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On Constitution Day, a good time to remember what journalism can do

On this day 76 years ago, the Constitution of India was formally adopted before coming into effect on January 26, 1950. Since 2015, the Modi government has announced that Constitution Day will be celebrated to “promote constitutional values” and “promote greater awareness and understanding of the Constitution among citizens”.

Newslaundry

The Constitution we celebrate isn’t the one we live under

“Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realise that our people have yet to learn it. Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indian soil which is essentially undemocratic.”

Newslaundry

This make-or-break Budget must match the chancellor’s fighting talk

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: She has broken records by becoming Britain’s first female chancellor, but Rachel Reeves’s bold reforms and her fealty both to her backbenchers and bankers risks unsettling the very people she needs onside

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The Guardian view on the carer’s allowance scandal: Liz Sayce’s review is a step towards fixing a broken system

Editorial: The DWP’s punitive approach to benefit overpayments has caused unnecessary suffering

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The Guardian view on renewing municipal England: the Tories’ malign legacy lives on

Editorial: Labour is putting in place some laudable reforms. But councils need to be given financial sustainability and enabled to move beyond crisis management

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The majority of doctors supported the recent strike. So why did the Department of Health suggest the opposite?

It would seem that poll data was cherrypicked and then used to brief the Times. Such distortion of facts from a public body should alarm us all, says former president of YouGov Peter Kellner

The Guardian - UK

JD Vance might want to run in 2028 – but does he have a Palantir-shaped problem?

The VP wouldn’t be where he is today without the patronage of the Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel. But with voters becoming more and more concerned about the firm’s surveillance tech, could that relationship affect his chances, asks Arwa Mahdawi

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Does methylene blue really have wellness benefits or will it just leave you with the blues?

The fabric dye is popular in wellness circles, with a laundry list of claimed benefits – but it also carries serious risks

The Guardian - AU

OPINION - Mohamed Al Fayed was a sexual predator – We’ll make sure survivors are heard, the public must know the truth

The former Harrods owner died before he could face justice. But his enablers still have questions to answer – and MPs will make sure they do

Evening Standard

The Comey and James dismissals are a reminder of Trump’s lawlessness

A judge tossed indictments against two of the president’s political enemies, standing against politicized prosecutions

The Guardian - US

What can we learn from RFK Jr’s ‘erotic poetry’? That Americans need to get better at enjoying a scandal

The US health secretary’s ‘digital affair’ with Olivia Nuzzi doesn’t need sombre analysis. Take it from this Brit: sometimes laughter is the only option, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

The shameful attacks on the Covid inquiry prove it: the right is lost in anti-science delusion

There is nothing wrong with questioning the mighty cost of the lockdowns, but we can’t let hardline libertarians rewrite Britain’s pandemic history, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Is the Democratic party embracing Bernie Sanders-style politics?

Maybe. Let’s hope it is not too late for Democrats to win back the working class and Washington

The Guardian - US

I went to an M&S opening and it was mobbed. Why are people so weird about shops?

I thought it would just be big news for me but I had reckoned without the TikTok generation, mums staring at the premixed cocktails and the yoga-mat brigade stalking every aisle, writes Zoe Williams

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An uncomfortable truth for our leaders: there’s a limit to how ‘human’ we want you to be

Bleary-eyed in pyjamas in a new film, Jacinda Ardern’s pleas for compassion are hard to ignore. But in real crises, the fallibility of politicians can be terrifying, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - AU

Australia doesn’t need another migration ‘debate’. We need leaders brave enough to tackle inequality for all

Taking the easy but misleading route of blaming migrants for economic insecurity only serves to stoke the already smouldering fires of racism

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on a viable peace framework for Ukraine: with Europe’s help, Zelenskyy can have better cards

Editorial: The 28-point plan outlined last week by the US would have delivered peace on Putin’s terms. EU leaders must help Kyiv resist the bullying

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The Guardian view on UN climate talks: they reveal how little time is left

Editorial: A fragile Cop30 consensus is a win. But only a real bargain between rich and poor nations can weather the climate shocks that are coming

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The Independent UK

Reeves must prove she has a rock-solid plan to free us from this ‘growth crisis’

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The chancellor’s second Budget has been overshadowed by bleak forecasts, but while the OBR’s downgrade exposes the fragility of Labour’s economic promises and the limits of government spin, she must still deliver

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It was my late mother’s birthday – and I spent it exactly as she would have wanted

I worried about nuclear war throughout my childhood, partly because it was the 80s, and partly because we were always demonstrating against it. On this important day, I knew where I needed to be, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine

Following criticism, the president accused Ukraine of ingratitude but also added the plan was ‘not my final offer’. Which parts of it will survive?, says Rajan Menon of the City College of New York

The Guardian - AU

Sure, people tell you about sleepless nights. But why does no one mention the hell that is a parent WhatsApp group?

You wake up to messages, you go to sleep to messages, you duck into a meeting and come back to 64 unread notes about sunscreen

The Guardian - US

The US ‘war on terror’ has killed millions. Now Trump is bringing it to Venezuela

After decades of terrorizing civilians in the name of fighting terror, the White House is trying to do it with even less oversight

The Guardian - UK

Horror stories of a ‘feminised workplace’ mask the real crisis in male identity

Stereotypes that centre men’s worth in their work are strangling sensible debate, and letting down women too, says author Finn Mackay

Evening Standard

OPINION - James Reed: 'The lack of jobs is part of a catastrophic and permanent change to the market'

At the beginning of this year, I saw something in the jobs market I’d never seen before in my 30-plus years in the recruitment business. The economy was growing, yet jobs vacancies were shrinking. This is not normal. Usually when the economy is growing, this goes hand in hand with…

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