File 6 - Cuttings book

1 volume

Cuttings of each of the Guardian's leading articles with manuscript annotations of the author's initials, 4 October 1990 - 14 June 1991. 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:
11 October 1990: The case for a short, sharp shock
11 October 1990: America's dilemma
11 October 1990: A drop of the tough stuff
20 October 1990: By way of Beachy Head
20 October 1990: The end of an old song
22 October 1990: Heath keeps on the right lines
22 October 1990: Eastbourne's real message
24 October 1990: Benzir or bust
12 January 1991: The rights of writing
14 January 1991: Guidelines for the Experts
9 February 1991: Two streams joining
(Saturday 9 March 1991 is missing from this volume - but is in GUA/6/4/1/1/6)
4 April 1991: The odd genius out
9 April 1991: Europe's fight to find its voice (indistinguishable initials are crossed through)
9 April 1991: The new men at the zoo
10 April 1991: The haven and a long road to travel
10 April 1991: Spring in dark lanes
23 April 1991: Marry in haste, repent in the lander
23 April 1991: Marx meets Maggie
23 April 1991: Apathy on the Am
24 April 1991: Better than the poll tax, yes - but far from fair
24 April 1991: De Klerk on the fairway
24 April 1991: Health care at full stretch
25 April 1991: Half way to a saner system
25 April 1991: What piety won't stop
25 April 1991: Now make it a national bid
26 April 1991: Send this document back for shredding
26 April 1991: Long spoons obligatory
26 April 1991: Bearded like the guard
27 April 1991: A worse offense than the poll tax
27 April 1991: Racism on stony ground
29 April 1991: The medical balancing sheet
29 April 1991: Romancing those place names
30 April 1991: Forster, Butler and Straw
30 April 1991: A poor return for reform
30 April 1991: Crispy noodles
1 May 1991: A local gloss on a central question
1 May 1991: Sickening service

Generally three leading articles were published Tuesday - Friday, with two leading articles published on Saturday and Monday. On Mondays and Saturdays the leading articles appeared as a column on the left side of the page. From Tuesday to Fridays they appeared across the top third of the page until Tuesday 22 January 1991 from which date a two column format on the left hand side of the page is adopted. The leading articles 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
DMcK - David McKie
PP - Peter Preston

Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited

Chronological