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Belle Burden’s divorce memoir was headed for a Salt Path-style scandal – but people are still on her side | Emma BrockesA good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s howZombie Blairites still have British politics in their grip – it’s time to break free | Aditya Chakrabortty

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Belle Burden’s divorce memoir was headed for a Salt Path-style scandal – but people are still on her side | Emma Brockes
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Opinion | The GuardianToday at 07:00

Belle Burden’s divorce memoir was headed for a Salt Path-style scandal – but people are still on her side | Emma Brockes

A strong contender for the most satisfying TV clip of the year comes from a recent interview by Oprah Winfrey with the writer Belle Burden, whose memoir, Strangers, was parked...

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A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how
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Opinion | The GuardianToday at 06:00

A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how

Imagine a future in which everyone enjoys high levels of wellbeing; where 90% of the world’s population doubles their income but works half the hours we work today.

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Zombie Blairites still have British politics in their grip – it’s time to break free | Aditya Chakrabortty
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Today at 05:00

Zombie Blairites still have British politics in their grip – it’s time to break free | Aditya Chakrabortty

Tony Blair’s departure as PM should have prompted a fresh start for Labour. But Starmer’s sad, backward-looking government remains in his thrall, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty.

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Henry Nowak was failed in the last moments of his life – and then again by Britain’s disgraceful political class | Jason Okundaye
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Yesterday

Henry Nowak was failed in the last moments of his life – and then again by Britain’s disgraceful political class | Jason Okundaye

There are vital lessons to be learned from Nowak’s death. Instead, it has been used to refuel a pervasive lie about ethnic minorities and ‘two-tier’ policing, says Guardian Opinion assistant editor Jason Okundaye.

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Britain is in a doom loop: people mistrust democracy and politicians. I say a hope loop is possible too | Polly Curtis
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Yesterday

Britain is in a doom loop: people mistrust democracy and politicians. I say a hope loop is possible too | Polly Curtis

What happens next? Will Andy Burnham win the Makerfield byelection? Will Keir Starmer fight on? Will Wes Streeting run? After that, can Reform win the next general election? Is the Green bounce real? The.

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Andy Burnham offers Labour a refreshing new voice to reach lost voters – but with what message? | Rafael Behr
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Yesterday

Andy Burnham offers Labour a refreshing new voice to reach lost voters – but with what message? | Rafael Behr

Andy Burnham’s stint as health secretary in the final year of Gordon Brown’s government was not especially memorable, although one observation from a senior civil servant in the department at the time has.

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The EU should fast-track Ukraine’s membership of the club – it has the most to gain | Mujtaba Rahman
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Yesterday

The EU should fast-track Ukraine’s membership of the club – it has the most to gain | Mujtaba Rahman

Russia’s war on Ukraine is now in its fifth year and a ceasefire remains elusive. The US’s attention is divided, limiting external pressure for compromise, while Moscow and Kyiv both still believe they can.

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A horrific murder – and a civil war threatening to tear apart the British right | Joe Mulhall
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Jun 2

A horrific murder – and a civil war threatening to tear apart the British right | Joe Mulhall

The video of the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak at the hands of Vickrum Digwa in Southampton is horrifying. But Nigel Farage’s decision to respond to these events by calling for “pure cold rage” and.

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Opinion | The GuardianJun 2
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When will the EU punch its weight in a perilous world? That’s the question countries eager to join should be asking | Simon Tisdall

Opinion | The GuardianMay 31
The hill I will die on: Let me tell you the one big problem with art galleries. There’s too much art | Isabel Brooks
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The hill I will die on: Let me tell you the one big problem with art galleries. There’s too much art | Isabel Brooks

Opinion | The GuardianMay 30
More than 150 million people will watch tonight’s Champions League final. It’s PSG v Arsenal – and most of Africa | Sean Jacobs
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More than 150 million people will watch tonight’s Champions League final. It’s PSG v Arsenal – and most of Africa | Sean Jacobs

Opinion | The GuardianMay 30
Tony Blair says he is all about the future – but his vision is woefully stuck in the past | Jonathan Freedland
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Tony Blair says he is all about the future – but his vision is woefully stuck in the past | Jonathan Freedland

Opinion | The GuardianMay 29
Putin's cabal must be brought to trial for crimes in Ukraine. With this plan, the world can do that | Gordon Brown
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Putin's cabal must be brought to trial for crimes in Ukraine. With this plan, the world can do that | Gordon Brown

Opinion | The GuardianMay 29
We know what former SNP chief Peter Murrell bought with £400,000 of embezzled funds. What I’d like to know is why | Gaby Hinsliff
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We know what former SNP chief Peter Murrell bought with £400,000 of embezzled funds. What I’d like to know is why | Gaby Hinsliff

Opinion | The GuardianMay 29
Britain’s green transition should belong to everyone. Why is Labour so intent on stopping us having our say? | George Monbiot
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Britain’s green transition should belong to everyone. Why is Labour so intent on stopping us having our say? | George Monbiot

Opinion | The GuardianMay 27
The curse of burnout Britain affects politicians as much as everyone else: give Carla Denyer a break | Gaby Hinsliff
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The curse of burnout Britain affects politicians as much as everyone else: give Carla Denyer a break | Gaby Hinsliff

Opinion | The GuardianMay 26
Abortion regret is a myth. Irish women don’t need laws to make them ‘reflect’ on their choices | Roe McDermott
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Abortion regret is a myth. Irish women don’t need laws to make them ‘reflect’ on their choices | Roe McDermott

Opinion | The GuardianMay 26
Each side spins a different story about the US-Iran peace talks – but Tehran may have the last word | Rajan Menon
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Each side spins a different story about the US-Iran peace talks – but Tehran may have the last word | Rajan Menon

Opinion | The GuardianMay 25
To understand Britain’s new politics, look no further than this Shakespearean saga in Worcestershire | Jason Okundaye
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To understand Britain’s new politics, look no further than this Shakespearean saga in Worcestershire | Jason Okundaye

Opinion | The GuardianMay 25
Nothing sums up the death of accountability like the prospect of Nigel Farage in No 10 | George Monbiot
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Nothing sums up the death of accountability like the prospect of Nigel Farage in No 10 | George Monbiot

Opinion | The GuardianMay 20
The balance of global power is shifting fast, but Britain is stuck in the same old Brexit rut | Rafael Behr
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The balance of global power is shifting fast, but Britain is stuck in the same old Brexit rut | Rafael Behr

Opinion | The GuardianMay 20
The die isn’t cast: France is pessimistic, but not doomed to far-right rule | Joseph de Weck
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The die isn’t cast: France is pessimistic, but not doomed to far-right rule | Joseph de Weck

Opinion | The GuardianMay 20
Ebola in the DRC needs the world’s attention now – if your neighbour’s house is on fire, you don’t wait and watch | Devi Sridhar
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Opinion | The GuardianMay 19