Section: Opinion
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Editor’s view: what a year of war in Gaza has taught us about Britain
The death toll in the Middle East has highlighted a double standard in how the west engages with Israel and Palestine. At home, it has caused Muslims and non-Muslims alike to question how democracy functions
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UK hopes diplomacy can de-escalate Middle East crisis — but it needs Europe’s help
Beyond evacuating its own citizens, and with little appetite to halt arms sales, Britain’s power to calm tensions between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran is limited
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The crisis in Gaza has exposed the EU’s credibility gap
The last 12 months have seen crackdowns on pro-Palestinian support and a surge in Islamophobia. But European Muslims can find hope in allying with those pushing for peace
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Labour is learning the hard way that governing is nothing like being in opposition
Keir Starmer’s attempts to sweep away dissent over winter fuel payments, high-value donations and Gaza haven’t worked
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No matter how it looks from the outside, one’s professional life is as fragile as a house of cards
If we are going to continue to create, we have to find other ways of valuing our art in a world that constantly delegitimises it
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Why we need to talk about class
Beating an emboldened far right means building bridges and having some difficult conversations
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Even some Labour MPs say Starmer’s free glasses aren’t a good look
Prime minister’s gifts from Waheed Alli are causing disquiet among a party that prided itself on being different from the Tories
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No one warned me how lonely motherhood can be
Why do I feel so devastatingly isolated as I sit with my toddler on my lap and embrace him?
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We’ve not heard the last of Labour’s anti-austerity rebels
Dozens of Keir Starmer’s MPs abstained on a vote to scrap winter fuel payments for pensioners, exposing a rift in the party
