Lucy Reade
25 March 2026
The risks Labour must take to beat Farage
Liam Byrne has written another note – this time on how the government can find its own story and stop Reform. Will No 10 listen?
Read the full article24 March 2026
The UK Saturday Night Live is an unexpected hit – and this is why
The original show might be American, but nonsensical sketch comedy is very British. Our version understands that brilliantly
Read the full article11 March 2026
Sorry, but your dog should be illegal
If it can’t breathe properly, if its back can’t support its own weight and if it can’t even give birth without a caesarean, then your dog is an abomination. Much better to get a mutt instead
Read the full article06 March 2026
The pill is not perfect – but hands off our contraception
We must be able to challenge the lack of research and funding into women’s reproductive healthcare without the risk of access being curtailed altogether
Read the full article27 February 2026
Gorton and Denton: Starmer’s worst nightmare
Starmer may think his party is fighting a war on two fronts. But the reality is far worse than that
Read the full article25 February 2026
The dream is no longer to be the boss – it’s to be the intern
Young people can’t get a job nowadays. It’s not because they’re workshy, or snowflakes – it’s because last year, over a million 16-24 year olds were chasing just 17,000 positions. The result? Misery
Read the full article20 February 2026
Stop blaming women for Britain’s falling birth rate
If right wingers like Matt Goodwin want us to have more babies, perhaps he could think of ways to make parenthood affordable again
Read the full article28 November 2025
Sky’s Halo channel was a feminist catastrophe
The reduction of female empowerment to a pink coloured, ditsy sports channel was not only a stunningly poor idea, but also grossly insulting
Read the full article26 November 2025
How AI turned Gen Z into narcissists
Fake praise, fake therapy and fake boyfriends are warping a generation’s mental health
Read the full article06 September 2025
Taylor Swift: the capitalist juggernaut
Anything she releases is devoured by her millions of fans. But what, really, is she selling?
Read the full article27 August 2025
The great university rip-off
Debt, remote classes and the rise of AI are making the student experience less fulfilling than ever. But there is still hope
Read the full article21 June 2025
Gen-Z want to ‘rot’ at home. What’s wrong with that?
It has never been harder to live in the real world and easier to live in the digital one. No wonder so many young people are choosing to escape into the online universe
Read the full article11 June 2025
Gen Z, the scared generation
Politicians from the main parties have ignored us for too long. No wonder my generation is out there looking for alternatives
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