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Male bonds develop one way, female friendships another. Should we stop trying to make men more like women?

The strong and silent masculine image is often derided, but why? Perhaps companionship via trains, golf or a quiet drink is enough, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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The best way to get round a difficult problem? Do nothing about it

An idling brain suddenly seems able to join the dots, says the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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2025 was the year Lily Allen weaponised female rage

What says anger like the ultimate break-up album?

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My lesson from 2025: Reform is much more vulnerable than it appears

The party’s astonishingly speedy growth disguised shallow roots – and its success has brought a level of scrutiny for which it simply isn’t ready, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Gen Z know the social contract is broken. It’ll take more than youth clubs and StarmerTok to reach them

Labour’s £500m national youth strategy has some positives, but real change must start by tackling the root causes of unhappiness, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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When a chatbot’s advice is a matter of life or death, how can we leave AI to the free market wild west?

As suicides in the US are blamed on ChatGPT and UK teenagers turn to it for mental health advice, we need clear rules – and we the people must set them, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Give credit where it’s due: Labour is finally doing things its supporters actually want

From tackling child poverty to being honest about Brexit, the party seems to have recognised the growing electoral threat to its left, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Juries make baffling, flawed, human decisions. That’s why we must keep them

David Lammy’s plans for justice on the cheap risk cutting the public out of the legal system – which will only hit confidence even more, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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An uncomfortable truth for our leaders: there’s a limit to how ‘human’ we want you to be

Bleary-eyed in pyjamas in a new film, Jacinda Ardern’s pleas for compassion are hard to ignore. But in real crises, the fallibility of politicians can be terrifying, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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This is modern Britain – where a princess pleading for children’s rights seems almost radical

It is uncomfortable to watch royals appealing to the nation’s best instincts while an elected government feels compelled to chase our worst, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Wes Streeting’s gamble with the NHS is greater than any play for Downing Street

The health secretary has embarked on a high-stakes reorganisation. It could be a model for rebuilding public services – or a nail in his and Labour’s coffin, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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What happens if the Greens overtake Labour in the polls? All bets are off

They may lack Labour’s party machine, but Zack Polanski’s burgeoning popularity could have seismic consequences for British politics, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Meet gen X: middle-aged, enraged and radicalised by internet bile

Who is driving the populist insurgency? It’s not grumpy pensioners or vulnerable teenagers – it’s my generation, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Lily Allen’s new album shows the pain behind the ‘cool girl’ myth – that’s why women are obsessed with it

The singer’s lyrics about an open marriage gone sour resonate with many women her age. They’re sick of pretending to be fine with relationships that are not, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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This hotels saga isn’t really about asylum seekers: it’s a window on to a far bigger scandal

A blistering new report tells a tale of billions wasted and vulnerable people left traumatised, while companies profit from a blundering state, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Grooming gang survivors risk becoming pawns in a political game that is no place for vulnerable people

The chaos surrounding the inquiry stands as a warning: this is what happens when collapsing trust in public institutions, combined with point scoring, leads to paralysis, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Millennial dads are experiencing something mums have known for a long time

Men want to be active, engaged parents, but many are being torn apart by the competing demands of family and work, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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‘Did two Brits spy for China?’ is one question. ‘Can any UK PM really stand up to China?’ is an even bigger one

It’s Keir Starmer’s turn to muddle through a problem that none of his predecessors solved: can his cash-poor nation afford to offend a superpower?, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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What a £5 coffee (or a £100 Pizza Express) tells us about a changing Britain

For many Gen Xers, it feels like we’re sliding back towards the land of our childhoods: where eating out was for special occasions, and Thermoses were king, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Now we know what patriotism means to Shabana Mahmood – can she harness that to unite rather than divide us?

The home secretary is wrestling the debate back towards integration and belonging, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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The case against digital ID cards: imagine how a Reform government could use them

The civil liberties argument against giving the state more power over our lives becomes more urgent by the day – just look to Trump’s America, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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It’s over and out (again) for Mandelson, but how many political lives does Starmer have left?

The PM’s decision to stand by Mandelson has done the unthinkable: united a fractured Labour party, in collective rage, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Keir Starmer may be the judge of Angela Rayner’s fate – but the public is the jury

If there is any ambiguity over the verdict, then the deputy prime minister’s future will depend on voters’ feelings towards her, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Blame migrants, or blame the rich? That’s the populist divide in Britain’s politics now

Taxing the ultra-rich may be a vote winner, but it’s just as important to shift the conversation away from Reform’s immigration doom loop, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Taylor Swift: engaged, mummy-tracked and doomed to tradwifedom? You really haven’t been listening

Critics say marriage will kill her creativity. Not likely for an artist who’s made billions from songs about redefining women’s limits, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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