Opinion

When Covid strikes, the only thing to do is turn off the phone and pull up the covers – and it's strangely liberating
illustration of the covid virus
Sam Delaney

When Covid strikes, the only thing to do is turn off the phone and pull up the covers – and it's strangely liberating

The All Party Parliamentary Group coming together to make poverty history
People queueing at a food bank
John Bird

The All Party Parliamentary Group coming together to make poverty history

Too much power has been grabbed by the bad guys
kill the bill protests
Letters

Too much power has been grabbed by the bad guys

Readers debate the causes of inflation: is it higher wages or corporate greed?
Ten pound note, twenty pound note and three pound coins
Letters

Readers debate the causes of inflation: is it higher wages or corporate greed?

The Story Hive: A treasure trove of storytelling from an old friend
Phil Ryan
John Bird

The Story Hive: A treasure trove of storytelling from an old friend

Here's what readers had to say about our article on absenteeism in school
A pile of books, ABC and an apple
Letters

Here's what readers had to say about our article on absenteeism in school

I found out I had ADHD while live on air
Illustration of a woman sitting cross legged
ADHD

I found out I had ADHD while live on air

Don't silence the music. Turn it up
Fiona Fey playing a woodwind instrument
Paul McNamee

Don't silence the music. Turn it up

The DWP is pushing the benefit fraud narrative but disabled people know where the real problem lies
Disability minister Tom Pursglove wears a stab vest with a DWP badge in front of police car
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

The DWP is pushing the benefit fraud narrative but disabled people know where the real problem lies

The government can manage refugees in both a humane and orderly way. If only it wanted to.
Laura Kyrke-Smith

The government can manage refugees in both a humane and orderly way. If only it wanted to.

Robin Ince: 'Living in a society where clickbait fuels paranoia, we can fear connection'
Robin Ince: It's good to talk
Robin Ince

Robin Ince: 'Living in a society where clickbait fuels paranoia, we can fear connection'

Enter Shikari: Doing their bit to keep live music venues open
Enter Shikari
Live music venues

Enter Shikari: Doing their bit to keep live music venues open

Drip-feeding support to the poor is not going to solve the crisis we face
Michael Gove
John Bird

Drip-feeding support to the poor is not going to solve the crisis we face

Society pays a cost for high tuition fees
Illustration of a person climbing towards a degree certificate
Paul McNamee

Society pays a cost for high tuition fees

Sam Delaney: I'm not just angry at the king, I'm angry at everything we've become
Coronation
Sam Delaney

Sam Delaney: I'm not just angry at the king, I'm angry at everything we've become

No need to worry about starving Brits, just pledge your allegiance to King Charles III and everyone’s morale will be fixed
Rose Morelli

No need to worry about starving Brits, just pledge your allegiance to King Charles III and everyone’s morale will be fixed

Why politics fans have more in common with the Swifties than they think
Fans image, fandom
Michael Bond

Why politics fans have more in common with the Swifties than they think

Does Charles' coronation need all this expense in the cost of living crisis? History tells us otherwise
Melanie Clegg

Does Charles' coronation need all this expense in the cost of living crisis? History tells us otherwise

Poundbury is not the utopian dream we were promised. Here's why
Aerial view of poundbury
Letters

Poundbury is not the utopian dream we were promised. Here's why

Ulez expansion will leave Londoners stranded
Ulez sign in London
Letters

Ulez expansion will leave Londoners stranded