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Trial by ballot: Can a ‘reform’ election finally stabilise Bangladesh?

Bangladesh approaches its parliamentary election on February 12 in a political milieu marked by upheaval, uncertainty and guarded expectation.

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Victoria Marten was a victim of our failed approach to child safeguarding

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The official report into the tragic newborn, whose parents inflicted fatal injuries while on the run, has drawn attention to loopholes in the law – and will better help authorities prevent similar incidents

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The Guardian view on Keir Starmer and rotten peers: go back to the reforming spirit of the Labour manifesto

Editorial: The prime minister would be in a stronger position now if he had moved harder and faster with plans to reform and ultimately abolish the Lords

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The Guardian view on a ‘Made in Europe’ industrial strategy: an idea whose time has come

Editorial: Defending European strategic interests must be a priority to level the economic playing field in an increasingly volatile world

The Guardian - UK

If Starmer’s prospective top civil servant really is the ‘queen of woke’, let’s agree that word has lost all meaning

The incoming cabinet secretary, Antonia Romeo, worked under the notoriously woke David Cameron and Theresa May. Maybe she was a double agent? says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Surely potholes were never this bad before?

Maybe I’m just getting older, but it seems there are more potholes than ever – big, deep, ruinous and a metaphor for Britain today, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s racist post about the Obamas was a wake-up call for some. Why did it take so long?

The racism was not new. What was new was the inability to look past it. For a moment, at least, the blinders were off

The Guardian - US

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Why has Maga lost its mind over Bad Bunny?

It’s not virtue signaling. It’s vitriol signaling about their own perceived persecution

The Guardian - US

This 10-point plan would allow Keir Starmer to get a grip on his government. He should read it and fast

Things are terrible right now, but he has a radical manifesto to draw on, a landslide majority and breathing space. He must seize the day, says former Labour party adviser John McTernan

The Guardian - UK

Main dardi…ki loki kende chui-mui: A song for despots who can devastate millions but not take a joke

In the immortal words of the great philosopher and kabootarbazi-convicted Daler Mehndi: Main dardi, Rab Rab kardi, ki loki kende chui-mui, chui-mui, chui-mui.

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Pubs are for everyone. Don’t let Reform make them the political property of the boorish hard right

Farage and Anderson’s sums aren’t the only thing that doesn’t add up about their plan to save the great British pub, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

The Guardian - UK

You might love olive oil, but don’t put it on your CV

The foodstuff was apparently listed as an interest on a job résumé, according to a viral social media post. It might make you stand out, but not in a good way, writes Polly Hudson

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s building standards are now so bad, even the super-rich are facing housing misery

Residents of the UK’s most expensive flats have won a court case over defective pipework. If their homes are shoddily built, what hope do the rest of us have, asks writer and curator Phineas Harper

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer is the bandage that Labour can’t rip off for fear of opening old wounds

The party’s MPs know their leader is failing but they are paralysed by fear of a contest with no obvious successor, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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The Jeffrey Epstein files have shattered Norway’s illusions about itself

Norway built its global brand on diplomacy and egalitarianism. The cosying up of its elite to the sex offender can only boost the far right, says the academic Sindre Bangstad

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Jimmy Lai: what Britain’s caution says about its relationship to Beijing’s power

Editorial: Australia defended a detained journalist despite the risks. Britain’s muted response to a media mogul’s harsh sentence suggests a narrowing view of what confrontation is worth

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on fostering: reform is welcome, but excess profits must be tackled

Editorial: Sensible plans to boost collaboration between councils may not be enough to tilt the balance away from private providers

Evening Standard

OPINION - The £1bn energy power shift that could cut bills for communities

For too long, our energy system has been completely dominated by private profit, says General Secretary of the Co-operative Party Joe Fortune

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There is a lot of convenient amnesia about Peter Mandelson’s New Labour days. Let’s jog some memories

Yes, he betrayed the national interest in his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein – but also in his sanctioned role as enabler of corporate power, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Fellow parents! Jan Leeming is right – our kids need to be trained to behave in public

The former newsreader has caused a stir by complaining about unruly children in a restaurant. We do our offspring no favours by teaching them that they are the centre of the universe, writes Polly Hudson

The Guardian - UK

It’s nothing short of TV gold: mix horror with wild comedy and call it Starmer’s last stand

The only reason we might not get our seventh prime minister in 10 years is that no one can find one, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - US

Gavin Newsom’s likely presidential bid is built on broken promises

The California governor has a record of failed pledges on housing, healthcare and more as he mistakes theatrics for leadership

The Guardian - UK

The far right in power always co-opts culture – in France, it has already begun

Marine Le Pen’s party is concocting plans to replace a vital, vibrant arts scene with a retrograde movement that would glorify the country’s past, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - US

No, the human-robot singularity isn’t here. But we must take action to govern AI

Moltbook, a social media site for AI agents, is nothing new. Still, the marriage of big tech and politics demands we take a stand

The Guardian - UK

This is my first Valentine’s Day as a single person since 1994 – and I can’t wait

A trip to the pub with my favourite 89-year-old, followed by a get together with some errant wives ... It’s going to be a belter, writes Zoe Williams

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