Editorial
Editorials from the Guardian. All Guardian and Observer editorials can be found here
- The Guardian view on Salman Rushdie: democracy relies on the right to dissentEditorial: No piece of writing deserves a death sentence or should be met with the threat of assault
- The Guardian view on polio: we have the tools to tackle this old enemyEditorial: The emergence of cases in the UK, US and elsewhere is a warning that the progress made in curbing the disease must be protected
- The Guardian view on Keir Starmer’s bills freeze: smart politics needs smart economicsEditorial: Labour’s policy puts the party on the side of ordinary people during a cost of living crisis – in sharp contrast to Tory appeals to the wealthy
- The Guardian view on Giorgia Meloni: repositioning Europe’s radical rightEditorial: The Brothers of Italy leader has embraced EU integration and rejected her party’s neo-fascist roots. She remains a threat to what the European project stands for
- The Guardian view on Biden’s green deal: leadership after Trump’s denialismEditorial: The first major climate law passed in the US comes not a moment too soon for a burning planet
- The Guardian view on cheap train travel: a lesson from GermanyEditorial: While the British rail industry is subjected to managed decline post-Covid, other countries are taking a more imaginative approach
- The Guardian view on the Taliban’s victory: Afghanistan’s nightmare is intensifyingEditorial: One year after the fall of Kabul, the people face both intensifying repression and mass hunger
- The Guardian view on the Tories and Northern Ireland: reset not run-inEditorial: The Conservative leadership hustings move to Belfast next week. It will be time to choose between pragmatism and dogmatism
- The Guardian view on police priorities: doing the wrong things badlyEditorial: Charging rates for thefts and burglaries are dire. This reflects a flawed view of how Britain’s police should do their jobs
- The Guardian view on the US in Africa: a better tone, but what next?Editorial: Though the secretary of state struck the right note on his three-nation tour, it will take more than rhetoric to strengthen partnerships on the continent
- The Guardian view on Tory infighting: a bad policy auctionEditorial: ‘Blue-on-blue’ bickering makes a lively spectacle – but it gives a narrow, rightwing frame to bigger, broader issues
- The Guardian view on water companies: nationalise a flawed private systemEditorial: Time to fix Britain’s broken private utility model, whereby natural monopolies are able to dupe weak regulators
- The Guardian view on the FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago: what’s past is prologueEditorial: The seizure of documents on Monday relates to records of Donald Trump’s presidency, but may help to shape the political future
- The Guardian view on Birmingham’s Commonwealth Games: a bullish experienceEditorial: A hugely successful festival of sport showcased a diverse, optimistic city to the world
- The Guardian view on the dog days of Boris Johnson’s premiership: crises, which crises?Editorial: As the Conservative party talks to itself, a chance to grip the challenges of the autumn and winter is being wasted
- The Guardian view on ancient trees: natural monuments need protectingEditorial: Trees that have been standing for hundreds or thousands of years are entitled to special treatment – just like precious buildings
- The Guardian view on the UK car industry: facing a green moment of truthEditorial: If a rudderless government continues to stand back, other countries will dominate the electric vehicle revolution
- The Guardian view on commemorative art: remember differentlyEditorial: Better to own up to Britain’s murderous history than hide it, but sensitive curation is everything
The Guardian view on Liz Truss and British workers: the mask slips