Section: Opinion

Labour needs to take back control from the populist right

Parroting Reform UK on immigration and obsessed with growth, support for Keir Starmer’s government is evaporating — but it doesn’t have to be that way

Taj Ali
Being bilingual has gifted me with the power of overhearing gossip

Former colleagues were unaware I was fluent in two languages, so I was the first to hear when the best pastries arrived in the staffroom and could eavesdrop on the juiciest stories

Amna Saleem
The compassionate and inclusive heart of Islam came alive through imam Muhsin Hendricks

Imam Hendricks, who was killed on 15 February, ran a mosque intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims

Sanah Ahsan

Labour MPs warn that Starmer’s government won’t outflank Reform UK by getting tougher on immigration

Both Labour and the Conservative opposition are increasingly aware of the threat posed by Nigel Farage’s party

Shehab Khan
I went to a Reform UK rally. Here’s what I saw

Rupert Lowe and Lee Anderson railed against DEI and asylum seekers, while Nigel Farage tried to tone things down

Shehab Khan
The ceasefire in Gaza offers only temporary relief, not peace

It is a stark reminder of the imbalance of power and the injustice that defines life for Palestinians

Ahmed Najar
Why Reeves’ economic pledges have MPs jittery

The chancellor hopes that announcements on airport expansion signal a way out of the economic doldrums. But ‘growth’ comes at a price

Shehab Khan
Where teachers go, the rest of our public services will follow

Faced with bare-bones budgets, increased demands and an exodus of talent, education unions are primed for more strikes in 2025. They won’t be the only ones

Taj Ali
If I put all of my clutter into one basket, will that help clear my anxious mind?

In her first column, Amna Saleem writes about a small solution to life’s problems: a basket in which she’d optimistically dump all of her hope and good intentions

Amna Saleem