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Is Sadiq Khan a good mayor of London? Let’s not pretend the far right cares

From Trump and his supporters to the ‘meatheads’ on GB News, Khan has been under attack ever since he was elected in 2016. Facts don’t come into it, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

The Shamima Begum ruling proves it: some UK citizens are less equal than others

Any British person who has a foreign-born parent will feel their status is more precarious, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2024

YouTuber Ruby Franke’s chilling story shows us that internet culture has given child abuse a new place to hide

The most disturbing thing about the prolific parenting vlogger was that she was peddling cruelty worldwide in plain sight, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024

Remember Brianna Ghey’s name, not her killers’ – and confront the transphobia that dogged her

Her murder by two other children was motivated in part by her transgender identity. As a society, we have questions to answer, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024

Should a wee in the woods get you fined – or dumped by your partner? A penny for your thoughts

When contractors hide in laybys to catch offenders, it’s about more than just public decency and hygiene. It’s about money, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024

My decades-old bike has been stolen – and I feel bereft

I’ve flipped between denial, acceptance and moaning about the loss of this lovely and useful thing. I just hope it will be appreciated in its next home, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024

Why Boris Johnson – and other men like him – love the idea of conscription

War memorials might be set in stone, but the debate to bring back conscription only serves those who shamelessly peddle the sacrifice of others as their own writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024

How Winston Churchill became a mascot for anti-woke warriors

Ron DeSantis quoted him wrongly when quitting the race to be US president – years after Boris Johnson repackaged Churchill for a nasty new era, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

An internal Tory drama engulfing our politics? The Rwanda policy feels like Brexit all over again

Even if Rishi Sunak’s bill scrapes through, the Conservative right have again made their agenda all anyone’s talking about, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024

We prepare for Christmas, Easter, Halloween and even Bonfire Night. So why are we so terrible at planning for January?

The failed resolutions and bleak weather this time of year are just as predictable and immovable as every other yearly event. Maybe it’s time we did more than ‘gratitude journal’, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024