Opinion

A politician’s lies should be seen as abuse. Here’s how we can create a climate of truth
Mike Berners-Lee

A politician’s lies should be seen as abuse. Here’s how we can create a climate of truth

It’s not inevitable that politicians lie to us. We can hold them to account with real consequences

My mum died after an 11-hour ambulance wait – the system is failing patients and health workers
Mathew Hulbert

My mum died after an 11-hour ambulance wait – the system is failing patients and health workers

It’s now three years since Just Treatment’s Mathew Hulbert lost his mother following a fall at her home. Since then, Labour have come into power with big promises to fix the NHS but are yet to deliver the improvements Britain desperately needs, he writes

Asteroids are cool… but far from our biggest problem up in space
Dr Craig Henry Jones

Asteroids are cool… but far from our biggest problem up in space

While the threat of asteroids always attracts headlines, space debris poses more risk

Labour wants to use ‘Minority Report’ AI to predict murder. This could have chilling consequences
Jake Hurfurt

Labour wants to use ‘Minority Report’ AI to predict murder. This could have chilling consequences

My dad was beaten up for being trans. Trust me when I say the Supreme Court ruling will hurt people
Cello Dutton-David

My dad was beaten up for being trans. Trust me when I say the Supreme Court ruling will hurt people

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At Laugharne, I’m reminded there’s no room for complacency when love is our goal
Robin Ince

At Laugharne, I’m reminded there’s no room for complacency when love is our goal

World War II made America great. Trump’s trade war could finally be its undoing
John Bird

World War II made America great. Trump’s trade war could finally be its undoing

Disabled children are bearing the brunt of a broken social care system – they deserve better
James Watson-O'Neill

Disabled children are bearing the brunt of a broken social care system – they deserve better

We can’t lose women’s football to climate change, says England star Chris Lockwood
Chris Lockwood

We can’t lose women’s football to climate change, says England star Chris Lockwood

This is how Donald Trump’s tariff war could affect your bin collection
Paul McNamee

This is how Donald Trump’s tariff war could affect your bin collection

Why I love The Apprentice and its enduring incompetence
Lucy Sweet

Why I love The Apprentice and its enduring incompetence

I quit booze aged 30 to impress a beautiful girl. It’s the best thing I ever did
Tommy Stewart

I quit booze aged 30 to impress a beautiful girl. It’s the best thing I ever did

I’m 18 and bed bound with long Covid. This is what it’s like to be held hostage by your own body
Emily-May Stephenson

I’m 18 and bed bound with long Covid. This is what it’s like to be held hostage by your own body

I’m an aid worker in Myanmar. The sight of bodies being pulled from rubble will stay with me forever
Haider Yaqub

I’m an aid worker in Myanmar. The sight of bodies being pulled from rubble will stay with me forever

Adolescence forced the country to sit up and take notice. But what’s next?
Matteo Bergamini

Adolescence forced the country to sit up and take notice. But what’s next?

Why working as a butcher’s boy made me feel like an earlier version of AI
John Bird

Why working as a butcher’s boy made me feel like an earlier version of AI

Starmer’s deportation of thousands of migrants isn’t leadership – it’s surrender to hate
Munya Radzi

Starmer’s deportation of thousands of migrants isn’t leadership – it’s surrender to hate

I’m a clinical psychologist. I know just how badly racism is damaging children’s mental health
Sanah Ahsan

I’m a clinical psychologist. I know just how badly racism is damaging children’s mental health

How Myanmar’s devastating earthquake turned the spotlight on a man-made disaster
Steven Mackenzie

How Myanmar’s devastating earthquake turned the spotlight on a man-made disaster

I’m a survivor of modern slavery – this is the shocking way I was treated by the UK government
Rosemarie

I’m a survivor of modern slavery – this is the shocking way I was treated by the UK government

The middle class sucked the fun out of owning a dog and football. What’s next?
Sam Delaney

The middle class sucked the fun out of owning a dog and football. What’s next?

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This theatre company uses Jellycat toys to break barriers for children across the UK
James Baldwin

This theatre company uses Jellycat toys to break barriers for children across the UK

More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here’s how to get them back in class
Martin Hodge

More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here’s how to get them back in class

Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement
Sam Nadel

Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement

Social opportunity should take the place of social security 
John Bird

Social opportunity should take the place of social security