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- April 1988 - August 1988 (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, 22 April 1988 - 17 August 1988.
The following leading articles have no author identified:
*new: 2 May 1988: The true nature of the IRA threat
Generally three leading articles were published Tuesday - Friday (across the top third of the page), with two leading articles published on Saturday and Monday (in a column on the left side of the page). 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. They were published under the heading 'Comment' rather than the traditional heading 'The Guardian'.
The authors identified in this volume are (in alphabetical order):
PC - Peter Cole
MD/Malcolm - Malcolm Dean
RG - Richard Gott
VK - Vic Keegan
DMcK/DM - David McKie
PP - Peter Preston
GDT/GD - [Geoffrey Taylor]
DVdV/DV - Dan Van der Vat
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited
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Open