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- November 2003 - June 2004 (Creation)
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1 volume
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Cuttings of each of the Guardian's leading articles with manuscript annotations of the author's initials, 15 November 2003 - 29 June 2004. Leading articles were published anonymously each day as the collective view of the newspaper. Researchers should note that leaders do not necessarily express the personal views of their writers.
The following leading articles have no author identified:
18 December 2003: Put out more flags
22 March 2004: Peers versus people
13 May 2004: Taking rights seriously
13 May 2004: Now we are six
13 May 2004: Apocalypse wow
12 June 2004: Tortured meanings (stated as 'RA?')
Generally three leading articles were published each day, appearing as a column.
The authors identified in this volume are (in alphabetical order):
Andrew - (20 April 2004) [Andrew Brown?]
RA - [Richard Adams]
R Adams - Richard Adams
Andrew Brown
MD - Malcolm Dean
Charlotte Denny
JG - [John Gittings]
John G/J Gittings - John Gittings
J Glover/J Glo - Julian Glover
DH - (1 March 2004) [David Hearst]
D Hearst - David Hearst
VK - Vic Keegan
MK - Martin Kettle
DMcK - David McKie
AP (13 February 2004) [Anne Perkins]
Anne P - Anne Perkins
RR - [Randeep Ramesh]
AR - Alan Rusbridger
Albert Scardino
ST - [Simon Tisdall]
MW - [Michael White]
Wainwright/M Wainwright - Martin Wainwright
Michael White
WW - Will Woodward
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited
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Chronological
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Closed for 20 years from the date of creation
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Open