Opinion

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Leader

Trump Farage

The return of politics for the lads, where sexual assault is banter

By Laura Bates

Deflecting attention onto women with sexual abuse allegations against Bill Clinton is shamelessly exploitative

Big Issues

Will Young Karen Clifton Strictly Come Dancing

Will Young left Strictly for personal reasons - stop baying for the gory details

We dehumanise celebrities at the centre of a story – we just want the dirt and, of course, the pictures

By The Guyliner

Overdose video

The video of a child being told his mum has died of a drug overdose isn't powerful - it's exploitative

The father thinks he performed a difficult public duty by showing his eight year-old suffer

By Frank Furedi

Split

Hollywood needs to stop conflating mental illness with violence

Receiving a diagnosis can make you feel hopeless if all you've seen are bad endings for characters with mental illness

By Jonny Benjamin

iSpy Keylogger sold on dark web for $25 found targeting passwords, webcams and Skype

Only a radical new approach to digital skills can ward off cyberthraeats and protect UK business

Digital skills gap is already costing UK economy £63bn a year, argues Barclays UK CEO

By Ashok Vaswani

Nicola Sturgeon

Only an independence referendum can protect Scotland from Brexit now

In the finest traditions of London imperialism, May has ignored the 62% Remain victory north of the border

By James Kelly

Violence

Bullies filmed an attack on my son and shared it on social media - yet his school did nothing

Schools pay lip service to codes of conduct that they do not take seriously

By Brian Hunt

ARMY

Soldiers should not operate outside of human rights law

Government claims to be doing troops a favour, but it's simply sweeping MoD's mass failings under the carpet

By Martha Spurrier

So Kim Kardashian doesn't deserve empathy because we've seen her naked?

We shouldn't have to be reminded that someone is a wife and mother after a gunpoint robbery

By The Guyliner

migrant rescue mediterranean 2016

The hidden racism of the refugee crisis — why does nobody care when black Africans drown?

The African migrant trail via Libya is far more dangerous than the Syrian route via Greece

By Ismail Einashe

Poland abortion

Abortion, prostitution, surrogacy, mail-order brides: The erosion of women's rights across Europe

There is no country in the world in which women enjoy total equality with men

By Julie Bindel

Labour Conference 2016

Corbyn didn't happen in a vacuum - we all had a role to play

The Tories don't see Labour as a threat, but the seeds were sown long before now

By Alastair Campbell

The Sun

From the cocaine sting to 'homewrecker' jibes, it's time The Sun apologised to Tulisa

The first major swipe at her was following her successful action after the sex tape

By Jonathan Coad

Tube

Tube chat: Is this a project to test how misanthropic we all are?

The problem with the badges is that they'll be open to anyone, on any topic

By The Guyliner

Conservative party conference

Tory conference: Theresa May has played a blinder so far – but we need Labour opposition

It's not good for the governing party, which needs to be tested to avoid turning in on itself

By Ed Vaizey MP

Brain

What do you think of when you hear the word 'schizophrenia'?

There are still damaging stereotypes, such as the belief that people with the condition are violent

By Brian Dow

Columnists

“Forget Trump, Michelle Obama should run for president

“Tesco and Unilever are making rational economic decisions – unlike our Government

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

“I just returned from America – Trump's campaign has marked the end of optimism

“Scottish independence is back on the table – Brexit means Nicola Sturgeon can have her cake and eat it

UK politics

Amber Rudd

Immigration policy will put the UK's productivity and competitiveness at risk

By Jonathan Portes

Theresa May

May will divide Britain to rule it - that's what seizing the 'centre ground' really means

By Jane Merrick

Amber Rudd's policies are far more extreme than anything Ukip has suggested

By Suzanne Evans

Conservative party conference

I never thought I'd say this - but I miss David Cameron

By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

US politics

Donald Trump

Republicans are outraged by Donald Trump's sexism - but why not his anti-Muslim bigotry?

By H.A. Hellyer

US presidential debate

Is this the moment the penny dropped for Trump supporters?

By Jimmy Leach

Thailand

thailand king

The crown prince, the military junta, and the irreplaceable king – what next for Thailand?

By Orlando Crowcroft

IBT Video

Philippines Duterte drugs

Philippines' bloody war on drugs: Four charts reveal President Duterte's unprecedented purge

Chibok girls may have been released, but let's not forget the other Boko Haram victims

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