| Description | Cuttings of each of the Guardian's leading articles with manuscript annotations of the author's initials, 18 June 1994 (the cover states 20 June 1994) - 6 June 1995. 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:
*new: 2 July 1994: Labour: the choice for the future
*new: 25 July 1994 (first edition): Rover's return
*new: 29 September 1994: Mr Yeltsin proposes
*new: 24 January 1995: Mr Lilley sounds a full retreat
*new: 24 January 1995: Big and beautiful
*new: 24 January 1995: The future is the past
*new: 16 February 1995: English football's heaviest defeat
*new: 23 February 1995: Staying clear of Saddam (identified as JG or HP)
*new: 28 April 1995: In trust for the nation
*new: 28 April 1995: Drinking away the taxes
*new: 1 June 1995: Commission and omission
*new: 1 June 1995: Tell Sid he's not wanted
Generally two leading articles were published on Mondays, three from Tueday to Friday and one on Saturday. From Monday to Friday the leading articles appear in column format on the left hand side of the page, under the heading 'The Guardian: comment' with the address '119 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3ER' and the date. On Saturdays the leading article appears across the top third of the page, under the heading 'The Leader Page, The Guardian' with the date.
The authors identified in this volume are (in alphabetical order):
MB - Madeleine Bunting
YC - Yvette Cooper
MD - Malcolm Dean
JG - [John Gittings]
GH - [Georgina Henry]
VK - Vic Keegan
MK - Martin Kettle
DMcK/McK - David McKie
MMcN - Mike McNay
RN-T - Richard Norton-Taylor
HP - [Hella Pick]
PP - Peter Preston
AR - Alan Rusbridger
JS - [Jonathan Steele]
A Travis - Alan Travis
P Wintour - Patrick Wintour |