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What’s it like to make a phone call to Donald Trump?

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Geoffrey Robertson

In a world of overwhelming choice, I love the whittled-down book selection at my local street library

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Jane Howard

Donald Trump has declared war on international justice. Australia must speak up

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Geoffrey Robertson

It’s straight from the Trump playbook: Labour is tearing up the machinery of government

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George Monbiot

By courting the far right, the man tipped to be Germany’s next chancellor may have sealed his own downfall

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Florian Ranft

Lights, camera, and a new low: there are better ways to deal with UK migration than Deportation TV

The images are striking, deliberately so. They show men being taken off a bus and up the stairway of a charter jet to be deported from the UK. One...

yesterday 20

Enver Solomon

A woman afraid to leave home alone. Another who wishes she’d never reported her rape. We must do better

Last year I spoke to a young woman who urgently wanted to share her story, saying: “I don’t want what happened to me to happen to anyone else.”...

yesterday 10

Micaela Cronin

Trump’s latest tariff bid shows the old rules of trade no longer apply. Scraps of paper will not save us

News that the US president, Donald Trump, was going to place a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports in to the US came as it generally does...

yesterday 60

Greg Jericho

I asked to see Ursula von der Leyen’s texts to Pfizer’s boss and she went to court to stop me. Why the secrecy?

For weeks during the height of the Covid pandemic in early 2021, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, personally exchanged...

yesterday 40

Alexander Fanta

Donald Trump is remaking the world. But he really won’t like the result

One of the ways in which Donald Trump’s regime obscures and distracts is by drawing our eyes constantly to the US – its raw power to intimidate and...

yesterday 100

Nesrine Malik

The Guardian view on Trump’s trade betrayal: rhetoric hides trickle down economics on steroids

In 2020, Donald Trump scrapped the North American free trade agreement, replacing it with the “United States Mexico Canada agreement”, which he...

yesterday 40

Editorial

To stop Trump’s Gaza plans, Palestinians need solidarity and support

Egyptian and Greek mythologies mention a phoenix rising from ashes. Palestinians in Gaza have shown this is not entirely a myth. With the shaky...

yesterday 60

Omar Barghouti

Can Trump keep his promise to end the war in Ukraine? It’s possible – but it won’t be easy

Amid the maelstrom of executive orders, appointments, tariffs, threats and other initiatives of the last few weeks, Donald Trump is still promising...

yesterday 30

Christopher S Chivvis

A chance encounter took me from a New York skyscraper to a London food market – and a new life

As I wandered out of my New York apartment, the snow compressing on to the sidewalk in that warming dusk light gave my walk to Citarella’s on Third...

yesterday 20

Franco Fubini

I tried the popular 30/30/30 morning routine – and was left sadder, wiser and nauseated

In my continued quest for self-optimisation via silly wellness stuff, I was intrigued by a Vogue article on a new morning routine: 30/30/30. That’s...

yesterday 10

Emma Beddington

Wales is the land of song. Now it’s being silenced by cuts that threaten our culture

What is a nation? There are several, varying definitions, but ultimately it comes down to the same answer: a large group of people bound together...

yesterday 10

Will Hayward

Trump is driving political debate to ever new lows. The left must hold on to its values

The problem with Trump’s America is that everything happens so fast, and across too many categories. There are moves so stupid and trivial that you...

yesterday 10

Zoe Williams

The Guardian view on Kosovo’s election result: a gateway to rapprochement with the EU

Seventeen years after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia, its future remains shadowed and compromised by relations with Belgrade. More than a...

yesterday 2

Editorial

I’m changing my bill to ensure people have the right to a dignified death – here’s how

yesterday 2

Kim Leadbeater

A hunger strike to force the release of my friend Alaa Abd el-Fattah – it’s the ultimate weapon of the powerless

Alaa Abd el-Fattah knows about hunger strikes. When I was locked up in a cell next to him in Cairo’s notorious Tora prison in early 2014, he and I...

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Peter Greste

The surge in support for Reform is making Labour nervous. Now it needs a plan

Keep calm and carry on. Let’s not lose our heads, because the stupidest thing we can do right now is to panic. Thus speak those Labour people who...

previous day 6

Andrew Rawnsley

Starmer’s dislike of real politics is plain to see. It’s why his government has no direction

“Keir doesn’t engage in the political process. He got this far by not expressing any political opinions … He’s good with people, but he...

previous day 10

John Harris

We’re in a relationship recession – and a lot of women are absolutely fine with that

Sorry, Valentine’s Day is cancelled: we’re in a relationship recession. Analysis of demographic data by the Financial Times shows a dramatic...

previous day 10

Emma Beddington

When I purchased this hand-crafted artwork in Iran, I didn’t expect it to teach me such a valuable lesson

On my latest visit to Iran, I purchased a delightful, handcrafted artwork: a miniature gold tableau adorned with elegant flowers, upon which is...

previous day 10

Ali Hammoud

I saw illegality and complicity with war crimes. That’s why I quit the UK Foreign Office

My name is Mark Smith. I am a former diplomat and policy adviser at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). I spent my career...

previous day 20

Mark Smith

The Guardian view on interest rates: the Bank of England on its own won’t revive growth

“It will be welcome news to many that we have been able to cut interest rates again,” said Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England governor, last week....

previous day 5

Mark Smith

The Guardian view on violence against women: put victims and survivors first

For anyone involved in the government’s strategy to combat violence against women, the National Audit Office’s recent report must have felt like a...

previous day 5

Mark Smith

I live in a forest my parents planted when I was a child. It’s not too late for you to grow one too

In the late 1970s when my parents built the house I still live in, there was no forest. The property was a disused cow pasture, full of scrappy...

previous day 50

Jessie Cole

Global leaders have a selective view of sovereignty. It matters, as long as it’s in their interests

Sovereignty matters. Except when it doesn’t. And it doesn’t when another people’s sovereignty gets in the way of your nation’s needs. Then...

previous day 40

Kenan Malik

Air traffic control to Sir Keir: turbulence ahead

To Elon Musk, I say this! To perform one Nazi salute at Donald Trump’s inauguration, while simultaneously offering full support to European...

previous day 30

Stewart Lee

Nimbys. Naysayers. Traitors. Children take note, why learn oracy when insults will do?

Before the last election, in what was billed as his “most personal interview yet”, Keir Starmer said: “I’m not in the habit of bandying...

previous day 50

Catherine Bennett

You may not like Trump, but his power grab for the economic levers is right. Liberals, take note!

If I asked you to list the things that make democratic politics meaningful, what would you include? Most likely elections and education. Perhaps...

previous day 40

Leah Downey

Trump’s sanctions against the ICC are disgraceful

Donald Trump’s executive order reauthorizing sanctions against international criminal court (ICC) personnel reflects a disgraceful effort to ensure...

previous day 30

Kenneth Roth

Promoting green growth does not make you an ‘eco-nutter’. It’s the only way forward

If you care about the world we are handing on to future generations, the news on Thursday morning was dramatic. This January was the warmest on...

previous day 70

Will Hutton

No woman should be forced to change her clothes in front of a male colleague

Some things are plain common sense. Female employees should not be expected to share changing rooms with male colleagues. They shouldn’t be...

previous day 200

Sonia Sodha

What good is the sparkle of Strictly if young people in Britain aren’t getting the chance to dance?

The government has promised to put creativity back at the heart of school life, and people across the arts sector who have been campaigning for...

saturday 30

Shirley Ballas

Syria’s revolution hangs in the balance. The west must lift sanctions now

Previously undisclosed Pentagon plans for withdrawing 2,000 US troops from eastern Syria received scant attention last week, overshadowed by Donald...

saturday 1

Simon Tisdall

Don’t throw Salford’s groundbreaking Centenary Building in the bin

When the Stirling prize was launched nearly 30 years ago, the Royal Institute of British Architects wanted to create an award that would match the...

saturday 5

Rowan Moore

While Trump is moving fast and breaking things, Americans wanting to escape should come to Australia

Move fast and break things was Mark Zuckerberg’s guiding principle, and for many years Facebook’s motto. In the process of dispensing junk food for...

saturday 5

Julianne Schultz

The Observer view: Vengeful and reckless, Donald Trump must not go unchallenged

The 47th president of the United States is a danger to his country, Britain and the world. Who would have thought that sentence would ever be...

saturday 5

Julianne Schultz

The Observer view: A robust watchdog is vital to avoid another Grenfell Tower tragedy

The remains of Grenfell Tower have for the last seven years stood as a testament to the worst British fire disaster in living memory. They have...

saturday 4

Julianne Schultz

Chris Riddell on Donald Trump’s plan to take over and redevelop Gaza – cartoon

saturday 2

Julianne Schultz

Even if France’s budget doesn’t tackle the public deficit, let’s give thanks it exists

Houra! Or rather, hurrah! On Monday, the French government, led by François Bayrou, our fourth prime minister in a year, did not fall. Our...

saturday 5

Agnes Poirier

Labour’s clean energy plan will not only cut emissions but lift hundreds of thousands out of fuel poverty

During four years in opposition and in the seven months since this government came to office, we have been clear: smart climate policy means not...

saturday 7

Ed Miliband

ChatGPT, can you write my new novel for me? Och aye, ye preenin’ Sassenach

The monsters of artificial intelligence are coming for you. They will cast you out on the street like a Dickensian mill owner and laugh as they do...

saturday 6

Gareth Rubin

Sorry, Lily Collins, but when people outsource childbirth, their motives really count

An online row last week underlines something we all know but which many prefer to ignore. There is something not right about surrogacy. The furore...

saturday 30

Martha Gill

Trump wants to wipe out Gaza’s history. Saving its mosques and churches would defy him

It might already be too late to save the homes where many of the people of Gaza have been living and have memories of lives spent there. Or the...

saturday 40

Raja Shehadeh

This will be the year that Guinness loses its cool. Cheers to that!

I’m not sure I can remember exactly when I sensed it. Maybe it was when some of the more gimmicky London pubs introduced “stamp cards” to ration...

saturday 60

Lauren Oneill

Trump isn’t a narcissist – he’s a solipsist. And it means a few simple things

Two weeks into the Trump administration, I’m still being asked by foreigners about the new president’s “political vision”. Some of them, especially...

saturday 200

John R Macarthur

Something good happened! The rescue of Reece the kelpie

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What’s it like to make a phone call to Donald Trump?

Geoffrey Robertson

In a world of overwhelming choice, I love the whittled-down book selection at my local street library

Jane Howard

Donald Trump has declared war on international justice. Australia must speak up

Geoffrey Robertson

It’s straight from the Trump playbook: Labour is tearing up the machinery of government

George Monbiot

By courting the far right, the man tipped to be Germany’s next chancellor may have sealed his own downfall

Florian Ranft

Lights, camera, and a new low: there are better ways to deal with UK migration than Deportation TV

Enver Solomon

A woman afraid to leave home alone. Another who wishes she’d never reported her rape. We must do better

Micaela Cronin

Trump’s latest tariff bid shows the old rules of trade no longer apply. Scraps of paper will not save us

Greg Jericho

I asked to see Ursula von der Leyen’s texts to Pfizer’s boss and she went to court to stop me. Why the secrecy?

Alexander Fanta

Donald Trump is remaking the world. But he really won’t like the result

Nesrine Malik

The Guardian view on Trump’s trade betrayal: rhetoric hides trickle down economics on steroids

Editorial

To stop Trump’s Gaza plans, Palestinians need solidarity and support

Omar Barghouti

Can Trump keep his promise to end the war in Ukraine? It’s possible – but it won’t be easy

Christopher S Chivvis

A chance encounter took me from a New York skyscraper to a London food market – and a new life

Franco Fubini

I tried the popular 30/30/30 morning routine – and was left sadder, wiser and nauseated

Emma Beddington

Wales is the land of song. Now it’s being silenced by cuts that threaten our culture

Will Hayward

Trump is driving political debate to ever new lows. The left must hold on to its values

Zoe Williams

The Guardian view on Kosovo’s election result: a gateway to rapprochement with the EU

Editorial

I’m changing my bill to ensure people have the right to a dignified death – here’s how

Kim Leadbeater

A hunger strike to force the release of my friend Alaa Abd el-Fattah – it’s the ultimate weapon of the powerless

Peter Greste

The surge in support for Reform is making Labour nervous. Now it needs a plan

Andrew Rawnsley

Starmer’s dislike of real politics is plain to see. It’s why his government has no direction

John Harris

We’re in a relationship recession – and a lot of women are absolutely fine with that

Emma Beddington

When I purchased this hand-crafted artwork in Iran, I didn’t expect it to teach me such a valuable lesson

Ali Hammoud

I saw illegality and complicity with war crimes. That’s why I quit the UK Foreign Office

Mark Smith

The Guardian view on interest rates: the Bank of England on its own won’t revive growth

Mark Smith

The Guardian view on violence against women: put victims and survivors first

Mark Smith

I live in a forest my parents planted when I was a child. It’s not too late for you to grow one too

Jessie Cole

Global leaders have a selective view of sovereignty. It matters, as long as it’s in their interests

Kenan Malik

Air traffic control to Sir Keir: turbulence ahead

Stewart Lee

Nimbys. Naysayers. Traitors. Children take note, why learn oracy when insults will do?

Catherine Bennett

You may not like Trump, but his power grab for the economic levers is right. Liberals, take note!

Leah Downey

Trump’s sanctions against the ICC are disgraceful

Kenneth Roth

Promoting green growth does not make you an ‘eco-nutter’. It’s the only way forward

Will Hutton

No woman should be forced to change her clothes in front of a male colleague

Sonia Sodha

What good is the sparkle of Strictly if young people in Britain aren’t getting the chance to dance?

Shirley Ballas

Syria’s revolution hangs in the balance. The west must lift sanctions now

Simon Tisdall

Don’t throw Salford’s groundbreaking Centenary Building in the bin

Rowan Moore

While Trump is moving fast and breaking things, Americans wanting to escape should come to Australia