Opinion & Ideas

Politics has left gen Z screaming into the void

As Labour loses support among young people, others are standing by to hoover it up

Dear Keir: How do I keep my kids on the straight and narrow?

Israel will have to address its self-inflicted PTSD

The country’s citizens face a looming ‘moral hazard’ as they come to terms with atrocities in Gaza

The Bruce Springsteen biopic will be blinded by his light

Scott Cooper’s authorised film about the musician may struggle to capture his creative spark

Lucy Powell has a resonant message. The PM should listen

After a disastrous byelection in Wales, Labour’s new deputy leader should not be frozen out by Keir Starmer

Anyone for padel? No, I hadn’t heard of it either

In my continuing search for a new sport, I tried padel. It’s like tennis, but less complicated

Former Nato chief warns Russia is at war with UK

In a speech this week, George Robertson echoed other analysts’ views that UK is in conflict with the Kremlin

Luke Littler the great entertainer

The 18-year-old world darts champion toys with his own limits, keeping audiences guessing

In our national parks sewage flows

Underfunded, over-farmed and politically sidelined, Britain’s most treasured landscapes need more than protection

Illiberalism won’t help the working class

If we fail to uphold equality and democracy, where will our society be?

Harry Kane’s speciality: not winning for England

Thomas Tuchel is sticking with Harry Kane as captain for the World Cup qualifiers, despite his lack of magic

America, don’t diss our repressed British blokes. That’s our job

Taylor Swift’s engagement to Travis Kelce has led some to believe she tired of Brits. Maybe, but leave the rest to us

Britain is being left behind the cancer treatment revolution

The country is an uneven mosaic when it comes to cancer care, but we could learn from Denmark

Sir Keir can refresh his No 10 crew but he still needs to steer the ship

Decisions about direction as well as personnel are needed to get the government out of a hole

Be confident that a new age of Enlightenment is possible

The principles that opened the door to modernity were great in 1784 and remain great in 2025

Modern racism has become loud and proud

The response to a photo of a class in London shows how ethnic notions of national identity have seeped into mainstream conservatism

AI won’t replace us human literary translators just yet

Yes, it can turn French words into English ones, but true translation is so much more than that

The government has not learned from the horror of 7/7

We are living in an environment of evolving and accelerating extremism. Why is there no counter-extremism strategy in place to combat it?