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I had nothing intelligent to say during the Euro 2025 final. That didn’t shut me up …

I watched the Lionesses’ victory with a group of fervent England fans. Only some of us were focusing on goals and stuff, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2025

Islamophobia isn’t just socially acceptable in the UK now – it’s flourishing. How did this happen?

Most people believe Muslim values are incompatible with British ones, a new poll has found. It makes for bleak reading, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2025

Job prospects in the UK are grim – no wonder our kids are escaping abroad

Letter: Peter Anderson responds to Zoe Williams’ piece on the nepotistic job market, and says little has changed in 40 years

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025

What I learned as a kid in a quasi-commune

With two single mothers, five kids and assorted lodgers and cats, our household was a commune in all but name. It made for some amazing memories, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2025

Big food companies must be held to account in obesity crisis

Letters: Let’s change the way the food industry operates so people have access to healthy food, says Barbara Crowther, while Eithne Dodwell says her local food bank users tend to shun healthier choices

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2025

Sabrina Carpenter may be ‘highly sexualised’ – but that’s not what is most provocative about her

The superstar singer is being used in an argument about sex, pornography, the male gaze, female desire and blond hair that has been going on since before her grandmother was born. Meanwhile, her autonomy is overlooked, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2025

Bored mums in clothes shops of the world unite! Together we could be unstoppable

We lock eyes while shepherding unruly, ungrateful teens in and out of changing rooms, but don’t speak a word. This needs to change, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025

The way to tackle obesity in the UK is to make healthy food affordable. But the government won’t admit it

We can’t fix this crisis with vouchers, loyalty cards or supermarket displays. Either prices have to come down or incomes have to go up, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2025

‘I want to show people their magic’: Steven Frayne AKA Dynamo at Glastonbury festival

With his father in jail, Frayn learned tricks to save himself from bullies throwing him in a wheelie bin. After years of ‘hustling’ and Snoop Dogg-endorsed stardom, the magician is paying it forward

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2025

Some people can wear white clothes. I am very much not one of them

My talent for attracting coffee stains and mud splatters brings misery to my friends – especially the ones who lend me their pristine white shirts, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2025