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Letters: Readers respond to an article by John Harris about council bankruptcies and the decimation of local services

One in five say they will be insolvent by next year. These local crises add up to a national catastrophe that’s about to explode, says the Guardian columnist John Harris

From Nelson v. State, decided today by the Florida Court of Appeal, in an opinion by Judge Jordan Pratt, joined by Judges Eric Eisnaugle and John Harris: This appeal presents the question whether a trial court may rely on a defendant's lawful firearm possession in sentencing him. We conclude that…

Four decades after the brutal industrial dispute, a new exhibition looks back at the photography that came to symbolise the British state’s abuse of power

At least, that’s the suggestion from ministers who criticise people fighting for their kids to get an adequate education, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

Mainstream music’s take-up of the format has led to soaring demand, driving out indie labels and driving up prices, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

Letters: Tom Chance on why local builders could be the solution to the country’s housing crisis. Plus letters from Dr Steve Melia, David Redshaw and Michael Heaton

My unwanted rail odyssey began in London Waterloo, and ended up showing me how the Tories are failing their core voters, says the Guardian columnist John Harris

The people of Frome, in Somerset, weren’t ready to have their heritage built over with the same cheap developments that bedevil much of the UK, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The attack just before noon sent police swarming onto the campus, while students barricaded themselves in classrooms.

The pit closures seem a distant memory to many, but they have had a huge impact on our very social fabric, says Guardian columnist John Harris