In my Opinion
Thought-provoking opinion videos from independent thinkers
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Under normal circumstances the tragedies of the last month would each be the defining event of an entire year, argues Jonathan Freedland. But in the last month we have been forced to grieve at an unprecedented rate, and the risk is that our wounds will not properly heal – or worse, that we will grow used to tragedy
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Hugh Muir says only this political system can be used to smash this system
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Dan Roberts says voters are being kept in the dark about what Brexit could mean
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Jon Henley argues that Macron must prove pro-European politics is still relevant – and the stakes have never been higher
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George Monbiot says Jeremy Corbyn and Labour could defy expectations if they learn from the Bernie Sanders campaign
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A year of political upheaval has left many people feeling too tired to face another election
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Paul Mason says we must not swallow the idea that opposing the government is sabotage
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Nesrine Malik says fake news is being used to fuel the idea that political correctness is ruining British life
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Kehinde Andrews argues the British prime minister is a bigger unknown than the US president
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Randeep Ramesh says gorwing focus on race, sexuality and gender issues over class has forced mainstream politics into a transformation
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Tania Branigan says North Korea is not as irrational as it may seem
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Mhairi Black says the Tories’ system of benefit sanctions is designed to victimise the most vulnerable in society
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Hugh Muir says the government claims to be poor so it can avoid its moral duties
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Labour peer says the government must replace ‘gender neutral’ budgeting with economic policies that put women first
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Alex Hern says civil partnerships should be extended to mixed-sex couples
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Hanna Yusuf argues that women of colour miss out on critical acclaim because of the white men who set industry standards
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Jonathan Freedland says the essentials of democracy are being undermined by Trump’s administration
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Kathleen Kerridge says we should not judge a person’s need based on the size of their jeans
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Nesrine Malik says the left needs to overcome its narcissism of good behaviour
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Prof Dominic Johnson argues that atheists act on irrational and superstitious beliefs, whether they like it or not
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Kehinde Andrews says global inequality is not an accident – it is designed to keep the hierarchy of race intact
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Gary Younge says while Obama was not sufficient for America, the political system is unable to deliver what the country needs
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Libby Liburd says demonisation of single mothers runs through British society
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Joseph Harker says ethnic minorities deserve better representation in the media
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Catriona Watson argues we live in an ‘econocracy’
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Janet Murray asks why women still feel ashamed to talk about miscarriage
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Britain likes to think it doesn’t do fascism – we beat Hitler, after all. But, asks Rachel Shabi, are we complacent?
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Guardian columnist Natalie Nougayrède asks how France’s presidential election will play out across the country and Europe
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Steven W Thrasher asks how far Donald Trump has to go before people stop seeing him as ‘just another president’
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Owen Jones says the US must draw on its proud history of positive action to avoid a Trump victory
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The idea that all women want to be mothers is outdated and sexist, argues Julie Bindel
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Society sets the bar so high to become a ‘good immigrant’, argues writer Nikesh Shukla, that normal immigrants are demonised
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Across Britain, soldiers’ lives are at risk because they can’t find the right treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, says Matthew Green
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British values are not what won us the fragile freedoms we have today, argues Akala
Corbyn rekindled our imagination. We can now dare to hope – video