File 5 - Cuttings book

1 volume

Cuttings of each of the Guardian's leading articles with manuscript annotations of the author's initials, 27 January 1990 - 3 October 1990. 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:
29 January 1990: Bar Wars in the Lords (stated as 'MD?')
13 February 1990: Old men obstruct
6 June 1990: Why the Lords just got it wrong
6 June 1990: Sometimes on Sunday
8 June 1990: The farce has some serious moments
22 June 1990: The heavy boots on a slippery slope
22 June 1990: The Kremlin coalition
24 July 1990: The video choice
28 August 1990: Correcting Mr Fallon
29 August 1990: But still, they got off quite lightly
29 August 1990: Game, set and licence
30 August 1990: The system at Fours, Sixes and Sevens
30 August 1990: Not all over again
31 August 1990: The real point is not the scoring
31 August 1990: Mining the right seam
31 August 1990: Yeltsin united
[2] September 1990: The brothers and a word in edgeways
[2] September 1990: Hostages to rigidity
3 September 1990: Impatience is a mortal enemy
22 September 1990: The scowl on the face of the panda (identified as JG in master series)
22 September 1990: Deeper shades of blue (identified as MD in the master series)

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):
MD - Malcolm Dean
JG - [John Gittings]
VK - Vic Keegan
MK - Martin Kettle
DMcK - David McKie
MP - [Melanie Phillips] (5 February 1990)
PP - Peter Preston
AR - Alan Rusbridger
DVdV - Dan Van der Vat

Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited

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