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When the Manchester Guardian calls, the people of the North heed the call. And if those people are me, we inject Manchester Liberalism, even from across the Pennines, right back in to the paper of Northern record. Get your fill. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain’s cities are desperate for better transport. Why is Westminster derailing our plans in Leeds? | Thomas Forth
A long-promised tram network has been pushed back to the late 2030s – unless we build local, northern growth will be snuffed out, says Thomas Forth, co-founder of tech firm The Data City
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December 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
When the Manchester Guardian calls, the people of the North heed the call. And if those people are me, we inject Manchester Liberalism, even from across the Pennines, right back in to the paper of Northern record. Get your fill. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge
Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge
There are now more than 4m guns in the community – almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown
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December 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is
Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is | Jonathan Liew
Contrast the furious reaction to Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ to the response offered to those living with real housing injustice: indifference, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
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December 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election
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November 30, 2025 at 7:55 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n... Ryanair expects me to take the financial hit for helping others
Ryanair expects me to take the financial hit for helping others
As a doctor I stepped in to tend to an elderly passenger … but it won’t waive £100 transfer fee to rebook
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November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n... Ryanair expects me to take the financial hit for helping others
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... ‘Out of touch’ hereditary peers criticised for voting against workers’ rights
‘Out of touch’ hereditary peers criticised for voting against workers’ rights
Lords look ‘undemocratic and firmly against interest of working people’, say senior trade union and Labour figures
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November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... ‘Out of touch’ hereditary peers criticised for voting against workers’ rights
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n... $170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
$170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
Desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
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November 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n... $170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
www.theguardian.com/football/202... Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much?
Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much?
Two midweek matches in England had a backdrop of war and geopolitics, but only one drew large protests
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November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
www.theguardian.com/football/202... Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t
George Monbiot
George Monbiot
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
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November 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t
George Monbiot
George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov... Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release
Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release
Exclusive: Just Stop Oil activist was banned from attending gatherings, including meeting a friend in a cafe, without permission
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November 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
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Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
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November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte... Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
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November 1, 2025 at 10:46 AM
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte... Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
The tech giants agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with the Israeli government, documents show
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October 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Nature groups rebuke Reeves for ‘cynical’ 11th-hour planning bill changes
Nature groups rebuke Reeves for ‘cynical’ 11th-hour planning bill changes
Chancellor accused of removing environmental protections to win short-term growth and save her budget
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October 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Nature groups rebuke Reeves for ‘cynical’ 11th-hour planning bill changes
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people
Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people
Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’
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October 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people
www.theguardian.com/football/202... “Whoever you want to blame, European soccer has now become fully Americanized, opting for unfettered capitalism, bound by no border or tradition. And now, officially, something essential is lost”
Uefa allowing domestic games abroad is a sad turning point, ending soccer as we’ve known it | Leander Schaerlaeckens
The change may seem small, but the profit-seeking games are clearly the first step in a mass reorientation of the club game
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October 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
www.theguardian.com/football/202... “Whoever you want to blame, European soccer has now become fully Americanized, opting for unfettered capitalism, bound by no border or tradition. And now, officially, something essential is lost”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... “Click any of the top four links on the top of your screen and you’ll pay an average of 25% more than you would for your best match – which, on average, is located 17 places down in an Amazon search result”
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
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October 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... “Click any of the top four links on the top of your screen and you’ll pay an average of 25% more than you would for your best match – which, on average, is located 17 places down in an Amazon search result”
www.theguardian.com/business/nil... There are no good options at Thames Water. But temporary renationalisation is cleaner
Nils Pratley
Nils Pratley
There are no good options at Thames Water. But temporary renationalisation is cleaner
Creditors may well succeed in their plea for lower standards, but at this point customers deserve to see some proper detail
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October 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
www.theguardian.com/business/nil... There are no good options at Thames Water. But temporary renationalisation is cleaner
Nils Pratley
Nils Pratley
www.theguardian.com/business/202... £500m Thames Water desalination plant has provided just seven days’ water over 15 years
£500m Thames Water desalination plant has provided just seven days’ water over 15 years
Plant in Beckton has run only five times and has been beset by multiple problems since it was built
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September 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
www.theguardian.com/business/202... £500m Thames Water desalination plant has provided just seven days’ water over 15 years
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The American political system is badly broken
The American political system is badly broken | Bernie Sanders
What we are witnessing right now is the rise of two Americas. One for the billionaire class. And one for everybody else
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September 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The American political system is badly broken
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company
Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company
Exclusive: Sarah Wynn-Williams faces $50,000 fine every time she breaches order banning her from criticising Meta
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September 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company