Editorial
Editorials from the Guardian. All Guardian and Observer editorials can be found here
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Editorial: The last general election was a triumph for the SNP. Now the nationalists face a pushback that will decide if Scotland has a second independence referendum
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Editorial: Growing numbers of Americans no longer say they belong to any church. This could profoundly change politics and culture
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Editorial: Like Tony Blair in 1997, Mrs May is where the majority of voters are: to the left on the economy and to the right on social issues. She plays to this mood, a political judgment that risks society closing in on itself rather than opening up
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Editorial: The appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel means the road lies open to prosecutions that will define the future of the Trump administration – and perhaps its survival
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Editorial: It’s becoming slowly apparent that modern-day Britain suffers from poor productivity and a system where owners of capital accumulate faster gains than workers. Best to call an election before too many people notice
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Editorial: Jeremy Corbyn’s programme may not persuade those outside the Labour heartland, but it could fire up his supporters
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Editorial: The Syrian regime’s apparent efforts to conceal evidence of its crimes suggests it could be more worried about international justice than it cares to admit
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Editorial: Labour makes the error of treating workers’ rights and union power as synonymous. The Conservatives make the mirror image error of thinking unions can be ignored
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Editorial: Citizens should have the right to know what data is held on them – and which algorithms manipulate it
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Editorial: The NHS cyberhack owes something to scarce resources, but it’s the fault of the software manufacturers and national agencies too
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Editorial: The North Rhine-Westphalia regional election was supposed to be a shoo-in for the SPD in Germany’s industrial heartland. But the ‘Schulzeffect’ wasn’t enough
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Editorial: Comparing yourself with Jeremy Corbyn is not proof of good leadership. Theresa May must spell out more detail and answer more questions
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Editorial: The BBC2 broadcast of Mike Bartlett’s play is a reminder that even for republicans, the Queen’s death will loom large
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Editorial: Jeremy Corbyn has outlined a striking agenda of state intervention for his party. But some of the big pledges are more symbolic than useful
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Editorial: Emmanuel Macron’s victory in France introduced a new political entity. Progressives elsewhere on the continent should take heart
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Editorial: The man in the White House is governing like he is the president of a banana republic, not the leader of the oldest constitutional government in modern times
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Editorial: Higher pay rates would mean increased productivity and a lower benefits bill, but it can’t be done all at once
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Editorial: Theresa May has established herself in many voters’ minds as a believable leader and the Labour leader has not. Unless Jeremy Corbyn can change that dramatically in the next month, his party will suffer
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Editorial: The trial of Jakarta’s governor and his tough sentence is a worrying sign of the sway exerted by hardline Islamist groups. Politicians should push back
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Editorial: Theresa May talks big but doesn’t deliver on cleaning up Britain’s polluted cities
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Editorial: Emmanuel Macron’s politics have been shaped by an electoral system that required him to reach out and compromise. Theresa May’s are shaped by a system that does not
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Editorial: French voters have averted the catastrophe of a Marine Le Pen presidency. The task for Emmanuel Macron is to deliver change, prosperity, unity and healing
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Editorial: Unexploded munitions, landmines and improvised devices kill thousands of civilians annually. They must be removed for communities to recover
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Editorial: The council elections show Theresa May on course for general election triumph. Opponents of her hard Brexit plans must respond or face an even worse defeat
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Editorial: Even in an age of diverse, imaginative and varied TV series, one genre retains a remarkable grip on the public’s imagination
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Editorial: Two decades after Gordon Brown allowed the Bank to set interest rates, it must answer new questions about its role and responsibilities
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Editorial: The Duke of Edinburgh’s retirement is a reminder of the contradictions in the idea of ‘modern monarchy’
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Editorial: Theresa May seems to think everyone is out of step but her. But MPs will only hold her to account if they demand the tools for the scrutiny job
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Editorial: The persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority know they cannot wait for Aung San Suu Kyi’s help. Others must step up
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Editorial: Defeating Marine Le Pen is not enough. The French centrist must build a coalition to re-unite his divided country
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Editorial: Parents are lending more than ever to help their children buy property – and entrenching inequality as they do so. More decent, affordable homes are needed
The Guardian view on fear of the future: a failure of political imagination
The Guardian view on fear of the future: a failure of political imagination