File 2 - Cuttings book

1 volume

Cuttings of each of the Guardian's leading articles with manuscript annotations of the author's initials, 26 June 1987 - 19 February 1988. 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:
14 July 1987: Hard shells and a few soft centres
14 July 1987: Getting back to Syria
17 July 1987: A long road to justice (identified as PC?)
8 August 1987: Soccer needs a summer holiday (identified as PC?)
14 August 1987: A price too high to pay (identified as PC?)
27 August 1987: Consumer baggage (identified as PC?)
28 August 1987: Secrets of the nursery (identified as PC?)
2 September 1987: Alternatives to the carnival
2 September 1987: Trial of confusion
3 September 1987: Needles which pass on Aids (identified as PC?)
4 September 1987: A gentler road, with a turning
4 September 1987: The UN show hits town
5 Septmeber 1987: Free to choose the pupils in the class?
5 September 1987: Four hard years and a jolly jape
5 September 1987: Honecker comes home, across the wall
5 September 1987: Labour's turn to face reality
8 September 1987: New images, olg disputes for the TUC
8 September 1987: Search for the rubbish chute
8 Septmeber 1987: Don't cry for Alfonism
8 Septmeber 1987: No interview, much news
9 Septmeber 1987: The war of the pawns locked away
9 September 1987: Fast lanes to extinction
15 September 1987: The next big Sunday hurdle (identified as PC?)
19 September 1987: A moment for the world to pause
24 September 1987: Carsberg's black label
24 September 1987: Give peace a chance
29 September 1987: How to dam the deficit
29 September 1987: The nasty side of paradise
6 October 1987: Scotland's prison storm
15 October 1987: Opponents in Gorbachev's back yard
24 December 1987: A target up the ladder
18 January 1988: Chance and nuclear fiascos
20 January 1988: A sucker for the punch

Generally three leading articles were published Tuesday - Friday, with two leading articles published on Saturday and Monday. 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
DG - David Gow
VK - Vic Keegan
MK - Martin Kettle
DV - David McKie
PP - Peter Preston
GDT/GT - Geoffrey Taylor
DVV/DV - Dan Van der Vat

Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited

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