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Krugman Wonks Out: The Case for Supercore Inflation
It’s going to be a year of bottlenecks and blips. More »
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Why Do We Let Corporations Profit From Rape Videos?
Opinion Why Do We Let Corporations Profit From Rape Videos? 2:40 Supported by Continue reading the main story Why Do We Let Corporations Profit From Rape Videos? With help from Google and PayPal, XVideos lets people leer at the worst moment in a child’s life. ... More »
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Unionist leaders in Northern Ireland must banish the ghosts of grievance and rage | Susan McKay
A few of the boys and men asked about their alleged involvement in last week’s street violence in Northern Ireland spoke as if struggling to remember troubled dreams. A person was holding a plastic off-licence bag. They had already had a lot of drinks and this... More »
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What did Greensill Capital actually do? | Adam Leaver
The focus on David Cameron’s role in lobbying for Greensill Capital’s involvement in NHS payment systems has obscured a less glamorous question: how did a firm involved in such a mundane part of the financial services ecology became so significant, so quickly?... More »
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Steve Bell on Boris Johnson, David Cameron and the Greensill scandal – cartoon
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The Guardian view on Nato and Ukraine: a time for solidarity | Editorial
The motive for Russia’s military buildup on the border with Ukraine is unclear, but opacity is the point. Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy is meant to defy and confound international onlookers. Ordinary Russians have nothing to gain from the Kremlin’s sending t... More »
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The Guardian view on Amazon and unions: an unfair fight, but not yet over | Editorial
Goliath beats David isn’t half as good a story, but it is the usual way of the world. So last week’s news that Amazon has fended off an attempt by workers to form its first ever US trade union is unsurprising, if sad. What intrigues is the volume and variety o... More »
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Westminster neglected the union for decades. No wonder it’s crumbling | Martin Kettle
Three weeks from now, if opinion polls are correct, the Scottish National party will win another term as Scotland’s government. It will do so armed with a mandate to hold a referendum on independence. Elections, of course, retain a glorious capacity to surpris... More »
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Labour needs a new agenda – not a return to Corbynism | Letters
Owen Jones is right to assert that Keir Starmer needs a coherent vision (Behind the scenes, Labour MPs are losing faith in Keir Starmer, 12 April), but he cannot seriously be suggesting that Labour returns to the Corbyn era, which oversaw its worst election de... More »
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Shirley Williams was an inspiration to all liberals | Letters
I was at St Paul’s girls’ school with Shirley Williams, two years her junior (Obituary, 12 April). I remember, as a 13-year-old, hearing her passionately decrying inequality and poverty, and applauding William Beveridge, the welfare state and the 1944 Educatio... More »
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Brexit isn’t the cause of the Belfast riots – but it is harming political reconciliation | Matthew O'Toole
Politicians in Northern Ireland share something with the royal family on certain occasions: a heightened sense of the power of the symbolic act. This gift for symbolism was in evidence on Monday, as Irish republicans joined with unionist members of the Stormon... More »
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As Britain starts to open up, Ramadan begins. It feels like perfect timing
I’m not a very good Muslim. Not just because of my general laxness around the rules and practices, but perhaps more importantly because I question some of the fundamental foundations of the religion. Yet I didn’t hesitate to mark myself down as Muslim on the c... More »
