menu_open Columnists

iNews
We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Rachel Reeves is now doomed

Rachel Reeves is now doomed

The Government is locked in a doom loop and destroying its own credibility. Within hours of apologising to Wes Streeting for the briefing against...

yesterday 9

iNews

Adam Boulton

The reason you can never tell if someone is lying to you

The reason you can never tell if someone is lying to you

Last week saw the finale of Celebrity Traitors and I, like most of the nation was hooked. (Justice for Joe!) I confess, I am a late comer to the...

previous day 4

iNews

Kate Lister

Should council tax be abolished? A renter, estate agent and politics expert respond

Should council tax be abolished? A renter, estate agent and politics expert respond

Council tax is a vital part of local government funding in the UK, providing revenue for services such as waste collection, social care, and...

previous day 4

iNews

The I Paper Team

Trump is bullying the BBC – and we’re letting him

Trump is bullying the BBC – and we’re letting him

At times like these, when the world is in uproar and we are assailed by opinion on all sides, you can generally rely on George Orwell to provide a...

wednesday 3

iNews

Simon Kelner

I have always backed Starmer – until now

I have always backed Starmer – until now

A week is a long time in politics. If you’d asked me a week ago whether Sir Keir Starmer should remain as Prime Minister, I would have insisted...

wednesday 2

iNews

Ian Dunt

Wes Streeting has just proven he is everything Keir Starmer is not

Wes Streeting has just proven he is everything Keir Starmer is not

The story so far. On Tuesday night, someone in No 10 began briefing lobby correspondents at multiple outlets that the Prime Minister’s allies stood...

wednesday 3

iNews

Jonn Elledge

Keir Starmer is now weaker than ever

Keir Starmer is now weaker than ever

What a mess. In the space of 24 hours, Sir Keir Starmer has doubled his chances of being ousted by his party – and all at the hands of his closest...

wednesday 1

iNews

Kitty Donaldson

Trump looks intent on ruining the BBC – and he could do it

Trump looks intent on ruining the BBC – and he could do it

So frequent are the rows and scandals afflicting the world’s leading public broadcaster that some of its staff like to embrace dark humour,...

wednesday 7

iNews

Ian Burrell

No mum should be seen dead at a hen do - even Adam Peaty's

No mum should be seen dead at a hen do - even Adam Peaty's

I’ve been to more than a few hen parties in my time. I’ve done the tried-and-tested EasyJet circuit between London and Berlin, Croatia and Krakow...

wednesday 4

iNews

Zing Tsjeng

My son is hitting puberty, I'm in perimenopause – and my husband wants to move out

My son is hitting puberty, I'm in perimenopause – and my husband wants to move out

Our house feels a bit like a hormonal greenhouse just now. My 12-year-old son is edging into puberty, I’m in perimenopause, and my poor husband’s...

wednesday 5

iNews

Dr Punam Krishan

A good retirement is working past 80 and no cruises - no, really

A good retirement is working past 80 and no cruises - no, really

Retirement is billed as something to look forward to – a time to relax, travel and do as you please after years of working hard. For many,...

11.11.2025 10

iNews

Hamish Mcrae

Don't let them fool you, the impartiality police don't care about the BBC

Don't let them fool you, the impartiality police don't care about the BBC

It was only a matter of time. After a series of high-profile controversies and a concerted campaign of attacks by the right-wing press, somebody...

11.11.2025 1

iNews

Ben Kentish

Trump is getting one thing right on vaccines

Trump is getting one thing right on vaccines

Donald Trump’s wrecking-ball style of politics has been causing chaos in healthcare, just as in other areas of domestic and foreign policy. In his...

11.11.2025 3

iNews

Clare Wilson

Andrew's new name is proof - he's as common as the rest of us

Andrew's new name is proof - he's as common as the rest of us

You can imagine the scene. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly a prince, wakes to the news that there’s been an update from Buckingham Palace...

11.11.2025 7

iNews

Rebecca Reid

The mistaken prisoner release exposes a crisis far bigger than Labour ineptitude

The mistaken prisoner release exposes a crisis far bigger than Labour ineptitude

Sir Keir Starmer says he is “angry and frustrated” over mistaken release from prison of crooks such as sex offenders and fraudsters. His deputy,...

10.11.2025 4

iNews

Ian Birrell

I've seen the BBC up close - to save its future, it needs new blood

I've seen the BBC up close - to save its future, it needs new blood

The BBC has been plunged into turmoil following two major resignations. Diehard defenders of the BBC blame a cabal of right-wing media and a board...

10.11.2025 1

iNews

Anne Mcelvoy

My whole life is now a fight not to become old before my time

My whole life is now a fight not to become old before my time

I was “born 35” as my mum’s best friend used to say when she saw me get down from the kitchen table with a sigh of satisfaction after completing...

10.11.2025 2

iNews

Lucy Mangan

The BBC is being sucked into the abyss of Trump's culture wars

The BBC is being sucked into the abyss of Trump's culture wars

This week, the BBC should be basking in the glory of Celebrity Traitors. Once again, the corporation demonstrated its unique ability to bring the...

10.11.2025 1

iNews

Adam Boulton

Is this the end for the BBC licence fee? The i Paper experts' verdicts

Is this the end for the BBC licence fee? The i Paper experts' verdicts

Two senior BBC bosses – director-general Tim Davie and CEO of news Deborah Turness – have resigned following accusations of bias within the...

10.11.2025 1

iNews

The I Paper Team