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Thursday briefing: How the state is failing children with special needs – and what it costs

In today’s newsletter: Despite a 58% increase in funding over a decade, there has been no improvement in outcomes, a new report reveals

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Let citizens’ assemblies break the political deadlock on issues like assisted dying

Letters: Readers respond to John Harris’s call to allow the people of the country to take part when difficult choices need to be made

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How can Britain plot its future when it is so deeply stuck in the mud? Empower the citizens

Is the way to address big issues, such as assisted dying, the model used in Ireland, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

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What kind of person would drag autistic children into the culture wars? The Kemi Badenoch kind

The Tory leadership hopeful paints a picture of special treatment. As the father of an autistic child, I can tell you that’s a lie, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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The Tory leadership farce is no laughing matter – its outcome will pollute British politics

Labour has to stand up to toxic Tory posturing, or it will be pulled in the same direction as Jenrick and Badenoch, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

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Use your local museums or lose them

Letters: Colin Montgomery offers firsthand insight into the demise of some of the institutions he used to work at in Edinburgh, and David Kennedy points out that regional museums are being forced to shut while London continues to rake in funding

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British history is being destroyed before our eyes – and it has nothing to do with culture wars over statues

Brutal cuts to council budgets have decimated museums and forced some to close. We’re at risk of losing our shared memory, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

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Party conference season needs pepping up

Letters: Mike Sheaff says allowing members of an audience a brief opportunity to express a view should be considered an essential part of democracy, while Jonathan Allum says there is still passion in politics. Plus a letter from Dr Ian Flintoff

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After the ‘Tory idol’ speeches, who most looks like a leader in waiting? Our panel passes judgment

All four have generated media headlines, but the winner will be whoever most impresses party members, at conference and at home

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Brexit, Farage, Corbyn all sparked passion – but there’s no sign of that at either party conference

In Liverpool and Birmingham party machines whir on, while blood-stirring debate is absent from the agenda, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Labour needs to build neighbourhoods, not just houses

Letters: Dr Lorens Holm says new housing schemes need to be integrated into public spaces and amenities, not increase isolation and dependence on cars. Plus letters from Frances Heywood and Richard James Illidge

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Labour, beware: Britain’s housing crisis is driving voters towards populism

Whenever I talk to people who are bitterly disconnected from politics, they raise the lack of decent homes, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Nick Cave, Christianity and the search for meaning

Letters: Readers respond to a piece by John Harris in which he reflects on Nick Cave’s music and spirituality

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I’m a devout agnostic. But, like Nick Cave, I hunger for meaning in our chaotic world

The spiritual aridity of modern life can be tough to handle. Maybe that’s why the singer, and his new album Wild God, have struck a chord, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Triple lock won’t save pensioners from Labour’s winter fuel blunder

Letters: Melanie Henwood on the impact that the government’s decision will have this winter on those who are old and cold. Plus letters from Pauline Cartwright and Paul Marsden

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Starmer and Reeves are playing a dangerous game. How much more do they think Britain can take?

We have rusty playgrounds and rundown town centres, yet the government fixates on its ill-conceived plan to penalise pensioners, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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As festival season ends, let’s celebrate their communal magic – and the fact they’re a rare national asset

Gatherings with music and dancing have gone on for millennia. After a terrifying summer, such simple joy felt almost utopian, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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The brutal battle to get help for children with special educational needs

Letters: Readers respond to John Harris’s article on the difficulties parents face in getting their children the services to which they are legally entitled

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In this new austerity moment, a fight is on: for the rights of children with special educational needs

Cuts ruin lives and raise costs. This scandal is already playing out in the system, and it should be a warning to Labour, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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‘Small is petty’: Michelle Obama’s artful takedown of Trump widely praised

Former first lady lampooned and belittled Trump’s exploitation of race for political gain in her speech

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The Tories need a clear ideology – Farage and the hard right offer only moral and electoral ruin

As the Tories face another divisive leadership contest, violence across the country puts it in a troubling context, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

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To defeat populism, Keir Starmer needs a better story to tell

Letters: Dr Anthony Isaacs, Bernie Evans and Jerry Stuart respond to a piece by John Harris about the need to expose political lies

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Kamala Harris’s bid for history: inside the 26 July Guardian Weekly

Joe Biden passes on the baton. Plus: Paris 2024

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Populism has plenty of false promises to solve Britain’s problems. Labour will need to expose them

Sooner or later, the snake-oil charm of Nigel Farage and Reform will have to be tackled head-on – especially if Trump returns to the White House, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Travelling round Britain, I found it at a crossroads between fury and hope. Which way will Labour take us?

Voters across the country spoke of familiar themes of doubt and disconnection – and a new, tentative belief in the future, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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