Section: Voices
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Poet Yasmin Ali: ‘We shouldn’t have to justify who we are’
The spoken word artist on using lyricism and poetry to challenge stereotypes of underrepresented communities
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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
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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
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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
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Shorsh Saleh: ‘You have to find your roots in order to make art’
The artist and carpet weaver uses his craft to tell stories of migration, inspired by his own experience after facing years in limbo in the UK’s asylum system
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The NHS winter crisis shows why Labour needs to urgently reform social care
As a doctor in elderly medicine, I have seen patients wait weeks to be discharged — sometimes exacerbating their healthcare issues
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Starmer’s team is optimistic about building bridges with Trump — it has little choice
From David Lammy’s ‘neo-Nazi’ comment to Labour staffers campaigning for Kamala Harris, the UK government has its work cut out to win the new president’s trust
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Professor Muhammad Abdel Haleem: ‘The Qur’an is with me every day’
First published in 2004, Haleem's work is still widely regarded as the authoritative English translation of Islam’s key religious text
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How are we meant to create resolutions and new beginnings in the depths of winter?
I’ve always deferred my fresh start to the Persian new year, but this January I’ve been suddenly forced to imagine a new life for myself
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Tulip Siddiq is gone, but MPs’ frustration at Starmer remains
Anti-corruption minister quit amid disputed allegations she was linked to wrongdoing by her aunt, Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina
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Murad Khan Mumtaz: ‘There’s a huge European bias in art scholarship’
The artist and historian on his latest book, the misunderstood meanings of Mughal painting and unlocking a deeper understanding of Islam
