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No one queried David Cameron’s credentials to be prime minister, or Tony Blair’s, even after manifest failure. So why doubt May? Because she’s a woman
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Thursday’s byelection takes place in a region that has been crippled by a broken economic system, so of course it will reaffirm the referendum result
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Theresa May’s clever holding position has caught remainers off guard
Matthew d'AnconaBy agreeing to a Brexit concession that potential Tory rebels expected would be much harder to secure, the PM has edged closer to the moral high ground -
Caesarean sections are rising – but don’t blame mothers
Rebecca SchillerResearch saying mums with small pelvises perpetuate the need for caesareans simply feeds the media’s insatiable appetite for woman-blaming -
No country with a McDonald’s can remain a democracy
George MonbiotThe best way to combat the likes of Trump, Le Pen and Farage and the politics they represent is to rescue power from the grip of transnational corporations
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'I knew nothing would be the same again': readers on their partner's death
Guardian readers and Sarah MarshThe death of an 89-year-old war veteran’s wife led him to find a new purpose in life. Here, others talk about how they coped with the loss of their other half -
From a Richmond by-election to Trump and more, join us below the line to discuss the week’s news and comment articles with us in real-time
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'It shocks people that I refuse to lie': what parents tell their children about Santa
Sarah Marsh and Guardian readersIs it wrong to encourage Santa Claus stories? Or is this what Christmas is all about? Here, a group of parents discuss their approaches
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The liberal order could fall apart just as suddenly as the USSR. If we want it to survive, we have to learn from what happened in Russia
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I thought my degree would be a passport to a dream job, but in Bradford the ladder of social mobility was always out of reach
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It’s painful to think that the future belongs to Trump, Farage and Le Pen. But we live in desperate times – and nobody is offering a cogent, hopeful alternative
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The ‘Argos security guard defeats dictator’ headlines say little about Adama Barrow and the Gambia, and much about Britain’s obsession with status
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By collecting data on how desperate we are to buy and how much we can afford to pay, companies are finding sophisticated new ways to squeeze extra cash from unwitting shoppers
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This is the most dangerous time for our planet
Stephen HawkingWe can’t go on ignoring inequality, because we have the means to destroy our world but not to escape it -
My film Half Way documents my family’s experiences when we were made homeless. I hope it goes some way towards changing the way we look at housing
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Guardian opinion cartoonGuardian opinion cartoonSteve Bell on red, white and blue Brexit – cartoonFor weeks after the EU referendum, the only description Theresa May gave was “Brexit means Brexit”, but now the prime minister has a new slogan – “a red, white and blue Brexit”.
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Natalie NougayrèdeNatalie NougayrèdeCan France resist the far right? – videoGuardian columnist Natalie Nougayrède asks how France’s presidential election will play out across the country and Europe
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Simon JenkinsSimon JenkinsThe new populism and the conflicts of the current century require fresh ways of thinking. His latest speech shows the foreign secretary is stuck in the past
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Jonathan FreedlandJonathan FreedlandEd Balls on leaving Strictly: 'By last Saturday, I knew it was time to go'Fresh from his Strictly Come Dancing exit, the former shadow chancellor says the whole experience felt more like a victory than a defeat – and that it was a lot like working with Gordon Brown
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Suzanne MooreSuzanne MooreBefore she died, Maria Schneider spoke about elements of the butter rape scene taking place without her consent – but nothing happened. Her plight must not be forgotten
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John Harris visits Sleaford in Lincolnshire, where 62% of people voted to leave the EU, and the Tories, Labour and Ukip are now contesting a byelection
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The idea that all women want to be mothers is outdated and sexist, argues Julie Bindel
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Society sets the bar so high to become a ‘good immigrant’, argues writer Nikesh Shukla, that normal immigrants are demonised
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First thoughtsFirst thoughtsNo one queried David Cameron’s credentials to be prime minister, or Tony Blair’s, even after manifest failure. So why doubt May? Because she’s a woman
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The autocomplete questionsThe autocomplete questionsCan technology replace teachers? 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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Letters: David Cameron commissioned Louise Casey to produce this stilted review which posits the problem of ‘integration’ at the feet of Muslim communities
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Letters: All recent research has shown that reading is the single most important factor in educational and occupational attainment
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