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The Booker prize winner described a dystopian Britain. But haven’t we been living in that since Brexit? | Zoe Williams
It didn’t need a novel: even Leave voters understand the damage that has been done, as does the PM. Now all he has to do is persuade his party Earlier this week, some people on the radio were talking
Even Erdoğan backs the release of Turkey’s brightest opposition leader. So why is he still in jail? | Kaya Genç
Selahattin Demirtaş lit up the Turkish left in 2014, but was imprisoned for ‘terrorist propaganda’. His freedom would mark a new political era A decade and a half ago, a promising figure emerged on Tu
The Guardian view on Maga after the midterms: doubling down on Trumpism | Editorial
Republicans know that the president’s folly and excesses cost them the elections. That doesn’t mean they’re ready to challenge him Shortly after polls closed last Tuesday, with the scale of the Republ
Nicola Jennings on the attempt to oust US defence secretary Pete Hegseth – cartoon
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Why does Pete Hegseth call himself secretary of war? ‘Dopey but dangerous’ wouldn’t fit on a badge | Emma Brockes
He has survived blame for the US midterms disaster and dodged an impeachment vote, but it will be one battle after another now – and he can’t win them all Like the brief, wondrous cycle of the mayfly,
Russell Brand’s trial, rape myths and a questionable faith | Letters
Readers respond to reporting on the disgraced actor and comedian’s trial and conviction for rape and sexual assault You report that in the wake of Russell Brand’s trial, the government pledged “to exa
Hacked fridges and other dangers lurking in the ‘internet of shit’ | Letters
One reader sounds a warning about all our devices that are connected to the internet, following a series of cyber-attacks on supermarket fridges Well done to Alex Pearce for unplugging his fridge from
Clearing up confusion over iodine in milk | Letters
Cow’s milk is not a natural source of iodine. It is fortified, at the cow, notes Dale Vince of the Green Britain Foundation You report that scientists say moving even partly from dairy products to veg
Asylum law changes are causing refugee families like mine terrible worry | Letter
A reader highlights how the government’s immigration changes are affecting those who have been granted asylum and wish to apply for indefinite leave to remain I am writing as a refugee who has lived i
Letter: Mayer Hillman obituary
Mayer Hillman was indeed very perceptive on transport policy issues. But he also had a big impact on transport planning in practice. For several years from 1974 he was a consultant to the government’s
Why did it take so long to unmask Brand and Walliams? Because noughties culture told girls like me abuse was normal | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
As a survivor of the era, I welcome this reckoning – and I salute the women who were brave enough to bring it about Mr Justice Bennathan’s sentencing remarks in the trial of Russell Brand hit me like
For Trump, Musk and Farage, the message is the same: voters don’t want to be hijacked by billionaires | Rafael Behr
A lesson from the US midterms is that electorates are repelled by the arrogant mega-rich buying democracy. This is a fight Labour can afford to pick For most people, $224m (£168m) is a lot of money, e
Why are Britain's streets still so polluted? Because the car industry dinosaurs do what they like, and politicians let them | George Monbiot
The transition to electric vehicles should be moving apace, but it is not. And why? Incompetence, expedience and cowardice This is how it works. An industry puts tremendous effort into resisting chang
Trump could be about to sell out Ukraine. Europe must get its act together, fast | Paul Taylor
A deal giving Moscow a slice of Ukrainian territory and sanctions relief could be on the table in weeks – yet European leaders are busy squabbling Donald Trump has lost substantial power over domestic
The Guardian view on David Walliams: allegations about abuse of power and sexual misconduct deserve publication | Editorial
The judge took the suicide risk seriously while defending investigative journalism and the right of women to tell their stories The Guardian and ITVNews investigation into David Walliams has exposed d
Ben Jennings on the toxic lad culture of the 2000s – cartoon
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Growth at all costs is not a sustainable policy | Letters
The key task should be to ensure that essential services improve the wellbeing of individuals and local communities, writes Peter Riddle. Plus letters from Sheila Triggs and Stephen Smith A key lesson
Is it fair to give EU students discounted university fees in the UK? | Letters
Vicky Wolmuth says the subsidy is unfair to British students, but Moira Hankinson writes that it would offer employers students with a wider outlook I was appalled to read that the government is plann