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Oh for the days when we merely tolerated the Queen
Zoe WilliamsPro-monarchism is back and it’s as flimsy as ever. I blame our politicians for creating a dignity vacuum
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The accusations being directed at me this week are deeply troubling and false. I want to focus on liberating education and opportunity for all
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Brexit wouldn’t just cut us off from Europe – it would close the door on opportunities in rising economies across the world
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Cold sexual contempt drives too many men
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Could it be that the culture secretary, like some sick torture-porn Blofeld, maintains an army of lap-dancing sleeper agents to ball-gag dissent?
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Europeans watch our referendum debate with fascination and fear
Hans Kundnani, Ylva Elvis Nilsson and Maria Torrens Tillack
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Greed in the boardroom means gross unfairness for the rest of the workforce
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Are you worried about your fertility? Young people share their stories
Guardian readers and Sarah MarshRising house prices and financial instability are putting young people off starting families. But some fear they might be leaving it too late -
A new study has found links between loneliness and an increase in heart disease and stroke risk. Tell us how it’s affected you
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‘Burnout and depression’: the doctors struggling with their mental health
Sarah Marsh and Guardian readersResearch suggests eight out of 10 doctors in England have experienced mental health issues. Here, some of those who are suffering tell their story
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Game of Thrones has hacked our history
Suzannah LipscombThe fantasy drama is back – yet no matter how dark, brutal and beguiling it appears, it’s matched by Britain’s own bloody past
Panama Papers
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The chancellor published in an attempt to show greater government transparency following revelations in Panama Papers that the PM benefited from father’s offshore firm
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The sums are relatively small for the prime minister’s world. Which blows apart the myth ‘we are all in this together’
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Editorial: More important than the prime minister’s personal taxes are the rigged economic rules that govern everything, from tax havens offshore to housing policy at home
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From US billionaires to City barons, the super-rich are buying political influence as never before. Our politicians now work for them, not for us
EU referendum
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One is a leader who admirably resists the race for the gutter. The other joined in the smearing of Sadiq Khan just a few days ago. What a depressing contrast
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The bard would not have pondered whether to Brexit or not to Brexit, His plays showed his love for Europe and a dislike of rampant nationalism
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Standing-only escalators can cut congestion by 30%, but persuading commuters of that wasn’t easy. How do you motivate people to engage in new behaviour?
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We were protesting outside the Department of Health when we were asked to meet the health secretary. We’d hoped he wanted to negotiate. We were wrong
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Darker than grief, an implosion of the self, a sheet of ice: no matter how you describe it, this is a terrifying state to be trapped in
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Boaty McBoatface: tyrants have crushed the people’s will
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Was Jane Austen a feminist? The answer is in her stories
Curtis SittenfeldI updated Pride and Prejudice to show that for women today marriage is no longer the only version of ‘happily ever after’
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Observer comment cartoonObserver comment cartoonBrexit campaigners take their lead from PrinceChris Riddell on the EU referendum
columnists
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Giles FraserGiles FraserLoose canon: The common agricultural policy takes from the poor and gives to the rich. Its effects can be felt in every British household, and seen in the deadly waters of the Mediterranean too
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Zoe WilliamsZoe WilliamsPro-monarchism is back and it’s as flimsy as ever. I blame our politicians for creating a dignity vacuum
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Aditya ChakraborttyAditya ChakraborttyI warned that students were being misled and was rebuked but it was true. Ministers owe them and me an apology
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Jonathan FreedlandJonathan FreedlandThe US president destroyed one of the Vote Leave campaign’s core arguments, ending a week that may define the referendum debate
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Mona Chalabi argues that those who correct others’ language are clinging to conventions that are unimportant
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The former Greek finance minister tells Owen Jones why Britons should vote to remain in the EU
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The world has always watched American presidential elections with interest. But this time they’re watching with deep fear, says Jonathan Freedland
regulars
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NotebookNotebookBeing charged extra for an aisle or window seat is joining the traveller’s list of woes, along with manspreading and hogging an extra place on the train
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The autocomplete questionsThe autocomplete questionsWhy is Kim Kardashian famous? You asked Google – here’s the answerEvery day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries
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The panelThe panelBarack Obama’s EU intervention – the verdict
Barack Obama’s EU intervention – the verdict
Matthew d'Ancona, Diane Abbott and Daniel Hannan
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Giles Oakley writes: In 1979 I interviewed Ray Fitzwalter for a series on TV investigative journalism
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The plight of Rohingya Muslims can be ignored no longer
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Whether it’s Brexit or remain, David Cameron is not going anywhere