YOU WONT BELIEVE: 3 - What They Never Told You

As Gaza’s children are bombed and starved, we watch – powerless. What is it doing to us as a society?

I thought we all believed in a collective responsibility towards children. This terrible conflict has made me question that, says Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2025

Modern parenting rejects abusive ways of punishing children. Will England listen?

Older relatives might roll their eyes at this generation’s approach, but it is overdue in a country where smacking is still legal, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025

The worst thing about the damaged Rothko is that it fuels the ban-kids-from-galleries debate

Yes, I’d be mortified if it was my son who’d scratched the £42m work. But talk of limiting access to great art is just wrongheaded, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2025

Ireland’s mother-and-baby homes are a stain on the Catholic church – but this latest refusal to atone is a new low

The reluctance of religious organisations to offer recompense for the lives ruined fits a pattern of denial and evasion, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2025

Despite Livia Tossici-Bolt’s conviction, the US is not finished with making abortion a UK culture war issue

We should all be worried that the rightwing organisation Alliance Defending Freedom has been increasing its activities in this country, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2025

New mums are being ‘strongly encouraged’ to take regular exercise and get more sleep. Hahahaha

New guidelines are well intentioned, but as parents of babies know, finding time to look after yourself is impossible, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025

I Want to Go Home But I’m Already There by Róisín Lanigan review – a housing crisis ghost story

London’s property market is the villain in this wry gothic novel for generation rent

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025

Culture warriors see not sick Britain, but a plague of ‘overdiagnosis’. How convenient

Instead of dismissing huge swaths of the population, how about a nuanced conversation about neurodivergence and mental health, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025

The tussle between two firms says a lot about the difficulty of getting your baby to sleep safely

Wildly differing views about cosleeping and products like baby pods abound online. I admire those who offer clear, sensible support, asks Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2025

Better mental health care around pregnancy exists – I’ve seen it. Why aren’t all women getting it?

The tragic loss of a mother of three highlights how widespread perinatal mental illness is – and that care is patchy and underfunded, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2025