Solve Scotland’s deep social ills, don’t target Catholicism
Kevin McKenna
The liberal elite blames the church and alcohol yet does nothing themselves about deprivation
Solve Scotland’s deep social ills, don’t target Catholicism
I ordered 50 tiny tambourines. And then I wept
Victoria Coren Mitchell
I ordered 50 tiny tambourines. And then I wept
Corbyn had a good week. But are people ready to listen to his ideas?
Helen Lewis
Corbyn had a good week. But are people ready to listen to his ideas?
Garden bridge project is a landmark of the post-truth era
Rowan Moore
Garden bridge project is a landmark of the post-truth era
Black men must face the truth about prostate cancer
Linford Christie
Black men must face the truth about prostate cancer
‘By remembering my dead brother, I released the grief’
Richard Beard
‘By remembering my dead brother, I released the grief’
Higher interest rates. Great idea. Here’s why it won’t happen
Phillip Inman
Higher interest rates. Great idea. Here’s why it won’t happen
Successful, lairy, scary – what does a vulnerable woman look like?
Hadley Freeman
Successful, lairy, scary – what does a vulnerable woman look like?
End of an idyll: how the sun went down on Britain’s retirement dream
Ian Jack
End of an idyll: how the sun went down on Britain’s retirement dream
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The best decision I've ever made? Coming out at 65
Jean Wynn
While I was growing up, being openly gay just didn’t seem an option. I settled down with a husband and children – but then my sexuality rose to the surface
The best decision I've ever made? Coming out at 65
When I was diagnosed with Asperger's, toys helped me cope. They still do
Jennifer Hawkins
Toys provide comfort and are a way of connecting with the past. So little wonder that sales to adults have been rising dramatically
When I was diagnosed with Asperger's, toys helped me cope. They still do
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Barry Manilow has spoken for the first time in public about being gay. We want to hear from others who spent years keeping their sexuality a secret
Did you come out later in life?
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Music makes me cry my eyes out – here’s a guide to the tracks of my tears
Simon Hattenstone
Songs that induce weeping do you good, a study suggests. As a man who knows all there is to know about the crying game, I could have told you that
Music makes me cry my eyes out – here’s a guide to the tracks of my tears
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The White House forgets the Holocaust (again)
Timothy Snyder
Remember how the Trump administration deliberately ignored Jewish victims of the Holocaust? That is key to understanding Sean Spicer’s gaffe
The White House forgets the Holocaust (again)
Benefits sanctions do unfairly target single parents – whatever the Tories say
Sumi Rabindrakumar
As if lone parents didn’t already have enough worries, for the first time jobseeker’s allowance cuts will apply to those with pre-school children
Benefits sanctions do unfairly target single parents – whatever the Tories say
Finally, a breakthrough alternative to growth economics – the doughnut
George Monbiot
Instead of growth at all costs, a new economic model allows us to thrive while saving the planet
Finally, a breakthrough alternative to growth economics – the doughnut
If you’re working class, these public spaces won’t welcome you
Kathleen Kerridge
As I’ve found, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris is far from the only space to discriminate against people from poorer backgrounds
If you’re working class, these public spaces won’t welcome you
Boris Johnson has been humiliated – his circus show isn’t funny any more
Tim Farron
In the lead-up to Brexit, we should be strengthening ties with key allies. The foreign secretary has shown himself incapable and must be sidelined
Boris Johnson has been humiliated – his circus show isn’t funny any more
Thanks to United Airlines, is flying while Asian something to fear?
Steven W Thrasher
The forcible removal of an Asian man from an overbooked flight echoes examples of American violence against people of colour who defy authority
Thanks to United Airlines, is flying while Asian something to fear?
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Aditya Chakrabortty
Aditya Chakrabortty
If Theresa May really wants to protect refugees why does she fuel such hatred?
The politicians lining up to condemn the Croydon attack created the current climate of intolerance
If Theresa May really wants to protect refugees why does she fuel such hatred?
Suzanne Moore
Suzanne Moore
Our high streets don’t need new shops – they need new ideas
We can all laugh at knitted, vegan cupcake pop-ups – but the sociability of a shared space should not be underestimated
Our high streets don’t need new shops – they need new ideas
Gary Younge
Gary Younge
The cause of death that dare not speak its name: austerity
The reasons for knife crime are complex, but it’s wrong to ignore the impact of cuts to youth funding
The cause of death that dare not speak its name: austerity
Polly Toynbee
Polly Toynbee
When will public anger over the NHS reach a political tipping point?
Thatcher, Major and Blair all bent in the face of NHS crisis – yet through lack of opposition, May and Hammond remain iron-clad adamant: no more money
When will public anger over the NHS reach a political tipping point?
Owen Jones
Owen Jones
Let’s answer Chechen brutality with a global uprising against homophobia
Let’s answer Chechen brutality with a global uprising against homophobia
Hugh Muir
Hugh Muir
Guerrilla review – an energised exposé of racist policing in 1970s Britain
Guerrilla review – an energised exposé of racist policing in 1970s Britain
Jonathan Freedland
Jonathan Freedland
The new age of Ayn Rand: how she won over Trump and Silicon Valley
The new age of Ayn Rand: how she won over Trump and Silicon Valley
Natalie Nougayrède
Natalie Nougayrède
Spectre of Russian influence looms large over French election
Spectre of Russian influence looms large over French election
George Monbiot
George Monbiot
Finally, a breakthrough alternative to growth economics – the doughnut
Finally, a breakthrough alternative to growth economics – the doughnut
Simon Jenkins
Simon Jenkins
The bombing of Afghanistan shows the US is led by a one-man wild card
The bombing of Afghanistan shows the US is led by a one-man wild card
Marina Hyde
Marina Hyde
Let’s stop pretending we’re not clueless about the state of the world
Let’s stop pretending we’re not clueless about the state of the world
Frances Ryan
Frances Ryan
By abandoning ‘hardworking families’ to poverty, have the Tories finally gone too far?
By abandoning ‘hardworking families’ to poverty, have the Tories finally gone too far?
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Have our complex identities destroyed politics as usual? – video
Randeep Ramesh says gorwing focus on race, sexuality and gender issues over class has forced mainstream politics into a transformation
Have our complex identities destroyed politics as usual? – video
Why is Russia still in love with Putin? – video
Shaun Walker visits Irkutsk in Siberia to investigate why, despite their lives being tough, Russians still believe in Putin
Why is Russia still in love with Putin? – video
Mhairi Black: benefit sanctions don't work. And Westminster knows it – video
Mhairi Black says the Tories’ system of benefit sanctions is designed to victimise the most vulnerable in society
Mhairi Black: benefit sanctions don't work. And Westminster knows it – video
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First thoughts
The bombing of Afghanistan shows the US is led by a one-man wild card
Simon Jenkins
First Syria, now Afghanistan – obscene and pointless bombings. But Donald Trump has tasted the sweet cup of war and no one seems able to control him
The bombing of Afghanistan shows the US is led by a one-man wild card
The autocomplete questions
The autocomplete questions
Is mental illness real? You asked Google – here’s the answer
Jay Watts
Every day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries
Is mental illness real? You asked Google – here’s the answer
A moment that changed me
A moment that changed me
A moment that changed me: rejecting the white ‘prettiness’ ideal
Eliza Anyangwe
A moment that changed me: rejecting the white ‘prettiness’ ideal
Utopian thinking
Utopian thinking
Utopian thinking: Free housing should be a universal right
Poppy Noor
Utopian thinking: Free housing should be a universal right
Hardworking Britain
Hardworking Britain
Britain’s child social care system is quietly being dismantled
Frances Ryan
Britain’s child social care system is quietly being dismantled
letters
Corbyn’s socialism continues Attlee’s legacy, not Blair’s
New Labour merely prolonged Thatcherism
Corbyn’s socialism continues Attlee’s legacy, not Blair’s
Letters: improve Gibraltar’s lot by allowing it to elect MPs
Proper government support would have halted the slide towards becoming a dodgy tax haven
Letters: improve Gibraltar’s lot by allowing it to elect MPs
Theresa May’s grammar school vanity project will institutionalise failure
Theresa May’s grammar school vanity project will institutionalise failure
Private anguish of the public school survivors
Private anguish of the public school survivors
Plight of the Yemenis is being forgotten
Plight of the Yemenis is being forgotten
Balfour declaration still creating division
Balfour declaration still creating division
Women’s leading role in fighting the bomb
Women’s leading role in fighting the bomb
Doughnut economics and string theories
Doughnut economics and string theories
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