Editorial
Editorials from the Guardian. All Guardian and Observer editorials can be found here
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The Guardian view on devolution since 1999: still grappling with who we areEditorial: Twenty years ago, the start of devolution was supposed to bring the UK together. But it hasn’t worked out that way -
The Guardian view on Trump and Kim: an unsatisfactory sequelEditorial: The US president’s meeting with the North Korean leader is a stunt, not a breakthrough
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The Guardian view on the US Democrats’ debates: Harris and Warren are setting the paceEditorial: As the voters start to choose America’s next political leader, the supreme court is allowing the politicians to choose their voters instead -
The Guardian view on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iran must free herEditorial: A British-Iranian family has become the victims of superpower politics. Their suffering must end
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The Guardian view of the Osaka G20 summit: bad as he is, Trump is not the only problemEditorial: The climate crisis underlines the need for effective global economic leadership. The US president makes this harder, but so do China and several others -
The Guardian view on summer festivals: we need our visiting artistsEditorial: Britain needs to look outwards to other cultures, not damage its reputation with a hostile visa system
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The Guardian view on Labour and Brexit: lead the debateEditorial: The Tory leadership contest is closing down space for compromise. The opposition must make the case for Britain’s European alliance -
The Guardian view on censoring music: hitting the wrong noteEditorial: Blaming drill for fomenting violence is a distraction from looking at the causes of crime
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The Guardian view on social immobility: time to rebalanceEditorial: As a new report shows elite jobs are still dominated by the privately educated, it’s clear an approach focused on justice, not only mobility, is needed -
The Guardian view on Trump and Israel-Palestine: the reality behind Kushner’s fantasyEditorial: The derisive reception for the first stage of the US “peace plan” for the Middle East is deserved
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The Guardian view on Tory leadership: politics may not survive BrexitEditorial: The Brexit virus that is running through the Conservatives may end up shutting down both the party and the electoral system that supports it -
The Guardian view on female voice assistants: not OK, GoogleEditorial: When computer assistants reply in female voices, are they saying that women lack power in their world?
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The Guardian view on Boris Johnson: a question of characterEditorial: Conservative members will choose the next prime minister. The rest of us need to know whom they are picking -
The Guardian view on Heathrow expansion: stop it to save the planetEditorial: Aviation efficiency gains and innovation will not be enough to limit emissions growth. Demand for air travel needs to be damped
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The Guardian view on Iran and Trump: the risks remainEditorial: The US president’s decision to call off action is a relief, but does nothing to resolve the stand-off -
The Guardian view on Mark Field at Mansion House: playing the thugEditorial: The minister’s decision to overpower a climate protester, rather than listen to her, is a worrying sign of the times
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The Guardian view on the Tory leadership election: things fall apartEditorial: Britain’s next premier is likely to be a committed Brexiter. This would mean the leavers owning the mess they created -
The Guardian view on buses: power to the passengersEditorial: Ever since they were deregulated, profits have come first. Manchester mayor Andy Burnham must now push back


The Guardian view on the social care impasse: hurting people and politics