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Editorial: It is refreshing to see women’s achievements celebrated, and statuary become more representative of a diverse nation

As horrific images emerge and western nations move to recognise Palestine, the Israeli PM’s defiance-at-all-costs strategy is falling apart, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

When did you last spot a Sloane in London? In the 1990s, they were typified by Tim Nice-but-Dim, the television character played by Harry Enfield. One of the most brilliant comic creations of the past 50 years, he was an amalgamation of class-identity symbols — public schools, nice manor houses…

The university’s draconian policies and new definition of antisemitism make much teaching impossible

The US president promotes classical architecture and loathes ‘ugly’ wind turbines. Keir Starmer would dismiss him as a nimby, but on this Trump has a point, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Abundance is Rachel Reeves’s summer beach read, and with its optimistic ideas about energy and housing, it shows the left a possible way forward, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Scathing rightwing coverage contains a revealing note of alarm: this is more than just a rebellion, and it’s gaining supporters fast, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

In creative industries, my generation of women are expected to be grateful to be there at all. That gratitude has kept us compliant – and broke, says writer Carolin Würfel

Donald Trump has blamed ‘freeloader’ countries like Australia for the high cost of medicines. Unfortunately the grim statistics tell a different story