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Portrait of CP Scott
Comment is free…
but facts are sacred
CP Scott, 1921 Guardian editor
  • Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street.

    Why do you exhibit nuclear levels of overconfidence? It could be your age

    Mark Egan
    As a behavioural scientist, I have seen how ruinous blind belief can be, says Dr Mark Egan, research adviser at the Behavioural Insights Team
  • Debora MacKenzie

    The new mpox variant may appear to be less deadly but it is spreading fast. Complacency would be a grave error

    Debora MacKenzie
  • Sophia Smith Galer

    If you are outraged by Trump’s use of AI and deepfakes, don’t be – that’s exactly what he wants

    Sophia Smith Galer
  • Illustration

    Workers v bosses: the right is obsessed with zero-sum rows over trade union power. Starmer is right to ignore them

    Martin Kettle
  • Diyora Shadijanova

    Getting an allotment totally changed my summer – and radically altered my relationship with food

    Diyora Shadijanova
  • Xaymaca Awoyungbo

    Study arts and humanities because you love them (and so do employers, by the way)

    Xaymaca Awoyungbo

  • Joe cried, Kamala cried and so did I. The Democrats are putting on a better show than Trump ever did

    Emma Brockes

  • Theresa May-lite or real humanitarian? Yvette Cooper’s new migrant plan makes me fear the worst

    Zoe Williams

  • No wonder young single women are lonelier than ever. Where is their community?

    Georgina Lawton

  • There is a serious problem at 10 Downing Street, but it isn’t Sue Gray v Morgan McSweeney

    Rafael Behr

  • Cocaine may be ubiquitous in Britain – but it’s hardly cool: in fact it’s becoming cringe

    Róisín Lanigan

  • Sicilians are brought up to hate our island – but those of us who flee are seen as the enemy

    Viola Di Grado

  • The livestock lobby is waging war on ‘lab-grown meat’. This is why we can’t let them win

    George Monbiot

  • Birmingham’s going bust. Here’s why everything you’ve heard about that is wrong

    James Brackley
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Why I quit

  • Lynne Wallis

    After my brother’s death, guilt haunted me. Until I went back to where he died

    Lynne Wallis
  • Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

    Googling my name became an obsession, every hour of every day – I needed help

    Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
  • Diana Spechler

    I spent decades straightening my ‘Jewish hair’ – until I realised I was hiding my true self

    Diana Spechler
  • Emma Armstrong

    I used to apologise for my unruly children – but there’s no shame in being a working mother

    Emma Armstrong
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The first summer I…

  • Olivia Lee

    I thought I’d spend the summer on a beach with my boyfriend. Instead, I was single – and walking on hot coals

    Olivia Lee
  • Jo Bateman

    Sea swimming was my saviour. But the dumping of sewage changed everything

    Jo Bateman
  • Ammar Kalia

    After our mum died, we maxed out the credit cards and went on safari in the Serengeti

    Ammar Kalia
  • Illustration: Joost Stokhof/The Guardian.

    I am well off, but have never felt able to enjoy it. This summer, I’ll change my relationship with money

    Lola Mendez

The Guardian view

  • Around 60 migrants crossing the Channel on a small boat on 06 March 2024

    The Guardian view on immigration debate: tough is not a synonym for effective

  • Three raw steaks

    The Guardian view on meat: we need to eat less of it

  • A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

    The Guardian view on Afghanistan’s gender apartheid: don’t embolden the Taliban

  • Valley Vets strike, 14 August 2024 "Our striking members from @ValleyVets are in York today bringing their FFS message to @VetPartnersLtd HQ. Fairer fees for clients, fairer pay for the workers and smaller profits for the corporate fat cats. FFS @VetPartnersLtd, where are you? Time to return to negotiations."

    The Guardian view on striking vets: standing up for all creatures great and small

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Spotlight

  • Demonstrators march shouting slogans against the Formula 1 Barcelona Fan Festival in downtown Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Barcelona City Hall announced last month that it would not renew any tourist apartment licenses after they expire in 2028. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

    My Barcelona is being destroyed by mass tourism – but kicking visitors out isn’t the answer

    Xavier Mas de Xaxàs
    From petty crime to a housing crisis, our city is suffering. Backlash is justified, but sustainable tourism is part of our future, says Xavier Mas de Xaxàs, a writer for La Vanguardia
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You may have missed

  • Joan Didion and Cory Leadbeater, 2014 (1)

    What I learned about loss and joy from Joan Didion, my mentor 60 years my senior

    Cory Leadbeater
    In Manhattan, I was in her orbit for nine years – quietly, she passed on a lifetime’s wisdom about grief, fear and hope, says author Cory Leadbeater
  • Jessica Zbinden-Webster

    Sunscreen is taxed as a ‘cosmetic’ in the UK. As a skin cancer survivor, I’m appalled

    Jessica Zbinden-Webster
  • Illustration: Ben Jennings

    In cancelling his family summer holiday, Keir Starmer has made his first serious mistake

    Martin Kettle
  • Ciaran Thapar

    The UK’s racist mobs horrified us all – but we can’t just imprison our way out of this mess

    Ciaran Thapar
  • An Afghan woman with images of armed Taliban soldiers and women queuing

    I live under the oppressive rule of the Taliban. That’s why I am urging the world to engage with them

    Anonymous
  • Olivia Lee

    I thought I’d spend the summer on a beach with my boyfriend. Instead, I was single – and walking on hot coals

    Olivia Lee
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Cartoons

  • Nicola Jennings on Kamala Harris sending Trump into meltdown – cartoon

    Nicola Jennings on Kamala Harris sending Trump into meltdown – cartoon

  • Martin Rowson on the race for the White House – cartoon

    Martin Rowson on the race for the White House – cartoon

    Joe Biden has urged voters to back Kamala Harris in order to ‘preserve democracy’
  • Ella Baron on the effects of Ukraine’s ‘buffer zone’ – cartoon

    Ella Baron on the effects of Ukraine’s ‘buffer zone’ – cartoon

    Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Ukraine is ‘achieving its goals’ in Kursk

Columnists

  • George Monbiot

    The livestock lobby is waging war on ‘lab-grown meat’. This is why we can’t let them win

    George Monbiot
  • Nesrine Malik

    After the riots, Keir Starmer should tell us the truth about our country. This is why he won’t

    Nesrine Malik
  • Owen Jones

    Hind Rajab’s death has already been forgotten. That’s exactly what Israel wants

    Owen Jones
  • Jonathan Freedland

    Kamala Harris has made a dream start. But it’s too early to count out Donald Trump

    Jonathan Freedland

  • As Matthew Perry discovered, there seems to be a fine line between doctor and drug dealer in Hollywood

    Marina Hyde

  • So Donald chatted with Elon, and here’s the future as they see it – losers win, incompetence rules

    Marina Hyde

  • Say it loud and rejoice: the days of anti-union worker exploitation in Britain are coming to an end

    Polly Toynbee

  • Were UK protests against far right anti-thugs or anti-racist? The answer will tell us much about our nation

    Andy Beckett

  • The Tories have created an Islamophobic cesspit – but Labour must share some of the guilt

    Owen Jones

  • Social media is a problem, Keir, but so is life for too many in Britain. I’d deal with that first

    Marina Hyde

  • The far right promised violence and mayhem last night – but decency took back the streets

    Polly Toynbee

  • Britain’s jails are in terrible crisis, but prison can work. I know, I’ve seen it

    Zoe Williams
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Letters

  • Young man holding his head in his hands

    The appalling neglect of mentally ill people in Britain

  • Tichborne Parish Council noticeboard and red letter box in the village of Tichborne, Hampshire.

    How hyperlocalism can help poorer parishes

    • Tackling misinformation should be our No 1 priority

    • A toast to grannies and good manners

    • Why don’t women get justice on sexual assault?

    • Life after A-levels isn’t easy – especially if you’re from a poor family

    • Proper funding, not mergers, will solve universities crisis

    • Intervals are the best bits – give us a break

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