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It’s not the old two-party politics – but Labour and the Tories now know they can shun their populist challengers | Gaby Hinsliff
Though Burnham and Badenoch may still need the votes of Green and Reform supporters, both leaders have drawn clear lines in the sand, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian view on Stormont: voters in Northern Ireland deserve more than an endless cycle of dysfunction | Editorial
Editorial: After the executive’s failure to set a budget, and renewed culture war confrontations, faith in Stormont’s ability to act in the common good is evaporating
The Guardian view on food security: we have just-in-time, we need just-in-case | Editorial
Editorial: Experts are warning that the UK is unprepared for crises. A refrigerator cyber-attack scare in France is the latest reminder of the risks
Ben Jennings on Reform UK’s council candidates – cartoon
Nigel Farage defends the party’s proceedures after its would-be councillors made racist, violent comments on camera during ITV’s undercover investigation
Letter: Lord Laming obituary
Herbert Laming was my supervisor when I joined Nottinghamshire probation service in 1965. He taught me the values of attention to detail and consistency in dealing with offenders. In return, I persuaded him to play for the Nottingham probation officers’ football team against the young monks based at Kelham Hall, near Newark. Continue reading
An autism diagnosis, but where’s the treatment? | Letters
Letters: Rebecca Hope Duncan says she has not received any help after being assessed as autistic, in response to Prof Peter Fonagy’s review of mental health, ADHD and autism services. Plus letters from Jeremy Seymour, John Bryant, Peter Deadman, Steve Bamford and another reader
Eritrean aggression must not be overlooked | Letter
Biruk Mekonnen, the Ethiopian ambassador to the UK, responds to an editorial on the war in Tigray Your attention to Ethiopia is welcome, but your editorial (8 October) presents an incomplete account of the crisis, framing Ethiopia’s national interests as sources of regional instability while insufficiently examining the actions of other actors. The opening reference to the Nobel peace prize is particularly telling.
Endless fun with a legendary book of placenames | Letters
Letters: Ian A Anderson reminds readers of The Meaning of Liff. Plus letters from Peter Lewis, John Davies, Penelope Fletcher, Phil Ivens and Chris Skelcher
Trump should fear the BBC – these are the people who made Noel’s House Party | Emma Brockes
The president is used to bullying his media targets. The quagmire that is his libel actions shows the broadcaster is working to a different script, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Can Lena Dunham do for 40-year-olds what she did for 23-year-olds? I know she can | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
I was in my early 20s when Girls debuted and recognised so much in it. I can’t wait to see how the reboot takes on a new – equally messy – stage of life, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
The global economy is muddling through against the odds. But a storm is coming | Larry Elliott
Finance ministers gathering for the IMF annual meeting know the need for multilateral cooperation to deal with many crises. There is little chance of that, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
How Gaza changed Europe, exposing cracks that grow bigger by the week | Shada Islam
Solidarity with Palestine’s suffering is punished but MEPs allow a witch-hunt of European Muslims For three painful years, Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, in retaliation for the Hamas terror attacks on 7 October 2023, has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians, wounded thousands more and reduced most of the territory to rubble. It has changed views of Israel across the world, increased support for Palestine and raised questions about US power. Europe’s failure to hold Israel’s government to account has cost it global credibility and influence.
The Guardian view on Trump’s deal with Putin: grim and grubby, but not gamechanging | Editorial
Editorial: President Zelenskyy’s allies must show the Russian president that American perfidy won’t alter the course of a war the Kremlin is losing
The Guardian view on Spain’s snap election: high stakes for Europe as Pedro Sánchez gambles again | Editorial
Editorial: The Spanish prime minister has been a lonely champion of progressive values in the EU. But the polls look ominous
For the future of green politics, look beyond the Green party | Zoe Williams
Environmentalists of all political hues must find the language and ideas that turn passion for climate action into impetus, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
I work for a major insurer. Much of my industry is fudging the numbers in the face of the climate crisis | Anonymous
Insurers are taking on more risk than they should. If – or when – a major disaster hits, the catastrophe will have far-reaching consequences, says an anonymous modeller and whistleblower
This civil war on the British right is a charade – its politics are more united than ever | Jonathan Liew
Don’t be fooled by its bickering leaders. Their calibrated fake fighting will probably end in coalition, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
Palantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence | George Monbiot
Tom Watson has said ‘mob rule’ must not decide public contracts. Perhaps he should take a look at his new employer, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Brexiters can’t cope with the fact that Putin was cheering them on | Rafael Behr
Russian meddling probably didn’t affect the referendum result – but the Kremlin’s motives for wanting to undermine the EU still matter, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
In Liverpool I saw the tough choices Louise Casey faces on social care – starting with who will pay? | Polly Toynbee
Preparing her first report on England’s social care system, the peer says ‘everything is on the table’. This should include older people’s wealth, rather than taxes on younger workers, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
As a scientist, here’s what worries me about the suspected Russian plague victim | Devi Sridhar
Russia’s silence over the death of a lab worker underlines that pandemic preparedness amounts to nothing if information on threats is withheld, says public health expert Devi Sridhar
The Gulf has entered a new era of instability. If its leaders think they can rely on old alliances, they are wrong | Nesrine Malik
The latest attack by Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia may prove to be more calamitous for the region than the world imagines, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
Fixated on AI, the world has forgotten what is staring it in the face: nuclear annihilation | Simon Tisdall
This is no scoffing matter. The accelerating proliferation of advanced nuclear weapons is bringing ‘end times’ closer by the day, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
Angry French students take to the streets. British students don’t – and I think I know why | Kitty Sayers
I grew up in France, where all children are taught about the revolutionary roots of their nation and the responsibility of the state towards its citizens, says Kitty Sayers, a master’s student in journalism
‘Gaza is a moral tear in the universe’ – Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor | Radical Thinking
Are we really living through ‘end times fascism’? The authors Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor think so. In a new series from the Guardian, the pair speak to Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty in an extended interview. From Trump 2.0 and the rise of the tech billionaire to Gaza and the ongoing climate emergency, Klein and Taylor argue we are not just lurching from crisis to crisis, but are in a new and dangerous moment in history. However, they haven’t given up hope of a fightback.
Heathrow’s third runway is a bottomless money pit. Stop it now | Simon Jenkins
It won’t promote growth, will take decades and will swallow up billions of taxpayers’ money. The only winner will be the airport’s owners
A promising future now looks perilous for election loser Zack Polanski. He sowed, now he reaps | John Harris
There was a real chance of a Green byelection win in Holborn and St Pancras. He made bad decisions and cost his party dear, says Guardian columnist John Harris
You have a higher chance of getting cancer at a younger age than your parents. So what went wrong? | Devi Sridhar
Some change in our lifestyles and environments over a generation has caused this increased risk. What, exactly, is a mystery, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Devi Sridhar
Not since 9/11 has the UK faced such a security crisis – and threat to our liberal principles | Gaby Hinsliff
The combination of Iranian, Russian and Chinese aggression is deeply concerning: just how much more concerned with security should the country be?, asks Guardian columnist Gaby hinsliff
The Greens may yet win in Holborn and St Pancras – but what happened to the party set to ‘replace’ Labour? | Andy Beckett
On the eve of the byelection, Polanski’s pledge is to keep the government ‘in check’. It may not be enough to stop a drift back to the political margins, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
While British children go hungry, we waste 1.1bn meals a year. Bring on the redistribution revolution | Charlotte Hill
Food businesses and the government must make redistribution a key policy to address food insecurity. We know the surplus food is out there, says Charlotte Hill, chief executive of the food redistribution organisation Felix
Trump wants control of South America. If Bolsonaro Jr wins in Brazil, that could become a reality | Steve Bloomfield
The US president has taken credit for far-right victories across Latin America, but those wins have had more to do with fears of gang crime than his meddling, says journalist Steve Bloomfield
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