But the standfirst beloiw the headline should really say: "But there are plenty of barriers in the way, one of which could be you, dear reader"

And another thing...... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Excellent analysis by my colleague @jonhenley.bsky.social of the need among far right politicians to distance themselves from the US president's more outrageous remarks www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Thank you @phillipinman.bsky.social of @theguardian.com for covering the staggering global inequality problem in our new G20 report www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

John Glen, Badenoch's PPS, floats case for cutting pensions tax relief for high earners, @phillipinman.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... It is this kind of sophisticated and good-humoured engagement with readers that goes a long way to making the @theguardian.com special

Further incursions by Russian troops into Ukraine today make this even more important www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

No need to panic about #inflation in the UK. Most of April's rise is due to one-off factors. Some @bankofengland.bsky.social policymakers are panicked by firms passing on costs to consumers, but in a stagnating economy with unemployment rising, that will be tricky www.theguardian.com/business/202...

💸🇺🇸Trump’s trade war on the world 💸🇺🇸 This week’s tarifftastic Guardian Weekly magazine, out 11 April Words by @guardianheather.bsky.social, @rjpartington.bsky.social @phillipinman.bsky.social and a supporting cast of Guardian/Observer global correspondents www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...

It's amazing how the US president's tariff war can shine a light on obscure, but important, deals that could become part of the overall battle #tariffwar www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Wellbeing is not a joke - it's a tool for tackling populism www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

It was a pleasure to talk to @phillipinman.bsky.social about the conditions of Russia and Ukraine, three years on from Russia's aggression www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f... 1/2

Caroline Lucas: ‘I can’t imagine my parents ever voted Green, but they became less antagonistic’

There are smart ways for government to save money www.theguardian.com/business/202...

My @theguardian.com story: Six financially struggling English councils granted permission to raise council tax bills above cap limits as concerns grow over local authority finances. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Ministers could allow council tax to rise by up to 25% to prevent bankruptcies - by me and @phillipinman.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Fun and to the point www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A reader with a terminal illness emailed in despair. What she told me should shock us all - brilliant piece by @francesryan.bsky.social on the failures of continuing healthcare, "the unloved relation at the health and care party, put in the corner and ignored." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Great piece by @phillipinman.bsky.social: educating #girls / #women results in higher family incomes, but the extra income will (almost always) be absorbed by higher #housing costs. The only way to fix this is plentiful affordable social housing... www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Reeves to pledge closer EU ties in pivot from post-Brexit ‘division and chaos’ First speech by UK chancellor to eurozone finance ministers since 2020 will promise ‘business-like’ approach to relations Mark Sweney @phillipinman.bsky.social @theguardian.com

top headlines competition winner - www.theguardian.com/business/202...

It must be inevitable www.theguardian.com/politics/202...