Columnists

Six of the most shocking things that happened this summer

From unwanted kisses to unintended overhearings, it's all kicking off in the news

Shane Watson
Exploitative vets make me mad – start putting our pets before your profit

Just because a vet can do something doesn’t mean they should; and that includes allowing an animal in pain to linger on needlessly

Judith Woods
The Tories can’t afford to capitulate to the trans cult

With a Labour victory on the horizon, this is the last chance to enshrine protection for millions of impressionable youngsters

Allison Pearson
The shoplifting epidemic is a sign that Britain is on the verge of anarchy

Michael Deacon
Don’t blame Meghan for going out without Harry – midlife men are happy to be left at home

Michael Deacon
The day I met Mohamed al-Fayed – his staff did warn me he’d want to make me his wife

Sophia Money-Coutts
Martha Mills’s death should be a turning point for Britain – we can no longer trust the NHS

Allison Pearson

Allison Pearson

Bryony Gordon

Our over-reliance on technology is causing us to regress as a species

Bryony Gordon 4 Sep 2023, 7:00am
Women don’t sunbathe topless to be sexy – we do it to be free

Bryony Gordon 28 Aug 2023, 7:00am
Trying to bag Taylor Swift tickets was even harder than going to rehab

Bryony Gordon 17 Jul 2023, 11:00am
I was nearly killed by an e-bike – this dangerous fad has to be stopped

Bryony Gordon 19 Jun 2023, 7:00am

Judith Woods

Celia Walden

Suzanne Moore

Even private chats can get you cancelled by gender ideologues

Suzanne Moore 5 Sep 2023, 7:00am
Talking to Michael Parkinson would be too risky for today’s celebrities

Suzanne Moore 22 Aug 2023, 5:00am
Helen Skelton’s honesty about the reality of being a working mother should be applauded

Suzanne Moore 15 Aug 2023, 7:00am
The shamelessness of Liz Truss’s honours list makes a mockery of our entire political system

Suzanne Moore 8 Aug 2023, 7:00am

Zoe Strimpel

Theresa May’s diagnosis of the UK’s woes is totally misguided

Rather than corruption, Parliament is troubled by poor quality politicians unable to form a coherent vision and policies

Zoe Strimpel 3 Sep 2023, 6:00am
Another Remainer fantasy has been quashed

Zoe Strimpel 2 Sep 2023, 7:00pm
Women will soon be the equal of men at chess – if they are allowed to

Zoe Strimpel 27 Aug 2023, 9:00am
Nanny doesn’t know best. Stop stigmatising bottle-feeding mothers

Zoe Strimpel 26 Aug 2023, 4:29pm

Michael Deacon

The shoplifting epidemic is a sign that Britain is on the verge of anarchy

Overwhelmingly, the people behind this aren’t stealing to survive; they’re members of highly organised gangs – and staff are terrified

Michael Deacon 7 Sep 2023, 8:00am
Don’t blame Meghan for going out without Harry – midlife men are happy to be left at home

Michael Deacon 6 Sep 2023, 7:00pm
Danny Cipriani had sex with three women a day. It must have been hell

Michael Deacon 5 Sep 2023, 7:00am
The real lesson from the RSPB’s anti-Tory outburst

Michael Deacon 2 Sep 2023, 7:00am