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What kind of society would willingly traumatise its children in the name of education?

As claims about practices in two flagship London academies are investigated, it’s time to stop and think about what schools are really for, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Labour’s big Farage problem has a simple solution: build, build, build

It’s not immigration or lack of services fuelling Reform UK’s impressive gains in the polls, but lack of housing. Huge investment is needed now, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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To win again, Keir Starmer’s Labour party needs to get emotional

Letters: Sheila Duncan says Labour has to address the problems facing Britain with passion if it wants public support. Plus letters from David Diprose and Maureen Tilford

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Labour’s big relaunch won’t solve its biggest problem: this government doesn’t speak human

Farage and Trump are winning because they understand the politics of emotion, while Labour is lost in numbers and statistics, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Shetland season 9 episode 4 recap: What is inside the marine research facility?

Shetland season 9 episode 4 sees Tosh and Calder make a startling discovery at the research facility, while Rossi's odd behavior sets off alarm bells...

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Explore the tumultuous 1980s in Britain through photography – from Thatcherism to Black femininity

'The 80s: Photographing Britain' will open the Tate Britain in London from 21 November 2024 to 05 May 2025

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Shetland season 9 episode 3 recap: who gets killed on the boat?

Shetland season 9 episode 3 sees an argument end in tragedy as the hunt for Annie's killer continues.

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Councils need a cash injection to fix local services

Letters: Peter Riddle says the government has been pretending that it can rebuild essential services without having the courage to introduce the necessary tax regime. Plus a letter from Chris Taylor

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The streetlights going out over Britain tell a brutal story: austerity isn’t over – it’s getting worse

Labour won’t achieve its aim of reviving the UK’s economy until it takes the plight of cash-starved councils more seriously, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

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Shetland season 9 episode 2 recap: what dark secret was Annie hiding before she died?

Shetland season 9 episode 2 reveals Annie was hiding a huge secret before she was murdered.

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Why the left is losing respect and elections

Letters: Colin Montgomery says people are tired of being told how backwards they are if they don’t play along with priggishness, while Martyn Thomas ponders societal changes. Plus a letter from Dan Rainey

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From Trump’s victory, a simple, inescapable message: many people despise the left

The tumult of social media and rightwing propaganda has successfully cast progressives as one judgmental, ‘woke’ mass, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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What, If Anything, Will Democrats Learn From This Election?

The party put little effort into understanding the 2016 and 2020 elections, and now it's reaping the consequences.

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Shetland season 9 episode 1 recap: who is the mystery murder victim?

Shetland season 9 episode 1 sees the new season hit the ground running as two mysteries collide.

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With Kemi Badenoch as leader, the Tories and Labour are on different political planets

This zealous culture warrior may be more of a threat to Labour’s meat-and-potatoes politics than Keir Starmer’s team imagines, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Labour can find money for the great god of infrastructure – but what about actual people?

A new report lays bare the scandal of special needs provision, a crisis that sums up just how expensive austerity ends up being, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Thursday briefing: How the state is failing children with special needs – and what it costs

In today’s newsletter: Despite a 58% increase in funding over a decade, there has been no improvement in outcomes, a new report reveals

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Let citizens’ assemblies break the political deadlock on issues like assisted dying

Letters: Readers respond to John Harris’s call to allow the people of the country to take part when difficult choices need to be made

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How can Britain plot its future when it is so deeply stuck in the mud? Empower the citizens

Is the way to address big issues, such as assisted dying, the model used in Ireland, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

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What kind of person would drag autistic children into the culture wars? The Kemi Badenoch kind

The Tory leadership hopeful paints a picture of special treatment. As the father of an autistic child, I can tell you that’s a lie, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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The Tory leadership farce is no laughing matter – its outcome will pollute British politics

Labour has to stand up to toxic Tory posturing, or it will be pulled in the same direction as Jenrick and Badenoch, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

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Use your local museums or lose them

Letters: Colin Montgomery offers firsthand insight into the demise of some of the institutions he used to work at in Edinburgh, and David Kennedy points out that regional museums are being forced to shut while London continues to rake in funding

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British history is being destroyed before our eyes – and it has nothing to do with culture wars over statues

Brutal cuts to council budgets have decimated museums and forced some to close. We’re at risk of losing our shared memory, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

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Party conference season needs pepping up

Letters: Mike Sheaff says allowing members of an audience a brief opportunity to express a view should be considered an essential part of democracy, while Jonathan Allum says there is still passion in politics. Plus a letter from Dr Ian Flintoff

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After the ‘Tory idol’ speeches, who most looks like a leader in waiting? Our panel passes judgment

All four have generated media headlines, but the winner will be whoever most impresses party members, at conference and at home

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