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The Guardian Opinion Rafael Behr

Suddenly the British right feels a political chill. It’s getting cold in Andy Burnham’s shadow | Rafael Behr

The Tories and Reform had it easy when Keir Starmer was self-destructing – but a new PM with ideas exposes how vacant…

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The Guardian Opinion Fatma Aydemir

Germany's leaders say the Berlin Pride attack targeted 'all of us'. What utter hypocrisy | Fatma Aydemir

The queer community has lost resources and protection due to decisions made by the people now mouthing solidarity in…

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Mamdani’s pro-business push

The Democratic socialist mayor of New York is targeting support at small companies — the likes of the food truck or…

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Bags or baubles? How AI wealth divides luxury stocks

Richemont looks better placed than LVMH if the technology creates a K-shaped economy

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If you think your profession is dying, it could soon be gone

Younger workers once foresaw the demise of horse-drawn carriages — but anticipating obsolescence can be self-fulfilling

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Do Britons pay a lot of tax?

My theory is that the UK is a cultural piggy-in-the-middle between the main EU economies and the Anglosphere

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How absurdist memes turned into war propaganda

Trump’s and Iran’s social media posts on the conflict have become ‘a substitute for thought’, says one memetic pioneer

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The dilution cycle hiding in tech valuations

Companies have a responsibility to protect every share but stock-based pay is quietly eroding their value

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Can I get back money that I lent to a family member?

We didn’t sign a repayment agreement and now they have told me they won’t pay it back

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Sea and be seen

There’s a fine art to looking the part for a day trip to the beach at the height of an American summer

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The Economist Leaders The Economist

Europe’s fires are just the start

They are not a new normal. But worse can nonetheless be expected

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Ares’ next big private capital deal looks deceptively close to home

While it’s already common to find private equity and credit under the same roof, any tie-up will prove a test of culture

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The Guardian Opinion Ella Baron

Ella Baron on Andy Burnham’s plans for youth employment – cartoon

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The Guardian Opinion Editorial

The Guardian view on India’s gen Z revolt: the cockroaches are coming together | Editorial

A youth movement born from exam leaks and online mockery has pierced Narendra Modi’s aura of invincibility and may yet…

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The Guardian Opinion Editorial

The Guardian view on noise pollution: keep it down | Editorial

New research linking the issue to Parkinson’s disease adds to the evidence of serious health repercussions from traffic…

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The US should stay open to open-weight AI

New and cheaper models could be a boon for the growth of the tech sector

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The Guardian Opinion Guardian Staff

Chicken farms and the reality of food production in Britain | Letters

Richard Griffiths and Will Raw respond to an article by George Monbiot in which he argues that industrial poultry…

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The Guardian Opinion Guardian Staff

Why migraines are often undiagnosed | Letters

Dr Sally Cheseldine reflects on the experience of people who cannot articulate their pain and the significance of…

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The Guardian Opinion Guardian Staff

The mystery of the vanished beef joint | Brief letters

Dog’s dinner | Short illnesses | Andy Burnham’s smart move | Missing brunch | Making a meal of it The humorous tale of…

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Wildfires are entering tipping-point territory

Scientists need to update their models to understand how these extreme events start and spread

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We need an OBR for infrastructure

An independent expert body with the right capabilities can reassure investors that projects are worth the cost

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Don’t blame global imbalances on the undervalued yuan

Demanding that China revalue the yuan gets both the diagnosis and the cure wrong, write Gita Gopinath, Pierre-Olivier…

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A truly progressive VAT would solve a lot of UK tax problems

Ending exemptions while excluding low-income households would be fairer and bring in far more revenue

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The Guardian Opinion Marina Hyde

Who dares ridicule Gianni Infantino as the World Cup boss creates global peace? Not me: is it you? | Marina Hyde

If you thought he was just a shady rule-dodging reprobate, the Fifa boss’s latest 15-page Instagram rant might make you…

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Trump’s waning sway over the world

The habitual trolling that serves him at home is sapping his potency on the global stage

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The bad equilibrium in the energy market

Prices are bounded in a bad equilibrium while demand and supply look set to remain off-balance

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The Guardian Opinion Nathan Law

Britain promised to protect Hongkongers from China. Why does it now seem ready to sacrifice us? | Nathan Law

Activists under threat from Beijing are facing strange difficulties with UK immigration. Our safety must not be traded…

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Education is not to blame for England’s Neet crisis

Andy Burnham’s schools overhaul risks throwing babies out with the bathwater, as changes will probably require cuts…

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The Guardian Opinion Helen Pilcher

Make the kids’ summer holidays go with a bang – play together like orangutans | Helen Pilcher

With the news that the ginger giants arrange playdates for their offspring, scientists say messing about has health…

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Tariffs and Treasury yields

Plus, re-equitisation

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The Guardian Opinion Frances Ryan

Andy Burnham has made a bold start – but convincing people that change is possible will take much more | Frances Ryan

The new PM’s greatest task has long weighed down the left: convincing voters there are actually better days ahead This…

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The Guardian Opinion Carolin Würfel

I thought my life would feel sorted when I turned 40. It doesn’t – and that’s OK | Carolin Würfel

Born in the former East Germany, I was caught between two systems. But it’s a mistake to think of the ‘in-between’ as…

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DCC board grapples with an M&A ‘laggard’s dilemma’

Its price-to-earnings ratio fell from nearly 25 times in 2016 to around 11 times in early April, before its suitors…

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Don’t underestimate the economic power of a UK vibe shift

The economy still has plenty of challenges but there’s something to be said for facing them with a smile

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Trump’s ability to talk down oil prices is being tested

As Iran conflict drags on, verbal intervention may no longer be enough to suppress prices

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China needs a new growth model

This matters for Beijing’s sake and for the rest of the world economy

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To create wealth, Europe must reap the dividends of radio spectrum

The EU cannot ask its telecoms to compete globally while organising one of its most important sectors nationally

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CXMT’s roaring IPO isn’t the bubble signal it might appear

The Chinese group and its peers could continue to benefit if cheaper computing power results in more demand for AI

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The Guardian Opinion Editorial

The Guardian view on Europe’s wildfires: politics must catch up with the new reality | Editorial

At a time when the quickening pace of global heating has never been clearer, climate policies are being deprioritised A…

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The Guardian Opinion Editorial

The Guardian view on ancient DNA: a female shaman exposes our flawed assumptions about the past | Editorial

Thanks to new technology we are are acquiring insights into earlier times, and realising how little we truly know…

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