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The fight at the heart of the German election is simmering everywhere

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Say it loud: this is fascism – and we must all resist it

Letters: We must guard against the ‘bystander effect’ when we encounter creeping fascism, writes Dr Caroline Vincent. Plus letters from Paul Goldreich, Russell Simpson and Robin Shohet

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James Murdoch has spilled the beans, and the reality is more miserable than we – or Succession – ever imagined

From the psychological torture to the inexorable rightward drift of the family business, it’s not much fun being a Murdoch, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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What I learned from a lovely woman on a packed ward in hospital

Healthy people are being forced to stay in hospital because of a lack of social care – and it’s an indictment of our current system, writes Zoe Williams

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The new world order is exactly what it looks like. Are we too frozen with fear to name it?

The truth is paralysing. But after JD Vance met the far-right leader Alice Weidel in Germany, it is time to be clear about what we are seeing, writes Zoe Williams

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Who wants to look a million dollars, these days?

There was a time when being a millionaire represented fantastical, unimaginable wealth – but our language needs an update, writes Zoe Williams

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Trump is driving political debate to ever new lows. The left must hold on to its values

Even his most ridiculous executive orders have an ugly effect on politics around the world. We can’t just ignore the US president. But nor can we succumb to the momentum of the right, writes Zoe Williams

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The idea of ‘welfare’ has lost all meaning. Just look at the cruel state of women’s prisons

A new report says there’s a ‘basic lack of decency’ in England’s jails. It’s a motif repeated across a nation stripped to the bone, says columnist Zoe Williams

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Who started the culture war between cyclists and drivers?

I’ve never actually met a cyclist who wants to be part of this battle, writes Zoe Williams. So what is behind this bizarre and stubborn standoff?

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Bridget Jones is a welcome reminder of a much more comfortable era

She worried about her drinking, smoking and weight – but there was never any doubt she would have a job and be able to pay her rent. It’s a very different world for gen Z, writes Zoe Williams

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Accept that tube seat graciously, Zoe

Letter: If someone is rebuffed, they may not offer a second time, writes Barbara Foster

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A stranger offered me a seat on public transport – and it’s thrown me into crisis

Is my 51 years of age now old? Did he think I was pregnant? Or was I just staring at him too much, asks Zoe Williams

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The term ‘Blairite’ is meaningless. So why do people continue to use it?

Given that not even Tony Blair would be a Blairite now, it’s probably time to retire it, writes Zoe Williams

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What’s the point of Davos when even the rich are fed up with the super-rich?

Rachel Reeves told the elites gathered in Switzerland she was relaxed about ‘wealth creation’. She’s in the minority on that, says columnist Zoe Williams

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DIY swabs put justice at risk for survivors of rape

Letters: Tana Adkin KC says people are better served by sexual assault referral centres than by DIY swabs, while Dorothea Scales writes about the importance of consent training

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Braverman, Truss and Fox – we have sent the worst of British public life to Trump’s inauguration

Keir Starmer didn’t make the cut for the guest list in Washington DC. But given the company, he shouldn’t sweat it, writes Zoe Williams

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When kids set their parents’ screen time rules: ‘I hit my limit before I even get out of bed’

Would six-year-old Malakhi be strict? Could the grownups give up their phones? Three writers let their children set the rules

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Keeping Gaie Delap in jail is a travesty of justice

Letters: Readers respond to the recall to prison of a 78-year-old woman who was convicted of causing a public nuisance in a protest on the M25

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Why I have finally quit Facebook (it’s not just about fact-checking)

For years I’ve overlooked the many good reasons for leaving the social media platform. But now there is no other choice, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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DIY rape kits at universities are a welcome sea change – but they can only offer a hologram of justice

As the police continue to fail rape victims, it’s no wonder students are looking elsewhere to report what has happened to them. These initiatives won’t change our broken legal system though, writes Zoe Williams

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This 77-year-old climate activist should never have been jailed – and now faces a Kafkaesque struggle to get out

A failure of justice, and draconian Tory law, put Gaie Delap in prison. A failure of government is keeping her there, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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I know how to fix new year’s resolutions – and it could change everything

Resolutions are undeniably terrible when we make them for ourselves. But what about if we began making them for each other, asks Zoe Williams

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Elon Musk loves to provoke – and Nigel Farage is his latest victim

The world’s richest man won’t be satisfied until all the politicians in his pocket have submitted to his dictatorial whims, writes Zoe Williams

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Romcoms are clearly fantasy – but divorce sequels aren’t the answer

Who wants to see the Notting Hill follow-up where it all falls apart? Not me – I’d rather recover my faith in the possibility of love, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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The ‘quad-demic’ is here – and with it I have become a disease detective

Anytime anyone tells me they are ill, I now launch endless inquisitions about their symptoms, writes Zoe Williams. Why do I care so much?

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