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Trump’s error on Jerusalem is a disaster for the Arab world … and the US tooThe president’s foolish move in recognising the city as the capital of Israel will have negative consequences impossible to predict, says Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said professor of Arab studies at Columbia University
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David Davis is bluffing on Brexit. And now it’s clear for all to seeThe secretary of state’s blustering over the impact assessments reveals one thing: the whole of the government’s Brexit strategy is built on lies and obfuscation, writes Rafael Behr, Guardian columnist -
True stories of human suffering can change MPs’ hearts. I’ve seen it happenPoliticians must be the mouthpiece for their constituents, writes the Labour MP Frank Field -
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art may be right in refusing to remove a Balthus masterwork. But it is right that we are having this debate, writes Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw#MeToo has reached the art world. Don’t think it’s running out of steam
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The DUP hasn’t scuppered ‘soft Brexit’. In fact, that’s what its sensible wing wantsArlene Foster has no desire for a hard border in Ireland, and Monday’s intervention could offer Theresa May the chance to tack to a better strategy
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Not even vicars have the patience of saintsA member of the clergy is in trouble for venting on his congregation. There, but for the grace of God, go many of us
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The west can’t fix the climate crisis. Asia will have to do itThe future is about resources, not technology, writes Chandran Nair, of the Asian thinktank Global Institute for Tomorrow
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65 years on from the Great Smog nothing has changed. We're still chokingThe anniversary of Smog Day rings out a grim warning: 18,000 people still die every day from air pollution, writes author Andrew Simms
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Once our society cared about poor people. Now we damn themIn his landmark report 75 years ago, Sir William Beveridge used head and heart to address Britain’s inequalities. No wonder Tories undermine him, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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May backed us on Catalonia. Brexit will not break our bondBritain can count on my country’s loyal friendship – the UK is leaving the EU but not Europe, writes Mariano Rajoy, prime minister of Spain
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I’m in prison for defending Catalonia’s rights. Spain must free us immediatelyJailed Catalan political leaders are calling on the EU to intervene to ensure that our rights are restored
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The police have discovered social media banter – the result is no jokeWe expect the police to be professional and respectful, and yet they publicise arrests with smirking hashtags and faux-advent calendars, writes freelance journalist Eve Livingston
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Guardian opinion cartoonGuardian opinion cartoonSteve Bell on Donald Trump and Jerusalem – cartoonDonald Trump has defied overwhelming global opposition by declaring US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, but insisted that the highly controversial move would not derail his own administration’s bid to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Gary YoungeGary YoungeHow Scotland reduced knife deaths among young peopleTreating knife crime as a health issue has led to a dramatic drop in stabbings: of the 35 deaths of young people in Britain this year, none were in Scotland
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Martin KettleMartin KettleThe US president’s foul tweet aimed a wrecking ball at Theresa May. It will do untold damage to the ‘special relationship’, writes Guardian columnist Martin KettleBritain should demand an apology from Trump and cancel his state visit
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Suzanne MooreSuzanne MooreManson’s fantasy was of race war, and now his warped logic holds sway at the highest levels of US society, writes Guardian columnist Suzanne MooreCharles Manson’s prosaic and ugly life is over. But his loser cult lives on
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Hugh MuirHugh MuirDon’t be fooled: corporations can’t be relied on to reset the economy. Capitalism needs more regulation and stronger unions, says Guardian columnist Hugh MuirIf greedy bosses have broken capitalism, who will fix it?
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Anywhere but Westminster: rotten fruit and the Rees-Mogg ambush - video
John Harris and John Domokos find themselves in a big Tory conference ruckus centred on party darling Jacob Rees-Mogg
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Anywhere but Westminster: return to Brexit Britain – video
In the first of two new films, as the Conservative conference promises 'the best Brexit for Britain', John Harris and John Domokos talk to Tory true believers and pro-EU protesters, before heading out on the road to find the reality beyond the political noise
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One tragedy after another – what's this summer doing to us?Under normal circumstances the tragedies of the last month would each be the defining event of an entire year, argues Jonathan Freedland. But in the last month we have been forced to grieve at an unprecedented rate, and the risk is that our wounds will not properly heal – or worse, that we will grow used to tragedy
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'Alcohol was my go-to friend': substance misuse in the over-50sBy 2020, the number of over-50s receiving treatment for substance misuse is expected to skyrocket. We asked the over-50s to share their experiences
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'I feel like I am wasting my life': readers on being overqualified for their jobsReaders share how it feels to have their skills and talents go unrecognised
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'My daughter felt forgotten': parents on working lateA study suggests up to three in five parents miss their children’s bedtime. We asked you how staying at work affects your home life
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First thoughtsFirst thoughtsThe US president’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel turns a naked flame on the single most combustible issue in the conflict, writes the Guardian columnist Jonathan FreedlandDonald Trump’s Jerusalem statement is an act of diplomatic arson
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Utopian thinkingUtopian thinkingBarriers are lifted for capital while, for the global poor, borders are made ever tougher to cross, says Guardian columnist Gary YoungeEnd all immigration controls – they’re a sign we value money more than people
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Conflict of interest in child obesity reportLetters: Four former members of the expert working group recruited by the Centre for Social Justice report on childhood obesity write that the involvement of Danone and Asda in the project must bring into question its findings
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Social mobility for the few or social equality for the many?Letters: Joan Green, Mary Evans and Pat Hotson call for better working conditions, Alan Healey and Catherine McGuinness want the work of the Social Mobility Commission to continue and 90 council leaders urge the government to fund a pay rise for council workers
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Of course Russian sport is corrupt, but then so are the Olympics