Articles by Editorial

The Guardian view on devastation in Gaza: the world wants to move on, but Palestinians can’t | Editorial

Editorial: Drenched by floods and abandoned amid the ruins, people in Gaza can draw no comfort from US plans

The Guardian view on Nigel Farage’s youthful views: the past still matters | Editorial

Editorial: Voters need to know if a party leader said racist things at school. Interviewers have a duty to keep pressing for fuller facts

20 hours ago

Politics

The Guardian view on falling net migration: political debate is now detached from the facts

A fixation on reducing numbers leaves no room for rational discussion of what that means for the economy and society

1 days ago

Politics

The Guardian view on funding Ukraine’s resistance: a looming financial crisis in Kyiv must be averted | Editorial

Editorial: Whether by leveraging Russia’s frozen assets, or other means, the EU must deliver the cash necessary to withstand Putin’s war of attrition

1 days ago

World

The Guardian view on crypto’s latest crash: it reveals who pays the price for a failing economy | Editorial

Editorial: The bitcoin collapse lifts the lid on a society without opportunity, where risk is privatised and rightwingers sell illusions of freedom while ordinary punters bear losses

2 days ago

Politics

The Guardian view on rogue landlords: past failures do not augur well for the new era | Editorial of renters’ rights

Editorial: If the promise of a better private rental sector is to be realised, councils will need new staff as well as stricter rules

2 days ago

Politics

The Guardian view on Labour’s asylum plans: ministers cannot out-Farage the far right and should stop trying | Editorial

Editorial: Shabana Mahmood’s asylum overhaul burdens an overstretched system and hands political advantage to her opponents

3 days ago

World

The Guardian view on Germany under Merz: Europe’s powerhouse is still struggling | Editorial

Editorial: Donald Trump’s trade wars and Chinese competition constitute formidable headwinds. But old economic orthodoxies are not the answer

3 days ago

Politics

The Guardian view on a new nuclear age: great powers should not restock a house of dynamite | Editorial

Editorial: Donald Trump’s remarks on resuming nuclear testing have highlighted the risks. Proliferation must not be considered inevitable

4 days ago

Politics

The Guardian view on Europe’s firewall against the far right: in growing need of repair | Editorial

Editorial: The fragility of France’s cordon sanitaire against Le Pen is part of a worrying wider pattern, as centrist parties seek to revive their fortunes

4 days ago

World

The Guardian view on Cop30: someone has to pay for the end of the oil and gas age | Editorial

Editorial: The fossil-fuel era is drawing to a close, but at a pace far too slow for the planet’s good or a fair transition to a clean energy future

6 days ago

World

The Guardian view on the Booker prize winner: putting masculinity back at the centre of literary fiction | Editorial

Editorial: David Szalay’s Flesh breaks from a decade of female-centred interiors and reopens a genre many thought closed to men

6 days ago

Politics

The Guardian view on Trump and Epstein: the truth about Maga and its conspiracy theories | Editorial

Editorial: The disclosure of emails from the paedophile financier has fuelled calls for the full release of FBI files on his case

Nov 13, 2025

Politics

The Guardian view on 10 Downing Street: not up to the job | Editorial

Editorial: The Labour leadership briefing furore highlights failures at the centre of government. Keir Starmer needs to raise his game

Nov 13, 2025

Politics

The Guardian view on Labour leadership speculation: a symptom of failure to define a governing purpose | Editorial

Editorial: Downing Street briefings to flush out potential rivals have needlessly damaged the prime minister and raised the stakes around the budget

Nov 12, 2025

Politics

The Guardian view on special Trump treatment for Hungary: roll on the next election | Editorial

Editorial: As polls suggest that Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian rule is under threat, Brussels can only wait and hope

Nov 12, 2025

Politics

The Guardian view on Labour’s fiscal stance: it’s time to lay new foundations | Editorial

Editorial: No chancellor has raised income tax since 1975, but voters may accept it if everyone contributes, the richest most of all, and the money pays for fairer, better services

Nov 11, 2025

Sports

The Guardian view on Fifa’s new ‘peace prize’: Gianni Infantino should concentrate on the day job | Editorial

Editorial: The president of world football’s governing body should abandon geopolitical networking and address criticisms over World Cup ticketing

Nov 11, 2025

Politics

The Guardian view on the BBC under siege: Britain must defend its own truth | Editorial

Editorial: With Donald Trump circling and Labour ministers wavering, defending the corporation’s independence is now a test of national will

Nov 10, 2025

Politics

The Guardian view on education reform: Labour risks missing its chance to change schools | Editorial

Editorial: Ministers should encourage teachers who are keen to try new things before the new curriculum’s formal adoption

Nov 10, 2025