Columnists

John Bird

Now more than ever, our help matters

John Bird

"Cuts cannot but throw up more homelessness, and we must keep a steady eye on these worrying figures"

Rachel Johnson caricature

Rachel Johnson: Is it time to take my medicine?

Rachel Johnson

"The doctor ran through my results and, dear reader, there is good news and bad news"

Paul McNamee

Crossing the line

Paul McNamee

"Cait Reilly, Damien Shannon... the ‘all in this together’ mantra is a thing of nonsense"

John Bird

Auschwitz and Abolition – What's the connection?

John Bird

"The murder of the Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals and mentally ill people, came about because of a legal launchpad"

Samira Ahmed

Samira Ahmed: Lincoln… don’t just go along for the ride

Samira Ahmed

"Daniel Day-Lewis’ incarnation reminded me of Lincoln in Disney World’s Hall of Presidents: lifelike, but a spectacle only"

Paul McNamee

A duty of care

Paul McNamee

"Such failure to consider others is societal, not just the result of some bogeymen in a failing hospital. We all must keep trying"

John Bird

We need to enter a new age of reason… swiftly

John Bird

"Ultimately, the people who suffer are the poor, caught in the gladiatorial contest between the left and the right"

Paul McNamee

Is Sky the limit?

Paul McNamee

"Sooner or later the murmuring discontent is going to blister and become something much more unpleasant for the coalition"

John Bird

In Memoriam

John Bird

"These latest deaths drive home what can happen when one is caught in homelessness"

Paul McNamee

By George, keep going

Paul McNamee

"While Orwell was a brilliant polemicist against totalitarianism, he also had a rich contrarian spirit"

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