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Jonathan Freedland

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Trump, Musk and now UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe – they are the enablers, making racists feel great again

It lacks the elegance of “greed is good”, but as a distillation of the spirit of the age, it’s right up there. “I feel liberated,” a top...

13.02.2026 950

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There’s one argument Starmer could make to save his skin – but he won’t dare do it

06.02.2026 7

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Martin Rowson on Keir Starmer, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping – cartoon

30.01.2026 10

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It is beyond naive for Democrats – and Europe – to think Trump’s retreats are real. He never backs down for long

30.01.2026 7

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As the world finally punches back, was this the week Donald Trump went too far?

23.01.2026 30

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Don’t look away as the people of Iran cry out for our help

16.01.2026 10

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Martin Rowson on Keir Starmer’s relationship with Donald Trump – cartoon

09.01.2026 20

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From Caracas to Minneapolis, the threat is the same – an American president ruling like a global emperor

09.01.2026 10

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From Donald Trump to Benjamin Netanyahu, let 2026 be a year of reckoning

02.01.2026 10

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At the dark end of a brutal year, I’m grateful to these heroes for showing us the light

19.12.2025 10

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Donald Trump is pursuing regime change – in Europe

12.12.2025 10

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Martin Rowson on Israel’s participation in Eurovision – cartoon

05.12.2025 9

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The Guardian view on reboots of A Christmas Carol and Paddington: refugee tales for today

05.12.2025 6

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The Guardian view on reducing child poverty: with the two-child limit gone, Labour must go further

05.12.2025 8

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The Trump administration sinks to a new low – opening fire on drowning men

05.12.2025 9

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Martin Rowson on a besieged Labour party – cartoon

28.11.2025 10

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Antisemitism allegations against the teenage Farage matter – look at what he went on to do

28.11.2025 10

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Martin Rowson on the report into the UK’s response to Covid – cartoon

21.11.2025 10

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Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in the roof

21.11.2025 10

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Trump can get away with saying what he likes about the BBC. But Epstein? That’s his one vulnerability

14.11.2025 10

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Democrats should celebrate this week’s victories, but beware: Trump is already plotting his revenge

07.11.2025 6

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Democrats should be taking the fight to Trump – the problem is, he’s got them battling each other

31.10.2025 5

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Blue Lights is more than great TV. It might be the best chance Britons have of reckoning with the Troubles

24.10.2025 5

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Donald Trump claims to be the president of peace, but at home he is fomenting civil war

Donald Trump had better hope the members of the Nobel committee are not paying attention to what’s happening inside the United States. If they did...

18.10.2025 10

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Trump’s might dragged Netanyahu to the table. The real prize would be keeping him there

10.10.2025 10

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In a time of hate and rancour, two Jews sought to pray – and were killed. Let Manchester be a turning point

03.10.2025 9

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Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here’s how to stop him

The march towards the darkness is becoming a sprint. In the US, warnings about the autocratic ambitions of Donald Trump that were once dismissed as...

20.09.2025 20

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The US is on the brink of another era of political violence – and Donald Trump ‘couldn’t care less’

12.09.2025 10

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Rayner’s exit is a bombshell. But the real crisis for Starmer may have only just begun

05.09.2025 10

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The Guardian view on Christopher Marlowe: it’s time to read him and honour him

29.08.2025 10

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Rebecca Hendin on the cruelty of Putin and Netanyahu – cartoon

29.08.2025 20

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Step back and take it in: the US is entering full authoritarian mode

29.08.2025 10

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The world’s in flames. But these are the ways I’ve found hope this summer amid the gloom

08.08.2025 10

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Martin Rowson on food distribution in Gaza – cartoon

01.08.2025 10

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Ignore the bluster: as Netanyahu starves Gaza, the world is turning on him – and he knows it

01.08.2025 20

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Who’s behind the boom in bots?

25.07.2025 10

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Martin Rowson on the doctors’ strike in England – cartoon

25.07.2025 9

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To end the starvation in Gaza, Trump must lean on Netanyahu – so Starmer must lean on Trump

25.07.2025 9

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Martin Rowson on ructions in the Labour party – cartoon

18.07.2025 10

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The Guardian view on the cultural life of trees: we must protect our natural heritage

18.07.2025 10

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The Guardian view on Maga and Jeffrey Epstein: the truth about Donald Trump and conspiracy theories

18.07.2025 9

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Faced with a choice between saving his own skin and the lives of others, Netanyahu always chooses himself

18.07.2025 10

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Martin Rowson on Keir Starmer’s migration deal with France – cartoon

11.07.2025 10

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We’ve become inured to Trump’s outbursts – but when he goes quiet, we need to be worried

11.07.2025 8

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Martin Rowson on a year of Keir Starmer’s government – cartoon

04.07.2025 9

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To Starmer, his achievements are obvious. As a thought experiment, let’s see things through his eyes

04.07.2025 10

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Are we having a global meltdown? The animals of the Arctic seem to think so

13.06.2025 10

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Martin Rowson on Donald Trump’s birthday parade – cartoon

13.06.2025 20

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Netanyahu says his attack on Iran was to avert an existential threat. He may have made it worse

13.06.2025 10

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Musk and Trump are enemies made for each other – united in their ability to trash their own brands

06.06.2025 10

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