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Are Axel Rudakubana’s parents responsible for his terrible crime? It’s a question many families will fear to answer | Gaby HinsliffI want to reform our country because a strong Germany is a precondition for a strong Europe | Lars KlingbeilNHS patients should be able to write up their own medical records – and not have to rely on Post-it notes | Will Parman

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Are Axel Rudakubana’s parents responsible for his terrible crime? It’s a question many families will fear to answer | Gaby Hinsliff
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Opinion | The GuardianYesterday

Are Axel Rudakubana’s parents responsible for his terrible crime? It’s a question many families will fear to answer | Gaby Hinsliff

Children could have been saved, had some of the adults involved acted differently. To protect lives in future, families must be able – and willing – to seek help, says...

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I want to reform our country because a strong Germany is a precondition for a strong Europe | Lars Klingbeil
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Opinion | The GuardianYesterday

I want to reform our country because a strong Germany is a precondition for a strong Europe | Lars Klingbeil

The war in Iran has exposed our dependencies. Europe, including the UK, must be bold about change, so nobody can blackmail us, says Lars Klingbeil, Germany’s finance minister and vice-chancellor.

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NHS patients should be able to write up their own medical records – and not have to rely on Post-it notes | Will Parman
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Apr 16

NHS patients should be able to write up their own medical records – and not have to rely on Post-it notes | Will Parman

The lack of a unified digital repository for patients and healthcare workers means that key medical changes are often missed. But the NHS can learn from US intelligence sharing, says Emerging Voices winner Will Parman.

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Behind the bluster, Donald Trump desperately needs a peace deal with Iran. Here's a solution | Rajan Menon
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Apr 16

Behind the bluster, Donald Trump desperately needs a peace deal with Iran. Here's a solution | Rajan Menon

Washington and Tehran will have to make compromises and the current deadline must be extended. But with the will there’s clearly a way, says Rajan Menon, a professor emeritus of international relations.

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Justin Trudeau at Coachella? That’s just wrong: at a certain age, things must change
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Apr 16

Justin Trudeau at Coachella? That’s just wrong: at a certain age, things must change

This morning, over breakfast, in the course of discussing the week’s news, I happened to say the word “Coachella” in front of my two scornful 11-year-olds, whose heads snapped up from their screens in unison.

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Can anyone stop Jordan Bardella in France? A crowded field could gift the election to the far right
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Apr 16

Can anyone stop Jordan Bardella in France? A crowded field could gift the election to the far right

A long list of contenders want to be president in 2027. But with anti-establishment sentiment dominating the national mood, outsiders have the advantage, says the European Policy Centre’s Paul Taylor.

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Reform or Plaid? Whichever way Welsh voters go, the country will be utterly transformed | Will Hayward
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Apr 15

Reform or Plaid? Whichever way Welsh voters go, the country will be utterly transformed | Will Hayward

It’s fair to say that the UK will change after the elections on 7 May. But few places will change as thoroughly as Wales. The polls suggest that after the vote our next Senedd will be led by either Plaid.

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How was Orbán defeated? With energetic campaigning and cunning exploitation of his weaknesses | Tibor Dessewffy
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Apr 15

How was Orbán defeated? With energetic campaigning and cunning exploitation of his weaknesses | Tibor Dessewffy

H ungary’s election delivered an unprecedented victory for Viktor Orbán’s challenger. Orbán’s 2011 electoral laws, designed to punish a fragmented opposition, ultimately proved fatal to their creator, when he was faced with a challenger who could turn those winner-takes-all mechanics to his advantage. This was a contest between a skilled but fatigued actor and a fast, adaptive personality.

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Even the neocons have turned against wars in the Middle East | Owen Jones

Opinion | The GuardianApr 15
Viktor Orbán inspired rightwingers across the EU and in Britain. His defeat could represent a turning of the tide | Polly Toynbee
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Viktor Orbán inspired rightwingers across the EU and in Britain. His defeat could represent a turning of the tide | Polly Toynbee

Opinion | The GuardianApr 14
Feminists began raising the alarm about the manosphere decades ago – and we were ignored | Laurie Penny
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Feminists began raising the alarm about the manosphere decades ago – and we were ignored | Laurie Penny

Opinion | The GuardianApr 13
In the UK, Keir Starmer has few fans. I learned that in China it’s a very different story | Martin Rowson
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In the UK, Keir Starmer has few fans. I learned that in China it’s a very different story | Martin Rowson

Opinion | The GuardianApr 13
Protocol be damned: here’s what King Charles should say on his visit to the US | Simon Tisdall
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Protocol be damned: here’s what King Charles should say on his visit to the US | Simon Tisdall

Opinion | The GuardianApr 12
Shoplifting rife, police overwhelmed, an angry public … the trail leads back to one person: Theresa May | Dal Babu
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Shoplifting rife, police overwhelmed, an angry public … the trail leads back to one person: Theresa May | Dal Babu

Opinion | The GuardianApr 12
Am I a happier person for having a child? It’s the wrong question to ask | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
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Am I a happier person for having a child? It’s the wrong question to ask | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Opinion | The GuardianApr 12
Congratulations to the Artemis II crew – but the case for sending astronauts into space is rapidly shrinking | Martin Rees and Donald Goldsmith
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Congratulations to the Artemis II crew – but the case for sending astronauts into space is rapidly shrinking | Martin Rees and Donald Goldsmith

Opinion | The GuardianApr 11
The hill I will die on: Yes, money can buy you happiness – if you spend it right | Eleanor Margolis
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The hill I will die on: Yes, money can buy you happiness – if you spend it right | Eleanor Margolis

Opinion | The GuardianApr 11
Britain's shadow workforce is paid as little as 65p an hour. Who cares for the carers? | Frances Ryan
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Britain's shadow workforce is paid as little as 65p an hour. Who cares for the carers? | Frances Ryan

Opinion | The GuardianApr 11
An environmental disaster in Moldova has Russia’s fingerprints all over it | Paula Erizanu
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An environmental disaster in Moldova has Russia’s fingerprints all over it | Paula Erizanu

Opinion | The GuardianApr 11
Netanyahu-ism has achieved nothing for Israelis – and come at a monstrously high price | Jonathan Freedland
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Netanyahu-ism has achieved nothing for Israelis – and come at a monstrously high price | Jonathan Freedland

Opinion | The GuardianApr 10
When I get abused just for dancing, it shows how far hatred of politicians has gone | Stella Creasy
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When I get abused just for dancing, it shows how far hatred of politicians has gone | Stella Creasy

Opinion | The GuardianApr 7
Want to know capitalism’s endgame? Just look at private equity – it has captured our everyday lives | Hettie O'Brien
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Want to know capitalism’s endgame? Just look at private equity – it has captured our everyday lives | Hettie O'Brien

Opinion | The GuardianApr 7
Why do some killer motorists get short prison sentences? UK road safety laws are letting them off the hook | Sally Kyd
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Why do some killer motorists get short prison sentences? UK road safety laws are letting them off the hook | Sally Kyd

Opinion | The GuardianApr 6
Trump’s chaotic war on Iran has dragged into its sixth week because he is fighting an adversary he doesn’t understand | Nesrine Malik
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Trump’s chaotic war on Iran has dragged into its sixth week because he is fighting an adversary he doesn’t understand | Nesrine Malik

Opinion | The GuardianApr 6