Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti

Exclusive: Carns, who quit last week, says he was angered by unwillingness to confront sunk costs of legacy programmes There is “unbelievable” waste and inefficiency at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the former armed forces minister Al Carns has said, adding that every time he would “turn a stone over” he would get another shock. Carns said that during his time as a defence minister he had been angered by the unwillingness to confront the sunk costs of legacy programmes – and suggested mismanaged programmes such as tanks investment should be scrapped in favour of new technology. Continue reading...

The films of Hayao Miyazaki are rightfully beloved for many reasons, one of which is their feminism. The protagonists of  almost all of his movies are women or girls, who take center stage in his n…

There is optimism even after Nigel Farage’s party swept to victory in many postindustrial areas – as radical progressives won more seats than ever, says historian and writer Rory Scothorne

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How AI captured Westminster

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Objectification, hate, rape threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see

The BBC has its problems—but they are nothing compared to the American billionaires who control much of US media

Starmer could improve our unfair electoral system to stop the hard right, but he won’t. All the party has left are threats about ‘splitting the vote’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The British government’s business department exists to undermine democracy.

There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot