Argument

Behind the gags, the Prime Minister’s plan for regional redistribution is woefully lacking, says Sam Bright

Mic Wright argues that the private cosiness between political reporters and politicians doesn’t serve the interests of the public

We must not add the self-sabotage of ideological purism to the challenges of creating the mass movement required to tackle the climate emergency, says Rupert Read

Making hateful behaviour directed at women because of their sex a hate crime does not mean adding cat-calls to the statute books, says Sian Norris

Byline Times is reliably informed that Boris Johnson has prepared two speeches for his appearance at the Conservative Party Conference tomorrow – Otto English has been leaked Version A

Hadley Coull and Chris Ogden consider why policies and principles have been subsumed to the art of political deceit

Thomas Perrett explores the ways in which the UK may be an embarrassing presence when it hosts next month’s COP26 climate change conference

The ‘B’ word is Labour’s elephant in the room. Mike Buckley considers how the party could finally turn it into a vote-winner

CJ Werleman fears that the recent violence in India's eastern state, combined with the construction of ‘transit camps’ for Muslims, is a further step in ethnic cleansing by India's leadership

Angela Rayner’s comments showed how we must disturb the present to improve the future, says Reverend Joe Haward

Psychiatrist Benjamin Janaway wanted to understand why people have turned to COVID conspiracy theories. This is what he found

Katharine Quarmby finds that eco-activists are divided about the best way forward to raise awareness of climate change

Jack McGovan reports on the strength of animal agriculture firms and efforts to convince investors to divest from the sector

Cleaning up the industry will require immediate institutional action, says Iwan Doherty

Britain is facing another era of austerity and economic illiteracy, says Maheen Behrana

Penny Pepper explores the failure of the diversity and inclusion trope for disabled people with a variety of stories to tell

It’s been a bad week for violence against women, with a young woman killed on London’s streets and an exclusive report of how police found guilty of sexual misconduct keep their jobs – even when that job exposes them to victims of sexual violence

The sham ‘regulator’ operated by the corporate press has blundered into one of its worst crises, says Brian Cathcart  

With Brexit, the pandemic, the energy crisis and cuts to benefits all combining to create difficult months ahead, Reverend Joe Haward considers what can be learnt from the true meaning of ‘apocalypse’

CJ Werleman detects a selective emphasis on women’s rights from Western liberals which echoes the Islamophobia of the ‘War on Terror’