Why The BMW iX3 Is Exactly The Kind Of EV We've Been Waiting For Plus, we talk about Trump's war on fuel economy, and Harbinger Motors wants to rewrite the book on EV trucks. InsideEVs · Dec 5, 2025
The ‘squeezed middle’ is back – and this time it could be Labour’s undoing Last week’s budget left middle-income families anxious and angry. The party is turning its back on voters it can little afford to lose, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2025
With a million young people locked out of work, the UK’s hidden jobs crisis is only growing Held back by Covid and then phased out by AI, Britain’s so-called Neets are desperately seeking a secure future. Who will offer them hope? asks Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2025
“I found it more rewarding playing bass than playing rhythm. I've always been into Northern Soul and funk grooves and it was like, ‘This is it’”: Anchoring Primal Scream and the Stone Roses, Mani proudly defied trends, and re-defined rock bass in the 90s In this 2000 interview, the late Gary “Mani” Mounfield discusses “trouser flapper” amps, groove, the making of Roses classics, and the problems of playing with a drum machine Guitar World · Nov 21, 2025
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63 Ian Brown and Tim Burgess were among those to pay tribute to Mani, whose death was announced by his brother and nephew The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2025
We must improve public awareness of flood risk and build resilience Letters: Thorough reform of how flooding is managed is necessary to reconnect people to their watery environments, says Dr Ed Rollason. Plus a letter from Moira Robinson The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025
Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare, asks Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2025
Welcome to 21st-century politics: a bitter revolt against power that will consume Labour and the Tories A mood of turbulence and insurgency against the two main parties has been building for years, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025
The housing crisis needs better solutions than this Letters: Readers respond to John Harris’s article about Liverpool’s housing crisis, with many people priced out of buying and having to pay high rents The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025
'There will never be another one like him': AIG's CEO on lessons learned from John Richard Harris On September 17, we lost not only an extraordinary sportsman and successful business executive, but also the rarest kind of person. Fortune · Oct 19, 2025
A waiting list of thousands, and just five new homes for social rent: this city shows the depth of Britain’s housing crisis Liverpool was once praised for its tolerance, but housing shortages are driving fearful, unsettling behaviours – and people are blaming outsiders, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2025
Youth clubs are essential parts of the community Letters: Readers respond to an article by John Harris on the decimation of youth services The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025
Britain’s youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What’s most revealing is that few seem to care These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025
The best gig I ever saw cost £4. Spiralling concert prices are a cultural disaster Tickets for big tours have vastly outstripped inflation, while smaller artists and venues struggle. The magic is in danger of being snuffed out entirely, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025 Inequality and despair bolster Reform UK in Kent Letters: Cllr Teresa Murray on how the Reform-run council in Kent is driving hostility towards asylum seekers and dismantling public services. Plus letters from Peter Riddle and Paul Kane
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2025 On a trip to Kent, I saw how politics is being shaped by the west’s growing hostility to outsiders With a Reform council, small boat arrivals and asylum seeker accommodation, this county lays bare an increasingly divided Britain, says Guardian columnist John Harris
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2025 After last week, UK ministers should know this: a huge rebellion is coming – we will fight for our children’s rights From mooted Whitehall cost-cutting to the bigoted views of Reform, parents of children with special needs see the latest threats, and we are mobilising, says Guardian columnist John Harris
The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2025 Robinson and Farage’s ‘civil war’ narrative is warping voters’ minds. How is any government supposed to counter it? Whatever the reality of Britain today, our social media feeds are full of anger, violence and disorder – and that’s the reality politicians must confront, says Guardian columnist John Harris
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2025 Angela Rayner’s exit proves it. Unless Starmer is able to meet this moment, Reform is on the path to power The prime minister increasingly looks like a man next to a burning house, offering to buy a new bookcase and rug, says Guardian columnist John Harris
The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025 Tennessee appeals ruling against 2 gun laws, saying it caused 'unnecessary confusion and risk' Tennessee officials say a court’s ruling against two gun laws seemingly legalizes children carrying semiautomatic rifles to a recreational league basketball game and drunk adults toting shotguns as they stagger through popular, sometimes crowded areas
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2025 Flags as symbols of prejudice, not pride – and a distinct air of menace. Welcome to England 2025 The rapid spread of these banners is unsettling – and shows how the hard right is reaching people and places the left cannot, says Guardian columnist John Harris
The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2025 Outdoor workers risk their lives during heatwaves. How many will die before politicians finally act? There’s been fury in Spain over the tragic death of a street cleaner. It’s not hard to imagine something similar playing out in the UK, says Guardian columnist John Harris
The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2025 Rightwingers warn of another blaze of summer riots in Britain – but they’re the ones striking the match Grim predictions of ‘societal collapse’ and ‘civil war’ will hit home so long as Labour fails to address the country’s problems, says Guardian columnist John Harris
The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2025 Reading deeper into Virginia Woolf’s vicious diary entry Letter: Maggie Humm says the author’s recollection of encountering a group of learning-disabled people is surely a defence mechanism and projection
The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025 Again and again, we are shocked by the treatment of learning-disabled people. Yet we never learn from the past A landmark book exposes the history of loathing that underpins scandals like Winterbourne View. It has received next to no attention, says Guardian columnist John Harris