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Labour’s great green energy plan could be a legacy as vital as the NHS

Ed Miliband has a rare chance to do for the climate what Nye Bevan did for health: create something future generations will be proud of, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The death of Bikram Lama – Sydney’s ‘birdman’ of St James tunnel – has shaken me. What is happening to our city?

As individualistic as this place often is, I thought there still existed minimum standards when it came to how we see each other

The Guardian - AU

Picasso’s Guernica is the ultimate emblem of the horrors of war. It has no place in Spain’s partisan squabbles

Forty years after the 1937 masterpiece returned to Madrid from its Franco-era exile in New York, it is again embroiled in politics, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez

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The prime minister has survived, but his troubles remain

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Until Keir Starmer’s defence for his handling of the Mandelson vetting scandal – which amounts to ‘nobody told me’ – can be disproven, it must be accepted. But this feels like an administration not in control of events, and he must get a grip

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Today, it fell to parliament to hold Keir Starmer to account for the Mandelson scandal. It largely failed

On these occasions, MPs have a solemn duty to reflect the public’s anger and need for answers. A pity that so few seem able to fulfil it, says political commentator Toby Helm

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the EU and Israel: moving beyond mere exhortation

Editorial: Benjamin Netanyahu has brushed aside European concerns over Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon. A tougher approach from Brussels is overdue

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on social care shortages: housing charities could help England’s ‘hidden children’

Editorial: New rules and extra foster carers should ease the pressure on councils. But unregistered placements remain a grave concern

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After being doorstepped by a Green canvasser, I know what voters must do to keep out Reform

The 7 May elections in Great Britain promise to be a rout for Labour and the Tories, writes Zoe Williams. If you need to vote tactically to stop Nigel Farage’s party, make sure you trust your neighbours

The Guardian - UK

Long waits make for sicker patients. Sicker patients need more time in hospital. Our health system needs urgent care

When experienced staff leave, the inexperienced people who replace them need years to gain confidence

The Guardian - AU

I have seen how afraid Jews in Britain have become. We need our allies now more than ever

In the wake of recent attacks, I call on anti-racists to extend the same solidarity to Jews they would to other minorities subject to prejudice and violence, says David Davidi-Brown, chief executive of the New Israel Fund

The Guardian - UK

How can you tell if your boss has a big ego? Their email habits are a definite tell

Only those in unassailable positions of power would ditch capital letters – or reply to colleagues with a thumbs up emoji, writes Emma Beddington

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The hill I will die on: Put that bucket list in the bin

As I age, there are loads of things I want to do, but none are the kinds of bland, commodified ‘adventures’ that these lists imply, says Rose Rouse, editor and co-founder of Advantages of Age

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The UK’s radical ‘Preston model’ faces an uncertain future with local elections looming

A Lancashire council has pushed on with plans to keep wealth and power in the area, despite such ideas being out of fashion in Westminster. But Reform could unravel it all, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Trump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel

Commentators have said that the US president’s clownishness and lack of ideology somehow make him less dangerous. They’re wrong, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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Diplomacy with Iran is not yet over – but it’s hanging by a thread

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Despite threats from both sides, the channels to peace are still open, and they must work towards that goal – not just for the benefit of their own countries

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The Guardian view on school food: there is no instant solution to childhood obesity

Editorial: Higher nutritional standards are a good idea. But ministers, like hungry pupils, must avoid looking for ‘grab-and-go’ fixes

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The Guardian view on Japan’s cherry blossom: when spring slips out of time

Editorial: A 1,200-year dataset shows the ‘peak bloom’ is arriving earlier. Global heating is unsettling nature’s rhythms – and their cultural meaning

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What if your life turned out to be ordinary? Slow down and relish this – it might even be enchanting

Being unremarkable is often seen as a sign of moral failure – yet finding joy in the everyday can lead to a mindful, even luminous experience

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A major US court case could help fix the ills of Citizens United

A Maine lawsuit has suddenly become the most significant anti-corruption battle inside America’s legal system

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Lesbians are reclaiming Madonna as we await her new album, Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II

The singer is not only a hero for gay men. For a young lesbian like me in the 1990s, she was an object of desire and an inspiration, says Tiff Bakker, a New York-based writer

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Don’t knock small talk. It has the power to mend a world ripped apart by rage

All good? Busy day? Small talk is a social good with a bad reputation. We dread it, but it’s vital for human connection, says broadcaster, critic and journalist Bidisha

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JD Vance could yet save his political skin. But it will mean turning on Trump – and soon

The vice-president has endured his most humiliating – and damaging – week as his boss’s fall guy. How much more can Maga’s great hope take? asks Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Evening Standard

OPINION - Free museums, without borders, is Britain at its best — a policy to make us all proud

What we need is a new museum strategy, not a superficial proposal, writes Alison Cole

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Are you a ‘gentle partner’ or a ‘Fafo partner’? I know which team I’m on

Yes, we should all cut our loved ones some slack. But asking me to listen attentively to my husband’s football chat – and mirror it back to him – is definitely a step too far, writes Polly Hudson

The Guardian - AU

I adored Pokémon as a child. Now I collect critters of a different kind in a hobby that brings me deep joy – birdwatching

Every player has experienced that fierce loyalty to one pocket monster or another. The same is true here

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