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I understand climate scientists’ despair – but stubborn optimism may be our only hope
Christiana Figueres
It’s wall-to-wall lesbians out there! But the sudden acceptance of queerness is slightly complicated
Rebecca Shaw
It feels like queer women are suddenly everywhere in the arts and in entertainment but we’ve always been there, making music and breaking down barriers
Keir Starmer should be embracing the Tories’ disgruntled voters – not their turncoat MPs
Polly Toynbee
Drake v Kendrick Lamar’s rap beef has turned very ugly – who is benefiting from such a spectacle?
Nels Abbey
It’s as if misogyny was the vice that dared not speak its name at the Garrick. That cloud has now lifted
Simon Jenkins
The culture warriors have come for the National Trust. This is how we take them on – and win
Celia Richardson
As Germany’s postwar constitution turns 75, threats to its democracy are looming
John Kampfner
If Keir Starmer isn’t careful, Gaza could do for him what the Iraq war did for Blair
Martin Kettle
I weep for the corals, but what I saw on the Great Barrier Reef gives me hope
Kerrie Foxwell-Norton
Natalie Elphicke is a hard-right Tory. Her defection sums up Labour’s contempt for progressive voters
Owen Jones
Those calling for higher interest rates in Australia should be careful of what they wish for
