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The Guardian view on Russell Brand: his conviction sends a powerful message | Editorial
The brave women who testified against the star have struck a blow against the sexual entitlement that he personified The conviction of Russell Brand for one rape and three sexual assaults on Thursday
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Russell Brand has finally faced justice. But other abusers in comedy are still hiding in plain sight | Sarah Solemani
I love my industry but it contains people who leave a secret trail of pain and devastation totally at odds with their stage and screen personas Sarah Solemani is an actor, writer and activist who star
Autism, masking, and building a more inclusive world | Letters
Readers respond to an article by John Harris on the rise in the number of people labelled autistic over the last 20 years John Harris’s article addresses all the main issues that are being debated aro
Israel’s election and self-definition invite questions | Letters
Dr Richard Skues responds to an article by Jonathan Freedland in which he says the opposition can’t win unless they join forces with Arab parties Jonathan Freedland is surely right that the Israeli po
Like the Danes, we need to pay for the society we want | Letters
Karin Blak responds to an article about children’s homes in crisis and what can be learned from the Danish system As a Dane who went through Danish children’s services, and later worked in Sure Start
Huddersfield Town’s most famous fan | Letters
Readers respond to the death of Patrick Stewart In her enjoyable reminiscences of Patrick Stewart, Marina Sirtis says: “The fact that he supported Huddersfield Town shows you who he is – he didn’t go
In jailing Joshua Wong, China is telling the world they'd crush every hope for democracy on its soil | Nathan Law
My friend was due to be released next January. Under draconian security laws, his sentence has been extended by 10 years Two years ago, I wrote in this newspaper about the lengthy imprisonment of my f
After the midterms, the global right is reeling. But the danger of Trumpism will never be gone | Jonathan Freedland
Yes, the Republicans suffered humiliating defeat. But the fact that a Trump presidency was even possible means something like it could happen again He’s down, but not quite out. Barring divine or othe
This is an age of anti-vaccine unreason – and even NHS staff are not immune | Polly Toynbee
When fewer than half of health service workers have taken up the flu vaccine, there is little hope for the rest of us Good news. Edward Jenner’s rustic thatched hut in his Gloucestershire garden where
The Guardian view on the midterms and foreign policy: American voters spoke, and now the world waits anxiously | Editorial
The Democrats have gained new powers to constrain Donald Trump. But the drubbing that Republicans received could yet prompt him to new excesses Donald Trump is a president without parallel, but histor
The Russell Brand verdict is a landmark victory for the understanding of consent | Gaby Hinsliff
The conviction of the comedian for rape and sexual assault upholds the vital principle that women can say no, even after they’ve said yes With all the sanctimony a born-again Christian rapist can must
Trump’s billionaire-blue collar coalition has been smashed by class politics | Aditya Chakrabortty
As tech bosses get richer and ordinary Americans struggle, Democrats put the case against the US’s grotesque unfairness – and voters responded Remember the “vibe shift”? Just last year, columnists and
The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot
Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human lives Could this be ground zero? Could it be the spot wher
Even if US democracy can be salvaged from Trump, Europe is moving on | Rafael Behr
It will take decades to rebuild trust in a country that removed a tyrant once – and then reinstated him four years later When Joe Biden entered the White House in 2021 it was possible to believe that
From the US midterms to the hard right in Britain, empathy has become a dirty word in politics | John Harris
Around the world, virtues such as compassion and kindness are gathering dust, like old hymn books in a long-deserted church Towards the end of the summer, the Tory-Reform defector Robert Jenrick autho
Rachel Reeves and the Starmerites are back – and they’re pointing out how little has changed | Gaby Hinsliff
Labour’s recently departed grandees are keen to defend their legacies. Is Andy Burnham really offering Britain something new? Rachel Reeves wants you to know she thinks Britain’s future belongs in Eur
These midterms could effectively end the Trump era – but neither side is yet ready for what comes next | Nesrine Malik
Despite the US president’s ratings being at rock bottom, undoing his legacy will be difficult, not least because the Democrats are in disarray The stats and polling all suggest one thing: the Republic