Section: Opinion

A year on from 7 October, British Muslims and Jews alike are grieving and alienated

Muslim and Jewish communities in Britain both feel the trauma of a year of conflict. But politically, their experiences are very different

Shehab Khan
Editor’s view: what a year of war in Gaza has taught us about Britain

The death toll in the Middle East has highlighted a double standard in how the west engages with Israel and Palestine. At home, it has caused Muslims and non-Muslims alike to question how democracy functions

Burhan Wazir
UK hopes diplomacy can de-escalate Middle East crisis — but it needs Europe’s help

Beyond evacuating its own citizens, and with little appetite to halt arms sales, Britain’s power to calm tensions between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran is limited

Shehab Khan

The crisis in Gaza has exposed the EU’s credibility gap

The last 12 months have seen crackdowns on pro-Palestinian support and a surge in Islamophobia. But European Muslims can find hope in allying with those pushing for peace
Starmer looks to Italy for a migration solution — but the answer lies closer to home

Following Giorgia Meloni’s lead on dealing with migration will only result in more people dying. There is a far more humane answer
Labour is learning the hard way that governing is nothing like being in opposition

Keir Starmer’s attempts to sweep away dissent over winter fuel payments, high-value donations and Gaza haven’t worked
No matter how it looks from the outside, one’s professional life is as fragile as a house of cards

If we are going to continue to create, we have to find other ways of valuing our art in a world that constantly delegitimises it
Why we need to talk about class

Beating an emboldened far right means building bridges and having some difficult conversations
Even some Labour MPs say Starmer’s free glasses aren’t a good look

Prime minister’s gifts from Waheed Alli are causing disquiet among a party that prided itself on being different from the Tories