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The Guardian view on health spending: the NHS needs more than a shot in the arm

Editorial: The chancellor has given the health service a boost. But huge challenges remain

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Brexit and the Tory leadership: a cycle of radicalisation

Editorial: The party has gone too far down the path of Eurosceptic delusion to have a rational debate about its legacy

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The London Question: Are pigeons misunderstood?

If there’s one thing Londoners can unite over, it’s revulsion for pigeons. No one likes their gammy feet or their predilection for spattering on cars, buildings and monuments. They are the bane of an office lunch on a park bench, especially when a flock of them flaps into the air…

Evening Standard

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OPINION - Halloween right now is a fake feast — the old Irish version was far better than our Americanised nightmare

The trouble with Halloween isn’t just, as Rachel Johnson points out today, that it’s the occasion for large scale larceny by the young and conspicuous ghoul-related consumption by adults on an indecent scale; it’s also a loathsome revenant of its former self. I grew up with Halloween in its old…

Evening Standard

Jenrick’s Southport comments mark a new low. That matters for us all, not just the Tory party

In our poisoned politics, the Conservative leadership race is a reminder of how social norms can wear away in a democracy, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Budget delivered the same old story on living standards

Disposable income is stagnating. It was not always this way

Evening Standard

OPINION - The real story behind the Labour-Trump row that everyone missed

“The Brits are Coming!” screamed the headline of the Trump campaign’s press release. It turned out to be the most moderate part of it. An absolute masterclass in hyperbole followed. Accusations of “illegal foreign assistance” and “anti-American election interference”, a parallel to the 243rd anniversary last week of the surrender…

Evening Standard

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I am the infamous non-responder in our group chat. Does that make me a bad friend?

I find it overwhelming to keep up with the never-ending stream of notifications we’re flooded with every day. Sometimes I feel like throwing my phone into a lake

The Guardian - AU

What owning a cemetery taught me

Despite being featured on Zillow Gone Wild, the house — a renovated church — sat on the market for nearly a year

Salon

OPINION - Rachel Johnson: Halloween is an out of control plastic disaster, just look what it's done to Notting Hill

Happy Halloween! Not.

Evening Standard

Yes, Bidenomics is working here in Pennsylvania. But maybe not enough to win the White House

As a steelworker, I know how hard people are struggling – and I fear that next week they may fall for Trump’s simple answers, says local mayor JoJo Burgess

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Standard View: Labour's National Insurance raid will hit "working people"

It was not all that long ago the Labour Party was campaigning for government, promising to prioritise economic growth, and reassuring voters that vast tax rises were not necessary. Yesterday’s Budget put paid to that.

Evening Standard

I had never really considered bad luck before. A brilliant memoir changed all that

Davy Russell’s magnificent autobiography of life as a jockey taught me a valuable lesson about gratitude and achievement, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

Why are so many women hiding their voting plans from their husbands?

A lot of households are not democracies; they’re dictatorships. This may mean voter intimidation and suppression

The Guardian - US

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An excess of billionaires is destabilising politics – just as academics predicted

Politicians have always courted the wealthy, but Elon Musk and co represent a new kind of donor, and an unprecedented danger to democracy, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

I’m a vicar but Halloween witches and werewolves are welcome in my church. Here’s why

The modern ritual is just a chance for children to dress up, eat sweets and stay up late – for Christians to hate it seems an own goal, says vicar and standup comedian Ravi Holy

The Guardian - UK

It’s not just Democrats who fear a Trump victory – it would be a disaster for Europe too

The Republican candidate poses the biggest threat to the continent. But we’re also not prepared for a Kamala Harris win, says Guardian Europe columnist Natalie Tocci

The Guardian - UK

At last, a government willing to spend – but this budget will expose it to two great dangers

The good news: more money is on the table. The problems lie around how it will be raised – and who doesn’t stand to benefit, says the Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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Labor promised local content quotas for digital platforms. So… where are they?

It is looking less and less likely the government will deliver ahead of the next federal election.

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Labor promised local content quotas for digital platforms. So… where are they?

It is looking less and less likely the government will deliver ahead of the next federal election.

Crikey

So much for Greensland: Does Adam Bandt know why the Greens are stalling?

The Greens’ lacklustre results in Queensland have raised questions about the party’s strategy. Does Adam Bandt need to change his approach?

Crikey

Has Gaza signed the death warrant of Australia’s traditional media?

‘The media is responsible for decades of omission, elision and misrepresentation of what has happened to the Palestinian people. The Australian public will be owed an explanation for their ignorance.’

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rachel Reeves's Budget ignored London — that may prove a costly mistake

This was a Budget written in London, delivered in London, but almost totally ignored the region that drives the British economy. Rachel Reeves made only one mention of London — about par by recent standards — in her 77-minute speech, compared with five references to Manchester and Scotland, three to…

Crikey

Albo’s Qantas headache continues

Try as he might, Anthony Albanese can’t get his alleged flight upgrades from Alan Joyce out of the news, and Joe Biden has given Kamala Harris the gift of the gaffe.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s choices: emphasising a big state amid economic challenges

Editorial: The budget favours increased public spending and taxation, contrasting with Tory austerity. However, there were missed opportunities to address poverty and inequality

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