Editorial
Editorials from the Guardian. All Guardian and Observer editorials can be found here
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The Guardian view on the Tories and Brexit: the fantasy is finishedEditorial: The rightwing Brexiters have been exposed. They lied. They had no practical solutions. So they resigned. There is very little time left to rescue Britain from the damage they inflicted -
The Guardian view on Sir Ian McKellen’s tour: truly national theatreEditorial: The actor’s one-man shows, marking his 80th birthday, will take him back to old haunts
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The Guardian view on a Tory Brexit: irreconcilable differencesEditorial: A divided party will be unable to guide country out of the European Union. What then? -
The Guardian view on Sri Lanka: president v prime ministerEditorial: The manner of Ranil Wickremesinghe’s ousting is a step backwards. This constitutional crisis must be resolved peacefully; a punch-up in parliament is an alarming sign
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The Guardian view on Theresa May’s deal: reset the debateEditorial: For too long Brexit has been a matter of conjecture and myth. Now MPs get a glimpse of where Mrs May wants to go for the next two years -
The Guardian view on returning the Rohingya to Myanmar: don’t make them goEditorial: Bangladesh appears poised to repatriate members of the Muslim minority who fled the campaign of violence against them. They would be at grave risk
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The Guardian view on Gaza: the risk of war is realEditorial: The violence of the last few days demonstrates how fragile the situation is, and how easily it could be misjudged -
The Guardian view on Prince Charles at 70: he was the future onceEditorial: The passage of time means that the royal baton, if not the crown, is already passing to the William and Harry generation
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The Guardian view on May’s Brexit: a meaningless deal will not pass a meaningful voteEditorial: The prime minister is inviting chaos with a Brexit proposal that cannot command a majority in parliament -
The Guardian view on children’s homes: on the edge of chaosEditorial: Auctions for places, and a pattern where increasing numbers of children are moved out-of-borough, indicate that the system has failed
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The Guardian view on political dark money: thinktanks must come cleanEditorial: After the tumult of the Brexit referendum, thinktanks should disclose their funders in order to participate in public debates, especially on the BBC -
The Guardian view on Yemen’s misery: the west is complicitEditorial: The suffering grows and no end is in sight. This is turning out to be our crime too
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The Guardian view on Mrs May’s Brexit: blocked by naysayersEditorial: The prime minister has squandered opportunities to build bridges across parliament and is now paying a heavy price -
The Guardian view on black and white TV: a powerful blast from the pastEditorial: More than half a century after the first colour broadcast, thousands of people are still watching television in monochrome. Why?
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The Guardian view on the armistice centenary: a missed chance to learn the biggest lessonEditorial: A century after the guns finally fell silent, Britain is struggling to give itself a balanced account of the first world war’s past and present significance -
The Guardian view on executive pay: a policy of restraint is neededEditorial: Successful entrepreneurs quietly forget that the state supports their business in a myriad of ways. The government ought to remind them with a policy that restrains bosses’ pay
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The Guardian view on the US midterms: a welcome startEditorial: The Democrats’ advances were essential and will check Donald Trump’s power, but disappointments show how far there is to go. Meanwhile, the Russia investigation must be protected -
The Guardian view on May’s Brexit endgame: more bluff than breakthroughEditorial: The prime minister has ducked difficult decisions from the start of the withdrawal process and there is no sign of that changing



The Guardian view on poverty in Britain: not just shocking but shameful