EXPLAINED: 7 | Vintage Vibes

We are addicted to prisons, but our crumbling probation service proves they don’t work

The current system is unable to quench the public thirst for locking people up – and certainly doesn’t ensure proper care once they are released, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16

The right’s scrounger rhetoric dominates the benefits debate. Labour must fight back – and win

The prime minister has a once-in-a-generation chance to reintroduce fairness to the system. He has to seize the moment, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16

Catch a bully by its horns: How India can turn the latest round of US visa curbs affecting Indian techies to its advantage

Visa restrictions imposed by the US on Indian IT companies may impact individuals working on temporary visas. Many Indian workers may now have to return to India due to these restrictions. Despite these challenges, returnees present opportunities for India in emerging technologies and industries. Additionally, India's relationship with the US…

The Economic Times · Oct 15

The Guardian view on Stormont: voters in Northern Ireland deserve more than an endless cycle of dysfunction

Editorial: After the executive’s failure to set a budget, and renewed culture war confrontations, faith in Stormont’s ability to act in the common good is evaporating

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

The Guardian view on food security: we have just-in-time, we need just-in-case

Editorial: Experts are warning that the UK is unprepared for crises. A refrigerator cyber-attack scare in France is the latest reminder of the risks

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

One week a year I escape my ‘real’ life as broke standup comic – and travel back to medieval times

Live action role play, or Larping, allows me to straddle two worlds with fellow weirdos – and enter a realm where death can be reversed and I’m a cashed-up bureaucrat

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15

Trump should fear the BBC. Instead he’s picked a fight – and he seems to be losing

The president is used to bullying his media targets. The quagmire that is his libel actions shows the broadcaster is working to a different script, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

Can Lena Dunham’s new Girls do for 40-year-olds what she did for 23-year-olds? I know it can

I was in my early 20s when the classic series debuted and I recognised so much in it. I can’t wait to see how the reboot takes on a new stage of life, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

The global economy is muddling through against the odds. But a storm is coming

Finance ministers gathering for the IMF annual meeting know the need for multilateral cooperation to deal with many crises. There is little chance of that, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

How Gaza changed Europe, exposing cracks that grow bigger by the week

Solidarity with Palestine’s suffering is punished but MEPs allow a witch-hunt of European Muslims, says Brussels-based commentator Shada Islam

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15