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Violence of British empire in focus on Baillie Gifford longlist

Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire by Caroline Elkins among potential winners of £50,000 nonfiction prize

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Once even Jews would utter the word ‘Jew’ in a whisper. Now it is up in lights

The fate of Jewish people is to be seen through a lens clouded by centuries of myth and imaginings. For a new play, I spoke to 12 British Jews whose stories illustrate the painful – and even bloody – consequences

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We must turn our backs on the age of deference

Letters: A change in the monarch should prompt a new conversation about constitutional reform, argue Steve Turner and the Rev Andrew McLuskey

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The Queen has left a void that Britain will struggle to fill

Letters: We should mourn a paragon of duty and devotion, say readers in response to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, but also take stock of the role of the monarchy

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Once the world had Gorbachev and Mandela. Now we have Trump, Johnson and Truss

The Soviet leader’s death is a reminder that the ‘great man theory’ of history is truer than we might like to think, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Be warned: inflation could take British politics to a very dark place indeed

If Britain ends up in a recession, public anger will be looking for an outlet, says the Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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We ignore moods in politics at our peril

Letters: Stephen Coleman advises paying attention to the ways in which mood inflects democratic politics

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In British politics, race is still the elephant in the room

Letters: Prof Gus John says the diversity being lauded in the Tory leadership contenders was meaningless as their campaigns did not feature the important issues of race and inequality. Plus letters from Robin Richardson and Deirdre Burrell

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Brexit is a mood, not a policy – and Liz Truss captures it in all its delusion

Rishi Sunak is the leaver of the two, but Truss tells Tory members the right fairytales – and they may reward her for it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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The next PM may well be from an ethnic minority. That’s a big deal – and a challenge for Labour

If Starmer’s party is seen as one that values minorities only when they need protection, solid sources of votes will dry up, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Everything tainted by Johnson’s lies needs to be undone. That includes his Brexit

The prime minister’s exit not only disgraces him and his party – it indicts the fast-unravelling project that brought him to No 10, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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These byelection defeats are the verdict on a cruel and useless government that’s running out of road

Losses in Tiverton & Honiton and in Wakefield are more than midterm blues. They’re a sign of the anti-Tory majority getting its act together, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Britain has a decision to make: the rule of Boris Johnson – or the rule of law?

For 800 years, traditions and statute have protected citizens from tyranny. This PM will trash it all, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland review – how an Auschwitz breakout alerted the world

The gripping and heroic story of Rudolf Vrba, who escaped the death camp in order to tell the world about its horrors

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Trump’s forces are preparing for the next storming of the Capitol. This time, they plan to win

The danger to US democracy didn’t end on 6 January – his followers are busy ripping up the safeguards that foiled them, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Pomp and politics: Inside the 10 June Guardian Weekly

A platinum celebration and a great escape

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The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland review – the man who broke out of Auschwitz

The astonishing story of how Rudolf Vrba escaped the Nazi camp, and his mission to tell the world about it

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The fixation with guns is an American nightmare

Letters: The scourge of gun violence goes beyond the mass shootings that make the headlines, writes Peter Squires. Plus letters from Neil A Wynn and Tony Waterston

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America, how long will you sacrifice your children on the altar of gun worship?

This devotion to the right to bear arms is horrifyingly outdated. It brought terror to Texas – and it will happen again and again, warns Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Don’t condemn just our lying PM: save some anger for the cowards who enabled him

While much of Britain is outraged, Tories are praising Boris Johnson’s powers of survival. They too are beyond shame, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Johnson blames today’s Brexit woes on Brussels – that’s a load of old bull

The prime minister claims trouble in Northern Ireland is the EU’s fault. There’s an impolite word for that, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Keir Starmer doesn’t have to dazzle to beat the Tories

Letters: Readers discuss the performance of the Labour leader, and his party, in the latest elections

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Here’s what we have learned: Starmer can’t dazzle like Blair, but might still rid us of Johnson

After these elections, prospects of a 1997-style landslide looks remote, but just ousting this government would be enough, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Jacob Rees-Mogg has given the game away – even this government knows Brexit is a disaster

The founding purpose of the Johnson administration has gone, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Boris Johnson’s tenure is a sad indictment of the Tory party

Letters: Are Conservative MPs really telling us that there is no one in the party with more integrity and empathy to lead the country, asks Bernie Evans. Plus letters from Dr Colin J Smith, Michael Mansfield QC and Laurie and Susan Smith

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