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OPINION - John Prescott's death feels like the demise of the real Old Labour

Tony Blair said this morning that he felt “devastated” by the death of John Prescott, his deputy when he was prime minister. And no wonder. Prescott was, he observed, the “yin to his yang”, or possibly the other way round, someone from a less privileged background from him, a different…

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OPINION - Don't condemn the US decision to give anti-personnel mines to Ukraine

James Cowan is a former army general and now CEO of the landmine clearance charity The HALO Trust

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OPINION - 16 stories you might have missed this week

Something a little different today, as part of an occasional series of things on the internet I have read recently that I think you might enjoy too.

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The west’s reckless escalation of the war in Ukraine will cause more suffering, for no strategic gain

Firing missiles into Russia will only lead to more hardship for the people of Ukraine, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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OPINION - Woke councils should stay out of canine business

The news that Tower Hamlets is plotting to bring in new rules to insist dogs be on leads at all times has led to a twilight bark of outraged protest across the capital.

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Why are we laughing at male ignorance about menstruation? Where are the LOLs?

I’m done with viral videos of men who don’t know where a tampon goes. They need to grow up. Period

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After 44 years as a Labour member, I spent 18 months facing expulsion. This is what the party got wrong

People are being threatened and punished at the hint of cross-party cooperation. It’s control freakery we cannot afford, says Neal Lawson of the cross-party campaign organisation Compass

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The Democrats must radically rethink foreign policy

A deep and searching debate on the Democratic party’s approach to foreign affairs is now urgent

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OPINION - Russia's intercontinental ballistic missile is an implied warning to Ukraine's European allies

The missile attack on Dnipro by at least seven projectiles, including the hypersonic Kinshal and an unspecified heavy long-range missile, is a clear response to Ukraine’s use of American ATACMS and British Storm Shadow to hit targets inside Russia.

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OPINION - The Standard View: Misuse of Captain Tom foundation must not detract from Britain's culture of giving

For all the horrors and hardships of the Covid-19 pandemic, there were heroes too. Those who saved lives on the frontline of the NHS, or continued to go to work and perform their critical jobs while the rest of us stayed at home. Then there was Captain Sir Tom Moore,…

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Hear me out: RFK Jr could be a transformational health secretary

RFK Jr has articulated what our Democratic and Republican leaders have largely ignored: our healthcare system is a national disgrace hiding in plain sight

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Do you want to hear about my dreams? No, I didn’t think so

There are some conversational subjects that are guaranteed to get listeners yawning. And I’ve tried them all, writes Adrian Chiles

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Never mind what Rachel Reeves did long ago at the Bank of England: what claims do you make on your CV?

The chancellor is said to have ‘rounded up’ her years of service. But if she did plump up her working achievements a bit, who hasn’t, asks Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Iceland’s shorter working week has been a huge success – and it’s changed my family’s life

For 90% of working Icelanders, a 36-hour week means less stress, more job satisfaction and time to enjoy life beyond work, says teacher María Hjálmtýsdóttir

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Trump’s science-denying fanatics are bad enough. Yet even our climate ‘solutions’ are now the stuff of total delusion

The ‘progress’ made at Cop29 has been on carbon markets: a world of magical thinking, over-claiming and distorted truth, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - AU

A social media ban for everyone is in the national interest – not just kids under 16

I personally resent being excluded from protection against monetised fear, anger and toxicity

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The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s plutocrats: money for something

Editorial: The Republicans were always the party of big business, but Mr Trump is turning them into a playpen for oligarchs

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The Guardian view on the politics of buses: Labour’s winning ticket

Editorial: Cheap, better-run public transport can transform people’s everyday lives. The government should be more ambitious in its plans to deliver it

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OPINION - World War Three imminent? No, but the West is about to sell out Ukraine in a world-historic betrayal

As Vladimir Putin threatens nuclear escalation and Joe Biden promises to send more military equipment to Ukraine, there are warnings of “World War Three” on all sides. Pay them no heed. What lies ahead is not an apocalypse but a world-historic betrayal.

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We’ve lost 20,000 pubs in the last 40 years. That sends a chill down my spine

I don’t spend every night in my local. But even when I’m home, the knowledge that it exists makes life better, writes Adrian Chiles

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My friend Joshua Wong is among those jailed in Hong Kong – the UK must stand up for these political prisoners

I too suffered this repression. The harsh sentences handed down to democracy activists cannot go unchallenged, says activist Nathan Law

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OPINION - Why more toilets is an urgent public health issue for London

My party trick is I can put a name to the face of every MP from the 2010-15 parliament. This was only vaguely useful a decade ago, and grows ever more redundant as time continues its remorseless march to the heat death of the universe. It may also explain my…

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There’s a buzz online about local honey being the ‘ultimate hay fever hack’ – but does it actually help?

Influencers are claiming raw honey can reduce symptoms but evidence for its effectiveness is weak – and relying on it instead of allergy medication has its risks

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Our politics could not be more different – but we’re united against this dangerous assisted dying bill

There can be no safeguards that would prevent an assisted dying law from being abused. It must remain illegal, say Labour MP Diane Abbott and Conservative MP Edward Leigh

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OPINION - The Standard View: Inflation – the incumbent killer – has still not entirely gone away

It is the incumbent killer, from Joe Biden to Rishi Sunak: inflation. Voters will put up with stubborn unemployment and low growth, but they absolutely hate rising prices. Labour has had the good fortune of coming to office as inflation had fallen back to target, a far cry from the…

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