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Portrait of CP Scott
Comment is free…
but facts are sacred
CP Scott, 1921 Guardian editor
  • Protests near the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, against the US President’s attempt take the territory, 17 January 2026.

    If it wasn’t clear before, it is now: Britain needs an escape plan from the Trump world order

    Gaby Hinsliff
    The US president’s trade war for Greenland tells us that the time for fence-sitting or wishful thinking is over
  • Kemi Badenoch is congratulated by Robert Jenrick after becoming leader of the Conservative party, 2 November 2024.

    No amount of defections will change the fact that Reform and the Tories are singing the same tunes

    John Harris
    The battle for political domination on the British right is a family feud – the result will be a Conservative restoration, not revolution, says Guardian columnist John Harris
  • Police stand by at a protest held outside the UK embassy in Tehran, Iran, 14 January 2026.

    Iran cannot be bombed into democracy. But it can be helped to find its way there

    Simon Tisdall
  • Susie Orbach

    Weight-loss drugs do nothing to address the troubled relationships we have with our bodies

    Susie Orbach
  • Illustration: Matt Kenyon

    The life of civil rights hero Claudette Colvin should teach us this: resistance is collective, and it never stops

    Gary Younge
  • Illustration: Eleanor Shakespeare

    I went to A&E with a broken wrist and caught a dose of ‘I’ve been lucky’ syndrome

    Polly Toynbee
  • Illustration: Guardian Design/Getty Images

    The hill I will die on: Stag and hen dos should be fun, not bankrupting endurance tests

    Liam Pape
  • A vigil to support the Iranians fighting against the Islamic Regime in Iran was held in Utrecht.Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ana Fernandez/SOPA Images/Shutterstock (16348151o) An Iranian man lights a candle in honor of the victims as attendees gather at Domplein in Utrecht for a candlelight vigil in support of individuals opposing Iran's Islamic regime. Protests originating in Iran have sparked solidarity demonstrations across Europe. A US-based human rights organization says more than 2,500 people have been killed in the protests, most of them demonstrators. A vigil to support the Iranians fighting against the Islamic Regime in Iran was held in Utrecht.

    Thousands of Iranians have been killed protesting for their freedom. Why are so many silent on their plight?

    Jonathan Freedland
  • Tractors park in front of the National Assembly in Paris in protest against the Mercosur trade deal with a group of South American countries, 13 January 2026.

    French farmers wrongly accuse Brussels of betrayal. Macron’s complicity could help the far right to victory

    Paul Taylor
  • Marina Hyde

    Mystic Nigel has seen the future: a country run by his cabinet of taxidermied Tories

    Marina Hyde

Cartoon

  • Nicola Jennings on Greenland, Trump and tariffs – cartoon

    Nicola Jennings on Greenland, Trump and tariffs – cartoon

    The US president’s threat risks a ‘dangerous downward spiral’, the UK says in a joint statement with European allies

The Guardian view

  • GREENLAND-GERMANY-DENMARK-US-DEMONSTRATIONMilitary personnel from the German armed Forces Bundeswehr board the Icelandair flight leaving Nuuk airport for Reykjavik on January 18, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. US President Donald Trump escalated his quest to acquire Greenland, threatening multiple European nations with tariffs of up to 25 percent until his purchase of the Danish territory is achieved. Trump's threats came as thousands of people protested in the capital of Greenland against his wish to acquire the mineral-rich island at the gateway to the Arctic. (Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP via Getty Images)

    The Guardian view on Trump and Greenland: get real! Bullying is not strength

  • An illustration of microplastics swirling around the human body

    The Guardian view on microplastics research: questioning results is good for science, but has political consequences

  • US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents walk during an immigration raid, days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

    The Guardian view on ICE and Renee Good’s killing: Trumpism’s brutal tactics don’t end with migrants

  • Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, Craig Guildford, takes part in a phone-in on LBC Radio, at the Global Studios in central London. Picture date: Friday August 8, 2025.3CBBDTA Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, Craig Guildford, takes part in a phone-in on LBC Radio, at the Global Studios in central London. Picture date: Friday August 8, 2025.

    The Guardian view on Craig Guildford’s departure: right decision, dangerous implications

Spotlight

  • Iran ProtestsIranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo)

    I know the terrible cost of speaking out in Iran – and I beg the world to stand with those speaking out now

    Nasrin Parvaz
    Survivors of the regime like me are reliving our nightmares as brave Iranians fight for their freedom. They say they have nothing to lose but their chains

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  • Nigel Farage and Laila Cunningham, Reform UK candidate for mayor of London, at a press conference at London Bridge, 7 January 2026.

    Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever

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    The UK’s high streets have reached a tipping point – and Reform will reap the benefits

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The housing crisis in Europe

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    A broken housing market is driving inequality right across Europe – and fuelling the far right

    Kirsty Major
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    Barcelona and Madrid have very different ideas on tackling Spain’s housing crisis. Which will succeed?

    Jaime Palomera
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    Could Zurich’s housing cooperatives be the solution to the rest of Europe’s housing crisis?

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    Vienna has been declared a renters’ utopia – here’s why

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How to beat the far right

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    A lesson from Brazil – where gig workers have rallied against the right

    Rodrigo Nunes
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    What can the global left learn from Mexico – where far-right politics hasn’t taken off?

    Thomas Graham
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    In Slovakia, our grassroots movement helped oust a neo-Nazi. We can do it again

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    What smashed the far right in east London? A playbook that said connect, connect, connect

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Columnists

  • Simon Jenkins

    Panicking over Greenland plays into Trump’s hands – it’s time for cool heads and stalling diplomacy

    Simon Jenkins
  • George Monbiot

    At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich

    George Monbiot
  • Gaby Hinsliff

    By seeking to defuse domestic tensions over Gaza, West Midlands police ended up making matters worse

    Gaby Hinsliff
  • Aditya Chakrabortty

    Say what you will about Trump, but unlike Starmer he knows his own power – and how to use it

    Aditya Chakrabortty
  • Zoe Williams

    An expulsion, a smirking leader and now a defection: it’s episode one, series one of the Farage/Jenrick show

    Zoe Williams
  • Timothy Garton Ash

    Whether or not Trump invades Greenland, this much is clear: the western order we once knew is history

    Timothy Garton Ash
  • Rafael Behr

    Labour and the Tories are banking on a return to the ‘old normal’. That’s not what voters want

    Rafael Behr
  • Marina Hyde

    Show some gratitude, people – Nadhim Zahawi has joined Reform for our benefit, apparently

    Marina Hyde

Letters

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    The playground politicking around Robert Jenrick’s jump

  • Martin Kettle

    In praise of Martin Kettle’s mind and method

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