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Kenan Malik
Southport, Grenfell, Windrush – all scandals defined by institutional indifference

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Southport, Grenfell, Windrush – all scandals defined by institutional indifference
Steve Bloomfield
Cash-strapped Britain can’t afford to throw more money at defence

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Cash-strapped Britain can’t afford to throw more money at defence
Frank Skinner
Introducing Misbehaviour Mondays, when punters can be as boorish as they like

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Introducing Misbehaviour Mondays, when punters can be as boorish as they like
Róisín Lanigan
The girlboss was a fallacy and so is the trad wife

Fri 17 Apr 2026

The girlboss was a fallacy and so is the trad wife
John Naughton
Tech bros, beware: resistance to AI moves from theory to direct action

Fri 17 Apr 2026

Tech bros, beware: resistance to AI moves from theory to direct action
Simon Barnes
‘I’m as horny as hell when the times comes’: my week as a giant panda

Wed 15 Apr 2026

‘I’m as horny as hell when the times comes’: my week as a giant panda
Eva Wiseman
The shocking allure of facelifts

Wed 15 Apr 2026

The shocking allure of facelifts
Will Hutton
Apocalypse now? The politics of panic is the real enemy

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Apocalypse now? The politics of panic is the real enemy
Kenan Malik
Iranians are the biggest losers in a war that has exposed the limits of US power

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Iranians are the biggest losers in a war that has exposed the limits of US power
Andrew Rawnsley
Thanks to Trump, the UK has edged closer to Europe, but the entente isn’t always cordiale

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Thanks to Trump, the UK has edged closer to Europe, but the entente isn’t always cordiale
Simon Barnes
‘We can live on the gum in a book of stamps’: my week as an oriental cockroach

Sat 11 Apr 2026

‘We can live on the gum in a book of stamps’: my week as an oriental cockroach
Casey Magloire
Tackling my fears and jinxes is turning life into a whole new ball game

Sat 11 Apr 2026

Tackling my fears and jinxes is turning life into a whole new ball game
John Naughton
In polarised times, AI may be the centrist the world needs

Sat 11 Apr 2026

In polarised times, AI may be the centrist the world needs
Róisín Lanigan
London is on its way to becoming Little America

Sat 11 Apr 2026

London is on its way to becoming Little America
Melanie Reid
Proud Mary: The Other Bennet Sister is a champion for the rest of us

Tue 7 Apr 2026

Proud Mary: The Other Bennet Sister is a champion for the rest of us
Erica Wagner
Let’s raise a Golden Ballroom to those who are making us all great again

Sun 5 Apr 2026

Let’s raise a Golden Ballroom to those who are making us all great again
Andrew Rawnsley
Starmer may have won praise for standing up to Trump, but fury over high prices will follow

Sun 5 Apr 2026

Starmer may have won praise for standing up to Trump, but fury over high prices will follow
Frank Skinner
Like an irascible Yoda, Roy Hodgson is back where he belongs: in the dugout

Sun 5 Apr 2026

Like an irascible Yoda, Roy Hodgson is back where he belongs: in the dugout
Simon Barnes
My week as a brown hare

Sat 4 Apr 2026

My week as a brown hare
Eva Wiseman
Bidding for a wedding dress is not my lot

Thu 2 Apr 2026

Bidding for a wedding dress is not my lot
Will Hutton
An energy revolution is in the wind

Sun 29 Mar 2026

An energy revolution is in the wind
William Keegan
Enlightened capitalism is what we need in these dark times

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Enlightened capitalism is what we need in these dark times
Melanie Reid
I park my wheelchair next to David’s armchair, lean on it, say hello darling… I can’t believe he’s gone

Sun 29 Mar 2026

I park my wheelchair next to David’s armchair, lean on it, say hello darling… I can’t believe he’s gone
John Naughton
How the blogosphere transformed public debate

Fri 27 Mar 2026

How the blogosphere transformed public debate
Róisín Lanigan
The manosphere fakes can’t bear much reality

Fri 27 Mar 2026

The manosphere fakes can’t bear much reality
Sarah Manavis
The problems faced by childfree women are dismissed as trivial

Wed 25 Mar 2026

The problems faced by childfree women are dismissed as trivial
Simon Barnes
My week as a Venus’s flower basket

Wed 25 Mar 2026

My week as a Venus’s flower basket
Kenan Malik
How do we transform society when we are more disconnected than ever?

Sun 22 Mar 2026

How do we transform society when we are more disconnected than ever?
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: I don’t want to strap myself to a rocket and hand the launch controls to Trump

Sat 21 Mar 2026

Dear Keir: I don’t want to strap myself to a rocket and hand the launch controls to Trump
Simon Barnes
My week as a Chinese pangolin

Sat 21 Mar 2026

My week as a Chinese pangolin
Marie Le Conte
Boxing is like a mating dance between two birds

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Boxing is like a mating dance between two birds
Olivia Ovenden
Want to tell a story? Then ditch the phone

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Want to tell a story? Then ditch the phone
John Naughton
Claude’s won a battle with ChatGPT, but network effects will always win the war

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Claude’s won a battle with ChatGPT, but network effects will always win the war
Tim Leunig
Chancellor’s push for fiscal devolution may face opposition from mayors

Thu 19 Mar 2026

Chancellor’s push for fiscal devolution may face opposition from mayors
Sarah Manavis
Inside the scary world of the ‘anti-fan’

Wed 18 Mar 2026

Inside the scary world of the ‘anti-fan’
Liv Little
Why we still love Louis Theroux

Wed 18 Mar 2026

Why we still love Louis Theroux
Brett Wigdortz
A child who doesn’t know how to play won’t know how to learn

Sun 15 Mar 2026

A child who doesn’t know how to play won’t know how to learn
Philip Collins
Starmer must cling on to Jonathan Powell, who warned him Mandelson was trouble

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Starmer must cling on to Jonathan Powell, who warned him Mandelson was trouble
Kenan Malik
Why so many missed the point of the Economist’s Khamenei obituary

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Why so many missed the point of the Economist’s Khamenei obituary
Will Hutton
We can escape the state we’re in

Sun 15 Mar 2026

We can escape the state we’re in
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: don’t do anything rash, like slagging off your mate on Truth Social

Sat 14 Mar 2026

Dear Keir: don’t do anything rash, like slagging off your mate on Truth Social
William Keegan
The history of energy crises in the UK has much to teach this government

Sat 14 Mar 2026

The history of energy crises in the UK has much to teach this government
Iona Bain
Take a few holiday-let snaps to avoid damaging your good time

Sat 14 Mar 2026

Take a few holiday-let snaps to avoid damaging your good time
Erica Wagner
I wasn’t bored by The Secret Agent, I just couldn’t stay. It’s actually a compliment

Sat 14 Mar 2026

I wasn’t bored by The Secret Agent, I just couldn’t stay. It’s actually a compliment
John Naughton
AI is like the first car: it will revolutionise a world that has not yet been built for it

Fri 13 Mar 2026

AI is like the first car: it will revolutionise a world that has not yet been built for it
Róisín Lanigan
Nothing’s more stressful than this cortisol craze

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Nothing’s more stressful than this cortisol craze
Sarah Manavis
Let’s stop defending shallow art as made ‘for women’

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Let’s stop defending shallow art as made ‘for women’
Simon Barnes
My week as a red kangaroo

Thu 12 Mar 2026

My week as a red kangaroo
Martha Gill
British seaside towns are sinking

Wed 11 Mar 2026

British seaside towns are sinking
Frank Skinner
I thought AI was a Geordie greeting until it took over my dad gig

Sun 8 Mar 2026

I thought AI was a Geordie greeting until it took over my dad gig
Philip Collins
Trump says Starmer is no Churchill. He has no idea what that means

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Trump says Starmer is no Churchill. He has no idea what that means
Kenan Malik
Why Labour lost the minority vote in the Gorton and Denton byelection

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Why Labour lost the minority vote in the Gorton and Denton byelection
Patrick Kidd
Audrey Emerton, nursing leader and peer

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Audrey Emerton, nursing leader and peer
John Naughton
Make AI more like a human? It’s far too clever for that

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Make AI more like a human? It’s far too clever for that
Olivia Ovenden
Dubai’s influencers discover you can’t curate a war

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Dubai’s influencers discover you can’t curate a war
Simon Barnes
My week as a marsh harrier

Mon 2 Mar 2026

My week as a marsh harrier
William Keegan
Not content with Brexit harm, Reform plans pensions raid

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Not content with Brexit harm, Reform plans pensions raid
Will Hutton
Rachel Reeves should have a spring in her step as shoots of recovery push through

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves should have a spring in her step as shoots of recovery push through
Andrew Rawnsley
Gorton and Denton will force Labour to rethink – it is no longer the only anti-Reform option

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Gorton and Denton will force Labour to rethink – it is no longer the only anti-Reform option

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