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Viktor Orbán inspired rightwingers across the EU and in Britain. His defeat could represent a turning of the tide | Polly Toynbee ⊕

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

We must hope this vote will be the start of a wider backlash – and send hard-right populism back to the fringes where it belongs

The forces of darkness rolled back on Sunday. The mighty combined power…

7 days ago

If the president’s first term didn’t inoculate the American body politic against tyranny, there is no guarantee that a second dose will work

Donald Trump is a despot and the US is a democracy. These t…

11 days ago

It’s the silver lining from this terrible age of Donald Trump: he is pushing Britain closer to the EU | Gaby Hinsliff ⊖⊖

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Ten years after the Brexit vote, Trump’s disdain and insults are fuelling the belief that the UK should renew ties with Europe

Going anywhere nice this summer?

No, me neither, judging by the warning fr…

18 days ago

Girlguiding’s response to last year’s supreme court ruling is not the humane option – and changes the organisation’s identity

Great work, Guides; you’ve taken some members you had no idea even existed…

25 days ago

It’s always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It’s time to fight again | Polly Toynbee ⊕

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Labour recognises how crucial education is at the start of life, but still the poorest children are missing out

The news is very good (mostly). The cost of full-time childcare in England for children …

27 days ago

Last year it was China’s answer to tariffs, now it’s Iran’s retaliation to airstrikes – ‘America First’ keeps foundering on global economics

Donald Trump is teaching the world a lesson, but not the on…

28 days ago

Young people want to work: now there may be jobs for them | Polly Toynbee ⊕⊕

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

I spent a week at a London jobcentre. Those I met were smart and eager to work – and now they have a government willing to help them

Labour did it before. Can it do it again, with things being so much…

33 days ago

The Mandelson papers reveal a prime minister who would rather not hear from dissenting voices | Gaby Hinsliff ⊖

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Warnings were ignored and processes rushed because No 10 had already made up its mind to let Peter Mandelson sail through

The arrogance takes your breath away, even to the end. Sacked in disgrace for …

35 days ago

The US president’s doctrine of lawless military adventures harms American interests and boosts Vladimir Putin

Waging war with no fixed purpose means victory can be declared at any point. Donald Trump’…

The blistering speech that tells me Britain’s social care deadlock can finally be broken | Polly Toynbee ⊕

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

If anyone can convince politicians and public of the need to pay for a national care service, it’s Louise Casey. With her involved, I now have hope

No government in my lifetime has been dealt a worse …

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