Opinion

We All Lost Confidence a Long Time Ago

Moya Lothian-McLean

It’s not just Boris Johnson who’s losing his authority. The public has lost faith in parliamentary politics as a whole, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

Monkeypox is Giving Us Another Lesson in Medical Stigma

Dr Rita Issa & Dr Melissa Chowdhury

If we don’t learn the lessons of Covid-19 and the HIV/Aids epidemic, each new virus will bring the same old forms of discrimination. Dr Melissa Chowdhury and Dr Rita Issa explain.

Is Animal Agriculture As Bad As Burning Fossil Fuels?

Aaron Bastani

The ‘right’ to eat as much meat as we want is incompatible with the right of future generations to a liveable planet. It’s time we had that conversation, argues Aaron Bastani.

The Jubilee Bank Holiday is the Worst Deal in the World

Moya Lothian-McLean

For a nation obsessed with getting a fair deal, rationality flies out the window when it comes to the royals, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

We Cap Fuel Prices. Why Not Food?

Ella Thorold

Supermarket price-gouging is pushing millions of Britons toward starvation. The solution is simple, writes Ella Thorold.

We Saved 14,000 People From Drowning in the Mediterranean—And Italy Wants to Imprison Us for It

The Iuventa Crew

In 2017, the crew of search and rescue ship Iuventa was arrested by the Italian authorities. As their trial begins, they write about their ordeal.

05/05/2022. London, United Kingdom.The Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosts the Prime Minister's Business Council with The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, The Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi and The Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Tim Hammond / No 10 Downing Street

Of Course Sunak Says Inflation Can’t Be Fixed. Fixing It Would Mean Taxing Billionaires Like Him

James Meadway

If everyone is paying more for things, but most of us aren’t earning more money, someone is pocketing the difference, writes James Meadway.

What the British Media is Missing About the Rise of Sinn Féin

Ciarán O’Rourke

In its analysis of Sinn Féin’s recent success in Northern Ireland, there’s one thing the British media is ignoring, argues Ciarán O’Rourke: the party speaks the language of social democracy.

Keir Starmer Doesn’t Trust Ordinary People

Aaron Bastani

Labour’s selection stitch-up in Wakefield shows that Britain's liberal establishment doesn’t trust people to run their own lives, argues Aaron Bastani.

Black Internet Spaces Have a Misogyny Problem Too

Martyn Ewoma

Smart, successful men are being encouraged to tie individual achievement to hypermisogyny. Why?

A commuter walks past a face covering sign outside King's Cross St Pancras Underground Station. Coronavirus restrictions have been reintroduced in the UK, with mandatory face masks in shops and on public transport, to help stop the spread of the new Omicron variant. People who refuse to wear masks face a fine of £200. (Photo by Vuk Valcic / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Britain Has Ditched Masks and Disabled People Along With Them

Sophie Buck

The end of mask mandates came not a moment too soon for many in Britain. This speaks volumes about our attitude towards society’s most vulnerable, writes Sophie Buck.

Keir Starmer is Getting a Taste of His Own Cop Medicine

Moya Lothian-McLean

'Beergate' is what happens when you preach a politics of punishment, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

Cis or Trans, Our Bodily Autonomy is Under Attack

From the overturning of Roe v Wade to attacks on gender affirming care, both cis and trans people face barriers to basic healthcare. It’s time we recognised our shared struggle, writes Tiffany Berruti.