With her debut book, The Right to Sex, a 36-year-old Oxford don is dazzling everyone from Vogue to Prospect magazine. She discusses porn, gender dysphoria – and why her students are no snowflakesIf All Souls is one of the most inordinately beautiful co…
Bailiffs called in to at least 280,000 homes over council tax debt
Local authorities also asked for thousands of people’s benefits to be reduced to clear arrearsLocal authorities in England referred at least 280,000 households to bailiffs over council tax debt in the first year of the pandemic, and asked for more than…
NHS waiting lists could top 15 million in four years without major rise in capacity
Overspend of at least £5bn likely, says Nuffield Trust – but cabinet is deeply split over size of future funding settlementThe waiting list for NHS care in England could rise to 15 million people in the next four years without a significant increase in…
‘Thanks for your help, Sticky’: Michael Rosen on learning to walk again after Covid
His traumatic experience with coronavirus inspired the author’s new children’s book – about the ‘friend’ he leaned onIt was the tweet that let the world know Michael Rosen was back on form and on the mend. “My wheelchair days are over. Stick now. Stick…
Plans for 190 flats on London Latin Village site scrapped after protests
Developer abandons plan for site in Tottenham, which would have involved demolishing Seven Sisters Indoor MarketCampaigners trying to save London’s only surviving Latin market have claimed a victory after the developer behind a multimillion-pound resid…
The Guardian view on energy bills: a price hike that threatens millions | Editorial
Raising the cap on gas and electricity charges will have a societal impact across Britain – and a political one tooThe energy regulator Ofgem sounded apologetic as it announced another big rise in the industry’s price cap on Friday. It was right to do …
Vaccine policies that are ineffective and unethical | Letters
Prof Peter Ayton and Prof Mark Doel on how offering incentives to persuade the reluctant to get vaccinated could backfire, and Isaac Ohringer on why teenagers like him shouldn’t be vaccinated while older people worldwide are still at riskYou report tha…
‘Fake crying’ doesn’t mean a baby is lying | Letter
Behaviours such as ‘fake crying’ and hiding disliked food do not necessarily indicate an intention to deceive, says Anthony MarcelKathryn Hughes begins her review (28 July) of The Truth About Lies by Aja Raden thus: “At about the age of 18 months babie…
UK government spends more than £163,000 on union flags in two years
Purchases have increased across departments, revealing embrace of the flag under Boris JohnsonRobert Jenrick criticised BBC presenters for daring to gently mock the size of his, Grant Shapps has a little plastic replica one on his bookshelf, while Matt…
Labour’s preoccupation with ‘values’ is a basic political error | Alan Finlayson
Demands for change are the raw material of politics. Keir Starmer needs to start addressing themLabour leaders love to talk about values. Gordon Brown and Jeremy Corbyn both paid homage to what the latter called “shared majority British values”. Last m…