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Thousands of trans people and allies stage a march in London on 19 April 2025 in support of trans rights following the UK Supreme Court's ruling. Wiktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto

Long Read: How the UK Establishment Crushed Trans Rights

Juliet Jacques

From the Guardian to Westminster, why do the British media and political class consistently unite to manufacture consent for laws that make the lives of the working class, migrants and minorities worse?

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Long Read: Discontent Deepens Among Guardian Staff Over Palestine ‘Double Standard’

Rivkah Brown

Staff say the paper’s decision to permit Howard Jacobson’s controversial piece while censoring a leading Palestinian author is driven in part by a fear of antisemitism allegations. Rivkah Brown reports.

The Guardian's headquarters in London. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

Opinion: The Guardian Is Basically Giving The Observer Away. Here’s Why

Aaron Bastani

Acting as the parish noticeboard for liberal obsessions like stopping Brexit will only get a newspaper so far, writes Aaron Bastani.

A group of protesters hold a banner that reads 'Silence is Complicity'

Analysis: We Ran the Numbers – Here’s How Britain’s Progressive Newspapers Have Covered Gaza

Nadine Talaat, Sebastian Shehadi & Chiri Choukeir

A Novara Media analysis of the Guardian, the Independent and the Mirror found that all three disproportionately favoured Israel. Nadine Talaat, Sebastian Shehadi and Chiri Choukeir report.

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Long Read: How the Guardian Lined Up Behind Starmer

Rivkah Brown

At the Guardian’s election endorsement meeting, a senior columnist argued that anything less than full-blown Starmerism risked losing credibility with the incoming government, while the lobby closed ranks behind Labour in a seemingly pre-agreed position. Rivkah Brown reports.

guardian editor-in-chief katharine viner

Long Read: How the Guardian’s Editor-in-Chief Caved to Pro-Israel Pressure

Rivkah Brown

Having started her career as an unflinchingly pro-Palestine author-activist, Guardian editor Katharine Viner has since risen to one of the most powerful positions in media. The ascent has changed her, colleagues say. Rivkah Brown reports.

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Opinion: Harry V the Press? More Like the Establishment V the Rest of Us

Justin Schlosberg

Prince Harry’s testimony in the phone-hacking trial suggests a rift has opened up between the second and fourth estates. That couldn't be further from the truth, writes Justin Schlosberg.

Opinion: The Met Just Apologised After Strip-Searching Me. I Don’t Believe a Word of It

Koshka Duff

For eight years before their recent U-turn, the officers who assaulted Koshka Duff claimed they were just doing their jobs. They were right, she says: sexual violence is policing’s bread and butter.

Britain’s Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer leaves his home in London, Britain May 10, 2021.

Analysis: Starmer’s Half-Hearted Power-Grab Has Weakened Him, Not That His Allies Care

Solomon Hughes

The Labour leader’s abortive attempt to introduce electoral colleges has left him looking weaker than ever. Yet his supporters are entirely willing to sacrifice Sir Keir and indeed the next election to get the party back onto the Third Way, writes Solomon Hughes.

Opinion: Judith Butler’s Censorship by the Guardian Shows Who’s Really Being Silenced in the Fight for Trans Rights

Moya Lothian-McLean

Despite ‘gender critical’ feminists' cries that they are being censored, the Guardian cutting a sizeable chunk of its interview with gender theorist Judith Butler shows which side is really being subjected to the violence of silence in the battle for trans liberation.

The Bastani Factor: Why the Media Can’t Tell the Truth on Israel & Palestine

Whether it’s the filtering process of mainstream outlets – or the ‘electric fence’ approach of lobbying organisations – the biggest casualty is truth and the Palestinian people. Aaron Bastani on why the truth is rarely uttered when it comes to covering the occupation.