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Welcome to Britain 2025: where a musician’s words cause more outrage than the murder and horror in Gaza

The issue of what happened at Glastonbury is obscuring the outrage about real bombs and actual death, and I think that is deliberate, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Socialist Zohran Mamdani could be New York’s next mayor. This is what the western left could learn from him

He has used clear messaging to redirect anger from the disenfranchised to the economic elites. That the wealthy are worried shows it’s working, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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The warmongers were wrong about Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Now watch them make the same mistake about Iran

Israel is the main source of terror and instability in the Middle East. But the west continually turns away from this reality, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Compare the courage of Greta Thunberg’s Gaza aid mission with the inaction and complicity of western governments

The Madleen is no ‘selfie yacht’. It is a symbol of human compassion in a world that has decided to look away, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Don’t think Nigel Farage will kill off the Tories? Just look at Reform UK’s surge in Scotland

The party is making inroads among people who once chose not to vote. But as Zia Yusuf’s resignation shows, chaos still reigns, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Robert Jenrick has been on a bizarre political journey. It’s made him incredibly dangerous

Once a pro-remain Cameronite, he’s now engaging with the far right – and he’s in pole position for the Tory leadership, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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A moment of judgment has come at last: not just for Netanyahu but for his enablers

Israel’s renewed assault on Gaza has prompted international condemnation, but many of those critics will face their own reckoning, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Starmer and his allies spent so long attacking Labour’s left, they forgot how to govern

Rehashing 20-year-old Blairite ideas that were stale then will inspire nobody. Britain is crying out for bold, transformative policy-making, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Trump’s border intimidation is coming for US citizens too – ask streamer Hasan Piker

The leftwing, pro-Palestine streamer’s interrogation by airport officials on his return to the US shows a chilling escalation of the war on free speech, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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If the Greens really are to become the Reform-style populists of the left, Zack Polanski could be their man

The deputy leader is challenging for the top job at a time when the party urgently needs to pick up disillusioned leftwing voters, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Look to his stand on Gaza: Pope Francis gave us moral leadership in amoral times

With his outspokenness about Israel’s outrages, the late pope showed up the hypocrisy of the media and politicians, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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While Starmer’s hand was forced on British Steel, it’s time to forge ahead with more nationalisations

The majority of Britons are sick of privatisation and value public ownership. Labour must offer a radical alternative, writes Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Israel deporting two Labour MPs? The British government is finally outraged

Eighteen months of slaughter in Gaza has resulted in little more than tepid official letters. It’s taken diplomatic humiliation to cause real anger, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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What a leftwing leader needs to do to earn credibility

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Owen Jones in which he says the left needs a figurehead who can bring back alienated voters and avoid culture wars

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The left needs to halt the UK’s slide into Farageism. This is the kind of leader who could do it

Leftwing policies have mass appeal – what’s needed is a figurehead who can bring back alienated voters and dodge culture wars, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Good morning Britain – prepare to be told yet again that decline is all you deserve

It’s Groundhog Day: the party may change but even under Labour, the script remains stubbornly the same, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Imagine if all those who are silent about the terrible evil being committed in Gaza spoke up

No crime in history has been so well documented by its victims. And yet inaction and censorship reign, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Threaten campuses, shut down debate: that’s what free speech looks like under Trump

The president has slashed $400m in funding from Columbia University. He wants to stifle criticism of Israel – but the real target is dissent, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Keir Starmer, you claim huge and damaging cuts are vital so we can buy arms and defend ourselves. Prove it

Splurging the cash is not the answer to Europe’s security jitters. Let’s ignore the hyperbole and decide what’s actually needed, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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The AfD are circling like vultures. But in Berlin, I found a new, young left rising against them

On election night, as the far right rose nationwide, Die Linke made crucial gains in the capital. But its supporters see the hard road ahead, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Interview: Ash Sarkar on how to play the media at their own game

THERE is no doubt that Ash Sarkar is one of the UK's foremost left-wing commentators.

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Let’s be clear – the US never had moral supremacy. With Trump, it’s not even pretending any more

The president has replaced the ‘good guys’ myth with unapologetic brute force and greed – it could be a major mistake, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Why does Labour think bashing migrants is the way to defeat Reform? Look abroad: the tactic never works

With no clear vision for the country, the party is borrowing tactics that have palpably failed elsewhere, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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What the Labour left should learn from new revelations about Starmer’s path to power

If Starmer is the hapless patsy of the Labour right, progressives must organise before Reform triumphs, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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The tragic conflict in Gaza should not be oversimplified

Letters: Boaz Tal feels Owen Jones ignored key elements in a recent article on Israel’s actions in Gaza. However, Desmond Hewitt shares the columnist’s despair and rage

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