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Who’s steering the Conservatives to the right? The backseat drivers of Reform UK

As the Wellingborough byelection approaches, the one-time architects of Brexit are revelling in power without responsibility, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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To build trust with voters, Keir Starmer must be honest with them

Letters: The Labour leader must have the courage to make clear the link between taxes and robust public services, writes Peter Riddle. Plus letters from Martin Wicks, Dr Stefan Hawlin and Bernie Evans

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Thinking small may get Labour into No 10. It could also stop it staying there

Unlike Brown and Blair, who made bold changes early on, Starmer seems determined to offer as little as possible, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Blame Tory austerity for the state of local councils

Letters: Readers respond to an article by John Harris about council bankruptcies and the decimation of local services

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One by one, England’s councils are going bankrupt – and nobody in Westminster wants to talk about it

One in five say they will be insolvent by next year. These local crises add up to a national catastrophe that’s about to explode, says the Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Increasing Defendant's Sentence Based on Lawful Gun Possession Is Forbidden

From Nelson v. State, decided today by the Florida Court of Appeal, in an opinion by Judge Jordan Pratt, joined by Judges Eric Eisnaugle and John Harris: This appeal presents the question whether a trial court may rely on a defendant's lawful firearm possession in sentencing him. We conclude that…

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‘The officer could have smashed her skull’: the 1984 miners’ strike in pictures

Four decades after the brutal industrial dispute, a new exhibition looks back at the photography that came to symbolise the British state’s abuse of power

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As councils crumble, a new scapegoat has been found: the parents of disabled and vulnerable children

At least, that’s the suggestion from ministers who criticise people fighting for their kids to get an adequate education, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Vinyl is back for good and that’s exciting. Don’t let the greed of big labels ruin it

Mainstream music’s take-up of the format has led to soaring demand, driving out indie labels and driving up prices, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Communities can take back control of housing – but they need political support

Letters: Tom Chance on why local builders could be the solution to the country’s housing crisis. Plus letters from Dr Steve Melia, David Redshaw and Michael Heaton

The Guardian - UK

Through a delayed train’s window, I see how Britain’s ‘blue wall’ is crumbling - town by commuter town

My unwanted rail odyssey began in London Waterloo, and ended up showing me how the Tories are failing their core voters, says the Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

How one English town fought cookie-cutter housing by daring to dream a different future

The people of Frome, in Somerset, weren’t ready to have their heritage built over with the same cheap developments that bedevil much of the UK, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

AP source: Las Vegas shooting suspect was a professor who applied for a job at UNLV

The attack just before noon sent police swarming onto the campus, while students barricaded themselves in classrooms.

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Almost 40 years on, the miners’ strike still casts a long shadow over UK politics today

The pit closures seem a distant memory to many, but they have had a huge impact on our very social fabric, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Where will all the buses go, as stations vanish?

Letters: Sylvia Argyle deplores the plans for Lewes bus station; Carol Hedges bemoans the disappearance of her service

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Where have all the buses gone? Their neglect is an English national failure

The government panders to motorists while local routes vanish, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Youth hostel sell-off is a blow to egalitarian ideals

Letters: Readers respond to John Harris’s article about the Youth Hostels Association’s decision to sell many of its properties

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Youth hostels are a muddy, joyful miracle. Losing them to Brexit and the cost of living would be a tragedy

They are an antidote to the isolation and smallness of modern life – yet the YHA is being forced to sell off at least 20, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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As Greece burns, we see the existential climate crisis dragged into shoddy UK party politics. That can’t happen

A terrible lesson is being taken from the Uxbridge vote. Labour must stick to its green agenda, and decent Tories must raise a voice, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Elect Keir Starmer on Thursday, and fight him on Friday

Letters: Where reform is really needed is in the taxation system, writes Bernie Evans. Plus letters from Hilary Lang, Stephen Porter and Peter Womack

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer is threatening to leave our crises unchanged. So what social forces will he unleash?

From local councillors to climate activists, there is a growing group of people who won’t stand for Labour inaction, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

I spoke to teachers preparing to strike. Their trauma was palpable

Staff are burning out and classroom cupboards are bare, hitting students hard. We should feel shock – but also a sinking sense of deja vu, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Inside eerie iron church 'frozen in time' after laying abandoned for years

Perched on a hill near Hollingworth Lake, Rochdale, stands St Hilda’s CE Mission - built by a small band of Catholics in the 1870s before being abandoned and left to crumble

The Guardian - UK

Don’t give in to despair – Britons still have reason to be hopeful

Letters: Readers respond to John Harris’s article about the hopelessness taking hold of our society and politics

The Guardian - UK

How British politics got hijacked by conspiracy theories

Letters: Readers respond to an article by John Harris on how some politicians are fuelling harmful myths instead of tackling misinformation

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