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Why are the Tories intent on ruining Christmas?

Rightwing rivals to Rishi Sunak are promising to brief against him relentlessly over the holidays. Hold on tight for a cascade of nonsense, writes Zoe Williams

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Worried about naming your baby? Don’t be

Whether you settle on Mathilda, Deke or Ebenezer, it’s bound to be exactly the right name. My own son is living proof, writes Zoe Williams

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Margaret Thatcher is not a good role model – but not necessarily for the reasons you think

Keir Starmer is just the latest politician to invoke the former Tory prime minister, even though her essential message was that society was for losers, writes Zoe Williams

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First Thing: Henry Kissinger, US foreign policy giant, dies aged 100

Former secretary of state under Richard Nixon became one of the most prominent and controversial figures of US foreign policy in the 20th century. Plus, what’s happening on the first day of Cop28

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The royals may easily dismiss Harry and Meghan, but these charges of racism will linger for ever

Look past the sniping and family rivalries, and a new book from biographer Omid Scobie paints a deeply disturbing picture, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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It’s no surprise middle-class shoplifting is on the rise – no one ever checks my bag

Classism and other assumptions mean that whenever I have an unidentified item in the bagging area, the assistant will wave it through, writes Zoe Williams

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Why are people so self-righteous at Christmas?

We’re always being told that our festive drinks or feasts come at a cost. It’s just another way for people to feel superior, writes Zoe Williams

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What does the Covid inquiry really tell us? If another pandemic arrived tomorrow, nothing would be better

The argument for holding an inquiry is sound, but the really depressing thing is that none of those elected have learned a thing, says Zoe Williams

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Suella Braverman’s letter to Rishi Sunak is a key contribution to a hilarious new Tory genre

Their cod legalese and baffling histrionics have us rolling in the aisles – but what are these wacky no-confidence letters trying to distract us from?, asks Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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The problem with tech bro philanthropy

They claim altruistic motives, but billionaires’ favoured brand of do-gooding, which allows no scrutiny or pluralism, is worse than unhelpful, writes Zoe Williams

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Rejoice at this U-turn over rail ticket office closures – whatever the reasons for it

I would love it if Mark Harper’s about-face was a response to public opinion. But there were subtler political forces involved, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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You know that book everyone raves about? Just give in and read it!

There’s no virtue in avoiding something simply because it’s popular. And yes, it has taken me a year to tackle the latest Barbara Kingsolver, writes Zoe Williams

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Why is Elon Musk attacking Wikipedia? Because its very existence offends him

The X owner has no time for a democratic experiment dedicated to knowledge. He would rather yell puerile ‘jokes’ into the ether, writes Zoe Williams

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After 13 years of Tory law and order, there has never been a better time to be a criminal

Ministers won’t accept their failure on crime. But when M&S hires former cops to guard its steaks, that failure is plain to see, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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What keeps couples warm in winter? The battle over the thermostat

The UK has suddenly gone from summer heat to shivering cold and across the land the annual arguments have begun, writes Zoe Williams

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Madonna, Pamela Anderson and I agree – take your idea of how a woman should look, and shove it

A woman in the public eye will be judged by an ever-changing standard: too strident, too provocative, too predatory, too thin, too fat, too muscly and very soon too old. The only dignified answer? Smash the patriarchy, writes Zoe Williams

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We’re ready to rip up our flag-waving Labour membership cards

Letters: Readers respond to Zoe Williams’s article about the redesign of the card, which now includes the union jack and the words ‘country first’ on one side

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Keir Starmer’s conference speech: has he done enough to win the general election?

Our panel weighs in on whether the Labour leader will have won over the doubters

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I will never leave Labour – but my new membership card makes me uneasy

There is now a union flag on one side, and a call to put ‘country first’ on the other. Does this really give anyone a lovely, warm, modern vibe, asks Zoe Williams

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London’s Vagina Museum to reopen after surpassing fundraising goal

World’s first museum devoted to the female organ moves to bigger premises after more than 2,500 people donated

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Competitive, warm and conservative: what exactly makes someone a dog person?

Not sure why you love hanging out with your canine buddy so much? Here are the qualities in dogs – and you – that help explain it

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Rishi Sunak is really, really rich. Will it hurt his electoral chances?

Heating his personal pool during a cost of living crisis? Donating millions to elite schools? The PM is banking on us filing this all apathetically under ‘stuff rich people do’, writes Zoe Williams

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What the latest Meghan story tells us about the culture wars

The Duchess of Sussex for California senator? Now where could they possibly have got that idea, asks Zoe Williams

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A list of the UK’s top podcasts poses the question: what is it with all the bros?

The format was made a phenomenon by women, but now you can hardly hear them – unless they’re discussing their husbands, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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‘I could see Carrie Johnson wearing this’: tales from my brutal wardrobe detox

A friend’s harsh criticisms of my moth-eaten jumpers had me throwing things out faster than she could say: ‘Why don’t you have any normal clothes?’, writes Zoe Williams

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