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Thu 17 Sept 2026

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Solar panels being fitted on a roof in Wales.
quote  British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it
Andy Burnham
Palestinians search for missing people under the rubble of a destroyed house following Israeli air strikes on Deir Al Balah, 22 February 2024.
quote  Watching NAZA was like peering through a window – and seeing the machinery of killing in Gaza
Mahmoud Mushtaha
Ed Sheeran performing at the Big Weekend festival in Sefton Park in Liverpool, 24 May 2025.
quote  Dear Ed Sheeran, fence-sitting is so last century: musicians can no longer opt out of politics
Zoe Williams
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quote  Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity?
George Monbiot
Mark Carney signing a book
quote  Opening the EU door for Canada is a harmless gesture. But it won’t fix Europe’s security crisis
Paul Taylor
Food cupboard.
quote  How’s your apocalypse stockpiling coming on? Three weeks in, mine has hit a few snags
Emma Brockes
Close-up view of stethoscope and hands typing on keyboard
quote  The Letby inquiry report makes one thing crystal clear: too much NHS management is scandalously poor
Tom Dolphin
MPs security budgetEMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 28 File photo dated 19/03/22 of Elizabeth Tower, part of the Palace of Westminster with a Metropolitan Police officer in Parliament Square, London. Security measures for MPs will be bolstered with a £31 million package that will include providing elected politicians with a dedicated police contact to liaise with over safety issues. Issue date: Wednesday February 28, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS MPs. Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
quote  I have faced abuse, assaults and death threats because I’m an MP. It’s making politics a no-go zone
Dawn Butler
A woman checks her phone walking past a Sobyanin and Tolstoy election billboard, Moscow skyscrapers behind
quote  To understand the threat to our real democracy, watch Putin’s fake one
Rafael Behr
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