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Welcome to the MrBeastification of British politics: the latest trick up Nigel Farage’s sleeve

The Reform UK leader’s energy bill giveaway certainly grabs our attention – but it’s all a distraction from the real winners and losers, says Guardian deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major

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How to win friends and influencers: Labour’s new social media strategy is a step into the future

There was a backlash when No 10 invited online content creators inside its doors. But in a fast-changing media landscape, this solves two problems at once, says deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major

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What if floods left your home unsellable? That’s the reality facing more and more people in Britain

Christine wanted to enjoy her retirement, but then the banks of a local brook burst and turned her and her neighbours’ lives upside-down, says Guardian deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major

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Labour must win voters’ hearts – or Reform UK will

Letters: Cyril Haessig, Adrian Dumphy and Dr Margaret Martlew respond to an article by Kirsty Major on how the party is failing to connect with people even in safe seats

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I went home, to one of Labour’s safest seats, and it felt like a newly minted Reform constituency

Knowsley is a Labour stronghold. But judging by the polls and the people I spoke to, the messages of the right are truly cutting through, says deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major

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A broken housing market is driving inequality right across Europe – and fuelling the far right

From Lisbon to Amsterdam, housing policy has led to haves and have-nots. But, as our new series uncovers, it doesn’t have to be this way, says Guardian Opinion deputy editor Kirsty Major

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Has Rachel Reeves made the right choices? Our panel responds to the spending review

The chancellor announced spending on health, housing, defence, and infrastructure. But will it be felt by ordinary voters? Polly Toynbee, Kirsty Major, Sahil Dutta, Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, Jonny Roberts and Hannah White respond

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If you support streamlined planning, ask yourself this: what if someone built a new home on your roof?

Adding two storeys to an existing block of flats meant an ordeal for its residents. In this age of ‘build, baby, build’, are there enough protections, asks Kirsty Major, a deputy Opinion editor for the Guardian

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So much for the dream of buying a family home

Letters: John Worrall, Ed Brierley and Will Wright respond to an article by Kirsty Major on the struggles many face to climb the property ladder

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Meet the young families stuck in their starter homes thanks to the UK housing crisis

The arrival of a child is as good a reason as any to upsize, but this is no longer an option for many ‘second steppers’, says Guardian deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major

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If popular culture is anything to go by, 2024 is the year we simply gave up

Charli xcx covered in red wine, Anna Sorokin in an ankle tag on Dancing with the Stars – it has been 12 months marked by chaos, indulgence and mess, says Guardian deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major

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Trading platforms sell the dream of making big money fast. The reality can be far more brutal

With wages stagnating, people are turning to complex financial products known as CFDs, says Guardian deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major

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Millennials are getting older – and their pitiful finances are a timebomb waiting to go off

Unable to save cash, less likely to own a home and with less generous pension pots than their parents, those in their 30s and 40s face a mass of problems, says Guardian deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major

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Pride and prejudice over working-class and regional accents

Letters: Adrian Pritchard has a theory about why some people lose their accent when they move and others don’t. Plus letters from Thomas Ryder, Jane Ghosh, Frances Worsley, Ian D Richardson and Irene Zetie

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Can you ‘lose’ an accent? And more importantly, why would you want to?

In England, the southern accent is seen as neutral and aspirational, but we rarely pause to ask why, says Guardian deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major

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Inside Britain’s least-known art collection are works that should be ours to enjoy

A rarely publicised tax scheme says owners must allow public access to their treasures – so why is it so hard to access, asks Guardian Opinion deputy editor Kirsty Major

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