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I went to a festival in Kent – and had a revelation about human ingenuity

A piano wired to a tree might seem an unlikely crowd-puller. But in Ramsgate last weekend, an experimental musician reminded me how boundless creativity can be, writes Zoe Williams

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Why has university become such a scam?

Graduates are leaving with an average debt of £53,000 – while entry-level jobs plummet. It’s time for politicians to stop burying their heads in the sand, writes Zoe Williams

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Highs and lows of Keir Starmer’s time in office

Letters: Warren Brown lists some of the former PM’s achievements, but Stuart Finegan signals deep disappointment with his legacy

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I went to Ikea with my son – and was confronted with my parenting failures

The pre-university shop is the moment you find out how much domestic wisdom you’ve managed to impart. In my case, none, writes Zoe Williams

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Farewell Keir Starmer, a terrible politician whom we desperately wanted to be something more

‘U-turn’ doesn’t do justice to the myriad ways he found to break a pledge. Now the former PM is resigning as an MP, why did I have such high hopes? asks Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Why are prisons overcrowded? Because no government will stand up to the tabloids

Whatever happens to the early release scheme, Andy Burnham needs to consider the possibility that sentences are just too high, writes Zoe Williams

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Food has turned into a class war – and it’s ruined my appetite

More than half of what Brits eat is ultra-processed. Now we’re a nation of food snobs – with no ingredient safe from judgment, writes Zoe Williams

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Our climate is changing rapidly – and our politicians sound increasingly surreal

On a panel show last week, everyone in the audience wanted to talk about the climate emergency, but the lines rolled out by a Tory MP simply dissolved on contact with reality, writes Zoe Williams

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The bafflingly hard pain we feel when our children leave home for university

Letters: Doug Kessler says parenting is a form of continuous grieving from the time your kids are born. Plus a letter from Mark de Brunner

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I put myself in the prime minister’s shoes – and learned some uncomfortable lessons

On the political survival game everyone in Westminster’s playing, I discovered an unnerving reflection of our country’s atmosphere of mistrust, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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My son is leaving home for university – and my severe denial has surprised me

My cherished first-born will soon be off to start a big new phase of his life, shiny saucepans in tow. ‘Empty nesting’ implies this is as nature intended, but it’s knocked me for six, writes Zoe Williams

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Dr Zoe Williams shares the simple 'life-changing' exercise women can do every day in just a few minutes

Doing more exercise doesn't mean hours-long workouts, it can be as simple as one exercise a few times a day

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Good luck if you’re waiting for A-level results. Just don’t ask me what to do next

I’m all in favour of university – but I don’t have to pay the enormous fees, writes Zoe Williams

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Is Andy Burnham seriously about to tour Britain like some medieval monarch?

The ‘King of the North’ is on the march – or rather, on a bus. But maybe he’d be better off staying at home and thinking than heading out to press the flesh, writes Zoe Williams

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I knew Rod Liddle and hated what he became. He would have wanted me to say so

A man who prized blunt speaking has been selectively eulogised. There’s a balance between decency and honesty: I’m sad he caused such harm, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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I would never go on holiday to France and come back with a pig. But I’ll admit I was tempted

The animal was no bigger than a pug and, when you scratched it, lay on its side and snorted with joy, writes Zoe Williams. Who could ask for more?

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Does Andy Burnham really hate London? He wouldn’t be the only one

Both left and right have it in for Britain’s capital. But is London a stabby wasteland, a den of faceless bureaucrats, or just a mess of overprivileged wokerati, asks Zoe Williams

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Why has Christopher Nolan got rid of all the sex in The Odyssey?

It’s a bit of a mystery why it takes Odysseus so long to get home if he’s not shacking up with Calypso and others, writes Zoe Williams

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When it comes to predicting the future, why are TV writers better than politicians?

From BBC drama The Rapture on the climate crisis to Apple’s Criminal Record on the rise of the far right, culture often sees what politics fails to, writes Zoe Williams

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My stepmother compliments everything I do – and my ego is getting out of control

She praises me whether I’m heaving a plant pot into the air or pairing a phone to a Bluetooth speaker. It’s enough to make me start believing I am, in fact, quite magical, writes Zoe Williams

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A company in the UK offering rape testing kits faces widespread criticism – but shouldn’t we ask why it exists at all?

Sexual violence is hugely under-reported and cases rarely make it to court. These are the facts that should shock us, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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It’s the hope that kills you – so fingers crossed for Andy Burnham

World Cup victory for England next week could raise expectations the likely new prime minister can’t live up to, writes Zoe Williams

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Hide the teenagers and the toilet roll! Why does my estate agent want my house to look like nobody lives in it?

I’ve been asked to put away the dog bed – and even my shower gel. Surely prospective buyers should know that I’ll take all my mess with me when I leave, writes Zoe Williams

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My holiday from hell: I wanted to go zipwiring and eat chips. But my mum insisted we find the ‘real’ Mallorca

My sister and I were enjoying our all-inclusive getaway, but my mum hated forced fun and sitting by the pool. So we went off exploring in the searing heat. Our hike through the island’s building sites didn’t end well

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My handbag burst into flames – and I found a surprising bright side

It turns out my vaping habit is dangerous in more ways than one. But it could make me very popular in a survival scenario, writes Zoe Williams

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