Employers should contribute to universities Letters: Johnny Rich proposes a sustainable funding model for higher education. Plus letters from Henry Malt and David Gleave The Guardian - UK · Feb 22
Do you remember your first crappy job? Today’s young people would wish for half your luck The youth minimum wage is set to rise over this parliament, but it’s putting off employers from hiring people into their first roles, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Feb 20
Student debt is a generational injustice. Why are we squeezing graduates harder than the super-rich? Reform of this stealth tax is long overdue – and with it, a shake-up of the whole university system, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Feb 16
If you want to know what Reform would be like in power, look at how it threatened Bangor University A debating society didn’t want to invite two figures connected to the party to speak. Cue an authoritarian response, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Feb 13
How much did the Epstein poison infect Britain? Starmer had better find out, and fast Serious questions need to be asked about Mandelson, Andrew and what the PM knew when. The credibility of UK politics is on the line, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Feb 2
Even British teenagers want tighter laws around social media – but let’s make it part of a broader vision for children We need an honest reckoning with other factors that threaten young people’s wellbeing, from poverty to academic stress, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Jan 28
Doomscrolling won’t bring order to the chaos. It’s OK to put the phone down and take a break Keep Calm and Carry On: that’s not how people felt just before the second world war. But maybe, as Trump stalks, that old slogan is finally making sense, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Jan 23
If it wasn’t clear before, it is now: Britain needs an escape plan from the Trump world order The US president’s trade war for Greenland tells us that the time for fence-sitting or wishful thinking is over, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Jan 18
By seeking to defuse domestic tensions over Gaza, West Midlands police ended up making matters worse For the sake of British Jews and British Muslims – and those of us who believe in multiculturalism – lessons must be learned from the Villa Park row, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Jan 16
Why is Trump interested in Greenland? Look to the thawing Arctic ice Forecasts suggest that global heating could create a shortcut from Asia to North America, and new routes for trading, shipping – and attack, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Jan 9
Male bonds develop one way, female friendships another. Should we stop trying to make men more like women? The strong and silent masculine image is often derided, but why? Perhaps companionship via trains, golf or a quiet drink is enough, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Jan 6
The best way to get round a difficult problem? Do nothing about it An idling brain suddenly seems able to join the dots, says the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Jan 1
2025 was the year Lily Allen weaponised female rage What says anger like the ultimate break-up album? Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2025
My lesson from 2025: Reform is much more vulnerable than it appears The party’s astonishingly speedy growth disguised shallow roots – and its success has brought a level of scrutiny for which it simply isn’t ready, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025 Gen Z know the social contract is broken. It’ll take more than youth clubs and StarmerTok to reach them Labour’s £500m national youth strategy has some positives, but real change must start by tackling the root causes of unhappiness, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025 When a chatbot’s advice is a matter of life or death, how can we leave AI to the free market wild west? As suicides in the US are blamed on ChatGPT and UK teenagers turn to it for mental health advice, we need clear rules – and we the people must set them, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025 Give credit where it’s due: Labour is finally doing things its supporters actually want From tackling child poverty to being honest about Brexit, the party seems to have recognised the growing electoral threat to its left, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025 Juries make baffling, flawed, human decisions. That’s why we must keep them David Lammy’s plans for justice on the cheap risk cutting the public out of the legal system – which will only hit confidence even more, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025 An uncomfortable truth for our leaders: there’s a limit to how ‘human’ we want you to be Bleary-eyed in pyjamas in a new film, Jacinda Ardern’s pleas for compassion are hard to ignore. But in real crises, the fallibility of politicians can be terrifying, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025 This is modern Britain – where a princess pleading for children’s rights seems almost radical It is uncomfortable to watch royals appealing to the nation’s best instincts while an elected government feels compelled to chase our worst, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025 Wes Streeting’s gamble with the NHS is greater than any play for Downing Street The health secretary has embarked on a high-stakes reorganisation. It could be a model for rebuilding public services – or a nail in his and Labour’s coffin, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2025 What happens if the Greens overtake Labour in the polls? All bets are off They may lack Labour’s party machine, but Zack Polanski’s burgeoning popularity could have seismic consequences for British politics, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025 Meet gen X: middle-aged, enraged and radicalised by internet bile Who is driving the populist insurgency? It’s not grumpy pensioners or vulnerable teenagers – it’s my generation, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025 Lily Allen’s new album shows the pain behind the ‘cool girl’ myth – that’s why women are obsessed with it The singer’s lyrics about an open marriage gone sour resonate with many women her age. They’re sick of pretending to be fine with relationships that are not, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025 This hotels saga isn’t really about asylum seekers: it’s a window on to a far bigger scandal A blistering new report tells a tale of billions wasted and vulnerable people left traumatised, while companies profit from a blundering state, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff