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Steve Bloomfield
Blair is out of touch with the reality of Trump’s new world order

Sun 31 May 2026

Blair is out of touch with the reality of Trump’s new world order
Sharon Graham
Unite has a clear message for Labour: change or die

Sun 17 May 2026

Unite has a clear message for Labour: change or die
Adele Zeynep Walton
Ofcom fining a pro-suicide website is no substitute for a public inquiry into government failures

Sun 17 May 2026

Ofcom fining a pro-suicide website is no substitute for a public inquiry into government failures
Benoit Denizet-Lewis
Does your name represent who you really are?

Fri 15 May 2026

Does your name represent who you really are?
Kenan Malik
The Claude delusion: why Richard Dawkins is wrong about AI consciousness

Sun 10 May 2026

The Claude delusion: why Richard Dawkins is wrong about AI consciousness
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?
Lily Isaacs
What do teenage boys see on TikTok?

Mon 9 Mar 2026

What do teenage boys see on TikTok?
James Harding
After Andrew, the royal machine’s invisible men should face a reckoning

Wed 25 Feb 2026

After Andrew, the royal machine’s invisible men should face a reckoning
As blizzards hit NYC, forget the doom – try snowscrolling

Wed 25 Feb 2026

As blizzards hit NYC, forget the doom – try snowscrolling
Marie Le Conte
Time to see sensei: can karate help us kick our frustrations?

Tue 17 Feb 2026

Time to see sensei: can karate help us kick our frustrations?
Gareth David
Spotify is strangling the music industry – bands like mine must make a stand

Mon 9 Feb 2026

Spotify is strangling the music industry – bands like mine must make a stand
Giles Whittell
Fake news: the Greenland emergency is an elaborate confection

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Fake news: the Greenland emergency is an elaborate confection
Hamnet and Marty Supreme are all vibe, no story. Hollywood has lost the plot

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Hamnet and Marty Supreme are all vibe, no story. Hollywood has lost the plot
Kenan Malik
We’re ‘bowling alone’ politically when we should be rallying for change

Sun 28 Dec 2025

We’re ‘bowling alone’ politically when we should be rallying for change
Martin Scorsese
‘I grew up close to violence. It’s a part of being human’

Mon 1 Dec 2025

‘I grew up close to violence. It’s a part of being human’
Julian Barnes
A manifesto for the imagination

Thu 27 Nov 2025

A manifesto for the imagination
Melanie Reid
When no news is good news

Tue 18 Nov 2025

When no news is good news
Andrew Rawnsley
Zohran Mamdani’s victory shows the power of charisma in politics

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s victory shows the power of charisma in politics
Sarah Manavis
Breast reductions aren’t feminist – just another body trend

Sat 8 Nov 2025

Breast reductions aren’t feminist – just another body trend

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