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‘The weaponisation of defamation law by perpetrators against women reporting sexual violence and harassment is well documented.’

As a politician who reckons offence is the best defence, Dutton sprayed so many attack lines that some of them appeared to inadvertently strike at his own arguments.

Labour laws are highly sensitive. The government should tread carefully when it comes to dictating where people do their jobs, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

London is facing flash flooding again, disrupting lives and livelihoods across the capital, and demonstrating yet again that we are still vulnerable and exposed to more frequent and intense rainfall due to climate change.

The opposition leader keeps bypassing questions over the cost of his plan – while leaning on little more than fuzzy assurances

Like any parent, I am easily victim to the emotional blackmail of a young child at a loose end. But maybe we should be easier on ourselves these school holidays

In early August 1979,  Peter Cropper, a special advisor to newly-installed chancellor of the exchequer, Geoffrey Howe, sent a memo to colleagues. They should, he warned them, "stop being so downbeat. The world economy may be gloomy but there's absolutely no need for us to be gloomy."  

Truss and I first met in person in 2009, but it was a shock to meet her on a sixth form college tour. I couldn’t work out whether to confront her, take a selfie, or run and hide, writes Zoe Williams

There’s a reason why I feel unease about the Mohamed Al Fayed allegations, the ones suggesting that he sexually assaulted umpteen women and regarded Harrods employees as fair game. It’s because I was around during the time he was trying to penetrate the Establishment, a more difficult call in the…