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Say hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime | George Monbiot
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Say hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime | George Monbiot

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The UK’s free-to-access museums are the envy of the world. Charging for entry would be a big mistake | Karin Hindsbo
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Opinion | The GuardianMar 29

The UK’s free-to-access museums are the envy of the world. Charging for entry would be a big mistake | Karin Hindsbo

T wenty-five years ago, the UK made the bold and generous gesture of making its national museums free to all. Within the first decade, visits to museums which used to...

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Trump is contemplating the sheer folly of boots on the ground in Iran. How did it come to this? | Simon Tisdall
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Opinion | The GuardianMar 29

Trump is contemplating the sheer folly of boots on the ground in Iran. How did it come to this? | Simon Tisdall

After the anguish of Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s almost unthinkable the US would again send troops to the Middle East – but its president is desperate and narcissistic, says foreign...

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The problem goes far beyond Noma – I’ve seen rot creeping into too many kitchens | Lauren Joseph
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Mar 28

The problem goes far beyond Noma – I’ve seen rot creeping into too many kitchens | Lauren Joseph

The fine-dining world has been closely watching the fallout at Noma since chefs spoke out about the physical violence and emotional abuse that the head chef, René Redzepi, subjected them to at his Copenhagen.

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In an Istanbul market, I came across an old German phrase book – and a reminder of how not to speak to migrants | Carolin Würfel
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Mar 28

In an Istanbul market, I came across an old German phrase book – and a reminder of how not to speak to migrants | Carolin Würfel

Turkish immigrants to Germany in the 60s were seen as temporary labour, not people. Today’s government in Berlin is at risk of repeating the mistake, says Carolin Würfel, a writer who lives in Berlin and Istanbul.

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At last, David has landed a double punch on the tech Goliaths. Now to hit them even harder | Jonathan Freedland
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Mar 27

At last, David has landed a double punch on the tech Goliaths. Now to hit them even harder | Jonathan Freedland

Good news is so rare these days, you don’t quite know how to take it. You want to celebrate, but a rival instinct tells you it’ll be pulled back somehow, the same feeling you get when your team scores a late.

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Ed Miliband’s stock is rising because he’s a rare commodity in Labour these days: a thinker | Gaby Hinsliff
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Mar 27

Ed Miliband’s stock is rising because he’s a rare commodity in Labour these days: a thinker | Gaby Hinsliff

Nature famously abhors a vacuum. So when Morgan McSweeney departed government, leaving a hole where much of Keir Starmer’s thinking used to be, it was always going to be filled eventually. And increasingly,.

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Attacks on synagogues and Jewish shops in the UK, Europe and the US don’t hurt Netanyahu. They just hurt ordinary Jews | Jonathan Freedland
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Attacks on synagogues and Jewish shops in the UK, Europe and the US don’t hurt Netanyahu. They just hurt ordinary Jews | Jonathan Freedland

Too many want to cast acts of violence and antisemitism as blows against Israel’s government. But the fear and terror land on real people, thousands of miles away, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland.

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It’s always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It’s time to fight again | Polly Toynbee
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It’s always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It’s time to fight again | Polly Toynbee

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