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Want to know the problem, Tories? You’re … weird. And even your own tribe thinks so

The Conservative leadership race reveals a party still banging the same old drums. Natural Tory voters are looking on askance, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Good riddance. Ofsted’s one-word ranking system for schools never made any sense

‘Outstanding, ‘good’, ‘requires improvement’ … none of the labels meant what they were supposed to. But so much depended on them, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Humanity should shape Home Office policy on immigration

Letters: Jane Basham and Gerard Marshall respond to an article by Zoe Williams on Yvette Cooper’s recent announcement

The Guardian - UK

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It’s 2024 and I might be the last person on earth to watch The Walking Dead. What a loser!

All I want to talk about is zombie lore and character arc – but everyone else is over it, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Of course Kirstie Allsopp is happy for her 15-year-old to go Interrailing on his own. It’s ‘character-building’!

The posh have their own way of child-rearing. You don’t create the next generation of leaders by mollycoddling them, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Theresa May-lite or real humanitarian? Yvette Cooper’s new migrant plan makes me fear the worst

Labour is wasting its time on efforts to appeal to all sides in the debate. The likes of Nigel Farage will never be satisfied, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Why the funniest jokes at the Edinburgh fringe just didn’t make me laugh

In standup especially, a joke is indivisible from its context. The ‘you had to be there’ rule should be more carefully observed, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

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What does it mean to be 16 today? It is totally different to when I was growing up

On the day I opened my GCSE results, my parents weren’t looking over my shoulder, cameras poised. Lucky really, because I’d just smoked 20 cigarettes, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Fighting on a plane is not a good idea – and I should know

When I got into an altercation with a fellow passenger as I tried to pass her in the aisle, any sense of rationality left me, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Can menopause be fun and sexy? Yes, according to Miranda July

In her latest novel, All Fours, the perimenopause is a time of crisis, rebirth and radical sexual awakening. Watch out, says Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

The joy of sexy fiction, by women for women

Letters: Readers respond to a piece by Zoe Williams in which she reflects on reading smut and notes how attitudes have changed

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s jails are in terrible crisis, but prison can work. I know, I’ve seen it

Gross failings at HMP Wandsworth are symptomatic of a system so ravaged by austerity it has lost its humanity. Who does that serve, asks Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Morrissey’s Irish Blood, English Heart is by no means a far-right anthem

Letters: Readers dispute Zoe Williams’ characterisation of a track from the singer-songwriter’s 2004 album You Are the Quarry

The Guardian - UK

Why do I love Greggs? Let me count the ways

From the vegan sausage roll, to free food and drink for employees, Greggs has always had my vote. And now it seems customers agree, writes Zoe Williams

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From RFK Jr’s dead bear to a shot dog, why do US politicians keep throwing us red meat?

We are living through the age of the meatfluencer and it has led to some strange stories in this election cycle – few stranger than Kennedy’s latest, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - US

This one weird trick might win Democrats the election

Republicans are freaking out that their grotesque policies and bizarre politicians are now being called weird by Democrats

The Guardian - UK

We have allowed the demonisation and dehumanisation of male refugees. They are victims too

The right calls them ‘economic migrants’; progressives respond by focusing on women and children. I’ve fallen into that trap myself, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

A Morrissey tribute band separates the art from the artist – but I still end up feeling queasy

His 2004 song Irish Blood, English Heart turns out to have been a massively leading indicator of how ugly politics was going to become, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Why does the Olympics turn me into such an absolute animal?

As soon as the Games start, it kicks in: the armchair expertise, the deep well of totally imagined knowledge, the phantom athleticism. I’m not sure this is the spirit of global togetherness the events are supposed to foster, writes Zoe Williams

The Independent UK

This Morning’s Dr Zoe Williams: Nobody should be smoking at home where there’s a child or pregnant mother

Quitting smoking can be extremely difficult, but there are lots of treatments options out there to help.

The Guardian - UK

My sausage-like fingers are not sexy. But they have given me one incredible talent

I have an excellent genetic inheritance: I can carry four pints at once and am treated with awe and respect in every bar I enter, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Forget the football! Eleven days into a Labour government, here are reasons to be hopeful

From climate crisis to the culture wars, this is a moment of genuine change – and a little optimism is finally possible, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Making Britain’s voting system fairer won’t enable parties like Reform – it’s the only way to challenge them

Bringing in proportional representation is the best way of defending and rebuilding the legitimacy of our democracy, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

My kids are holidaying without me – and I’m worried they’ll repeat my foreign faux pas

As my nonchalant offspring head to France, I have tried to instil in them a hard-learned lesson about hunger, buffet cars and theft, says Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner’s suit and Victoria Starmer’s secret power: why do I suddenly smell sexism?

Are their outfits too expensive? Do they wield some undeclared influence? Labour women are under attack – and it feels just like the 1950s, says Zoe Williams

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