Opinion

Endless stories framing Johnson as a charming eccentric rather than scrutinising him as a member of Britain’s elite political class have paved the way to his premiership, Claire Heuchan writes.
Without running water, a woman using a menstrual cup has to wipe it out with toilet paper before reinsertion, which is messy, unpleasant and potentially unhygienic, Harini Iyengar writes.
With Boris Johnson likely to be crowned Prime Minister, the moment is fast approaching when the UK could enter into trade negotiations with dangerous implications for the NHS, Jonathan Ashworth writes.
The Johnson of old, will not be the Johnson in Number 10, nor can he be. The country simply won’t let him get away with it, Fiyaz Mughal writes.
50 years ago, we saw what humanity was capable of. And we can do that again, but before we do, we need to ensure AI is for the good of society, Ivana Bartoletti writes.
It is hard to be gracious about money being funnelled towards a pointless resource when my face is melting off, writes Poorna Bell.
When times are tough, as they are now, these moments are not only a welcome relief, but actually really important for our well-being, Daniel Welsh writes.
Trump shows we are only ever a small step away from going from electing a black president, to crowds baying to send an American 'back' because she happens to be black, Diane Abbott writes.
Rather than engage with the very serious issues raised, the party instead chose to come after the messengers with a vicious and libellous attack, Sam Matthews writes.
For years, men claimed that 'she asked for it'. And now, a modern version has reared its ugly head with the rough sex defence, Harriet Harman MP and Mark Garnier MP write.