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It’s clearer than ever that Brexit has failed – let’s not inflict its miseries on young people

A scheme to allow British under-30s to live and work in the EU has been flatly rejected. Why punish them for older voters’ mistakes, asks Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024

Was it Angela Rayner who was fined millions by HMRC? No, that was a Tory

The man who reported Labour’s deputy to the police can’t even say what he was complaining about. Meanwhile, there’s no getting away from the Conservatives’ scandals, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024

What do I want for Posh at 50? Happiness. She and the Spice Girls deserve it

I would take any member of this girl group over our last five prime ministers – especially Mel C. They are a reminder of a better time, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024

Of course the ‘revolving door’ for departing MPs has jammed shut – who’d hire them?

Plunging trust in politicians means that Tory MPs about to leave parliament may find the cushy jobs of old hard to come by, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2024

Just when you think Trump can’t get any weirder … he launches his own version of the Bible

Of course there’s extra material as well as the usual gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. But is it enough to make America believe again, asks Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2024

The Wags are back – but I miss the carefree days of Posh and Coleen

At the 2006 World Cup, the England team’s wives and girlfriends could drink, shop and pose all they liked. Eighteen years on, fun seems to be in short supply, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2024

Gwyneth Paltrow is letting her hair down – but she has a lot to learn

Those of us who already cared not a jot what we wore, ate or watched all day welcome the Goop star to our ranks. But a takeaway and reality TV once a week won’t cut it, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2024

Why is the right at war with cyclists? We’re not ‘wokerati’ – we’re just trying to get around

Riding a bike is not a political act, yet cyclists have become the bete noire for the anti-woke, anti-green, anti-liberal crowd, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2024

Few want it, and even fewer think it will succeed. So why in the world is Sunak clinging to the Rwanda policy?

Huge costs, mounting opposition, negligible impacts: nothing about this absurd asylum bill appears to make any sense, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2024

Who are ballet flats really for? At £890, people with more money than sense

They started life as a Sloane staple, then graduated to ladette’s best friend. Now ballet flats are on the rise again, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2024