How to use editorial analysis for Mains
Newspaper editorials give you the arguments, data and examples that lift a Mains answer from average to good. Each analysis on this page explains the issue, the background, the arguments on both sides and the way forward — then ends with a Mains-style question to practise.
Read one or two analyses a day, note the key arguments under the relevant GS paper, and attempt the practice question in 150 or 250 words. Our Mains test series gives you written feedback on your answers.