Opinion
Blaming bats and newts for the housing problem is straight from the Trump playbook

Blaming bats and newts for the housing problem is straight from the Trump playbook
I’ve been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body

I’ve been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body
Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership

The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?

What would Britain be like with Donald Trump as prime minister?
Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead

Why throw away clothes? You could go to a repair cafe to get them fixed instead
The cost of education is letting down future generations – and we’ll all be much poorer for it

The cost of education is letting down future generations – and we’ll all be much poorer for it
Deborah Vance of Hacks is awful – so she’s become my role model

Deborah Vance of Hacks is awful – so she’s become my role model
Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast

Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel

Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel
There’s a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will

There’s a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will
Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion

Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion
Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain’s immigration problem

Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain’s immigration problem
Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be
Working-class women like Angela Rayner can’t win in politics when they’re demonised in the press

Working-class women like Angela Rayner can’t win in politics when they’re demonised in the press
Therapists shouldn’t all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds

Therapists shouldn’t all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds
Teaching five-year-olds about grief isn’t morbid – it’s necessary

Teaching five-year-olds about grief isn’t morbid – it’s necessary
Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?

Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?
Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince’s Edinburgh Fringe 2025
