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It’s going to be a blast: why 100 tubas are heading for a garden in Haddington

Anthony Braxton’s colossal Composition No 19 (for 100 Tubas) has never been performed outside the US so its arrival at the Lammermuir festival merits a mighty fanfare

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Warning: our democracy won’t survive the death of reading. Read on if you still can

While fascists protest in UK ports and purvey nonsense and poison online, ever fewer people have the perspective or analytical tools to challenge them, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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It felt as if the world had tired of rock music, yet Geese are the perfect soundtrack for this age of disquiet

This young American band, led by Cameron Winter, make music for a generation on the edge, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Making the British countryside more accessible and inviting to all

Letters: Readers respond to an article by John Harris on the diversity of hikers in the Peak District

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Cities are the big winners in Burnham’s devolution drive. But what happens to the rest of England?

Labour has promised a ‘fundamental rewiring’ of power. But some areas are years into their devolution journey while others scramble to get started, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Walking the Peak District, I discovered a wonderful rejection of the right’s monotone vision of England

The landscape was striking, but so was the diversity of the hikers. We can make this the new normal – and we should, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Unite’s mixed message on global heating

Letters: The Unite union’s support for new North Sea oil and gas extraction is questioned by Edward Jackson. Plus a letter from Alan Gray

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Andy Burnham has barely acknowledged the climate crisis. If only Britain’s workers had that luxury

Nurses collapsing, builders with heatstroke, bus drivers in cabs that reach 44C. The new PM wanted to spend the summer talking about the cost of living – he should change his plans, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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As AI guzzles water and energy, we are already facing a choice: datacentres or homes?

Whitehall wants to triple their number in the UK. Yet in Slough, I saw the impact they’re having on communities, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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The Andy Burnham I’ve met over the past 20 years gives me hope for British politics

You hear the word ‘empathy’ a lot when people talk about our next prime minister. I can see why, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Nigel Farage is just one strand in the tangle of rightwing politicians and crypto investors

These financiers want to remodel the UK into a form that suits them – one that could threaten to erode the barriers between crime and business, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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I’m rich – defend me, be happy for me, says Farage to poor voters in Clacton. They are just his collateral damage

The Reform UK leader’s ruse to head off scrutiny by forcing a byelection may work, but it’s all about him: no one else gains anything from it, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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I’ve seen what the death of major industry did to Britain. Without a good revival plan, Burnham cannot succeed

Collieries turned into retail parks, manufacturing in the doldrums. The problem is vast, but at least the PM-in-waiting sees it: and in that there is hope, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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The hidden crisis hollowing out adult social care in the UK: precious day centres are being sold off

Countless spaces for adults with complex needs have been shut down. If Andy Burnham wants to fix social care, keeping them open must be a priority, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Keir Starmer’s fatal flaw? The blankness on to which voters projected their years of frustration

His government was directionless and confused, and from that murk emerged the Peter Mandelson scandal, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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I saw all Reform’s weaknesses on display in Makerfield – Farage should be worried

From a hopeless candidate to botched strategy, this latest byelection defeat is telling. But for Labour, there is still a long and arduous journey ahead, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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‘Labour had their chance – they flopped.’ Two days in Makerfield show me the scale of Burnham’s task

Touring this bitterly divided constituency, what strikes you most is people want something better. But what exactly, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

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Pernicious privatisation of special needs support

Letters: Ian Abbott says the principle of inclusion for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities will remain illusory as long as private providers are in control. Plus Sarah Lane and Robin Davies on the need for special Send schools

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Cars burn in Belfast, bricks fly in Southampton – and the ubiquitous cry of ‘civil war’ goes up again

For most, what we see in real life is mundane. But those who wish to fan the flames of anti-immigrant feeling share a different image online, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Labour doesn’t seem to like Send schools for kids like mine – but here’s what we’ll lose if these precious places are forgotten

An autism school in Wiltshire exemplifies what’s so different about education in a tailored environment, and the outcomes for children speak for themselves, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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The right is desperate for a solution to falling birthrates. Who’s going to tell them that the answer is immigration?

Reform and Maga are correct that ageing populations are storing up huge social problems, but our prosperity still rests on the hard work of migrants, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Rise in shoplifting and theft in UK finds nine in 10 retailers in rural areas targeted

Exclusive: Research shows cost of crime for each affected business was on average £83,000 in past year

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Andy Burnham’s Manchester has a defining spirit – and Britain could do with a lot more of it

Call it a mix of collectivism and entrepreneurialism or just an overarching vibe, but the mayor’s philosophy could be on the way to Westminster, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Alleged triple murderer Julian Ingram killed himself ‘some time ago’. Questions remain over how police handled DV claims

Ingram’s body was found 50km from where Sophie Quinn, her boyfriend and her aunt were killed in Lake Cargelligo in January

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Body believed to be alleged triple murderer Julian Ingram found near abandoned ute in ‘decomposed state’

Ingram is accused of killing Sophie Quinn, her new boyfriend and her aunt in Lake Cargelligo, about 450km west of Sydney

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