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How are graduates who move abroad getting away with not paying off their...
As the student loan repayment threshold falls, we speak to some of the estimated 14,000 students living abroad and defaulting on student loans. As the government throws out a petition by UK students...
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How Ray Parlour straddled a culture clash in English football
Although he won three Premier League titles and four FA Cups with Arsenal, Ray Parlour was capped only ten times for England. With 20 minutes of the 2002 FA Cup final remaining, Arsenal’s Sylvain...
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The murder of Jo Cox is rallying Remain – but score political points at your...
The makeshift memorial in Parliament Square was scattered with messages, and not just from the Remain side. Oli Coulson is 18, and an EU referendum campaigner in Cumbria. On Thursday, when he heard...
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Pinocchio watch: the Ukip MP Douglas Carswell and Tory minister Penny...
A Hungarian government spokesperson demands an apology. Douglas Carswell, the Ukip MP for Clacton, is proving what everybody already knows about the EU debate - that the truth is irrelevant. Tweeting...
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I suspect I'm a freak, but I feel emotional about the European Union
Ode to joy. It’s not often I find myself feeling a deep emotional bond with Jeremy Clarkson, but this referendum has made all sorts of strange bedfellows, I suppose. Over the weekend, the late...
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What happened to the rifle emoji?
Two new winter sports emoji were shot down at the last minute, seemingly because they included images of guns. Should there be a rifle emoji? According to an investigation released by BuzzFeed news...
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Nissan to take legal action against the Vote Leave campaign
In a letter to staff obtained by the New Statesman, the car manufacturer takes issue with the use of logos and quotations on pro-Brexit campaign literature.*/ Nissan has decided to take legal action...
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MPs pay tribute to Jo Cox: "She understood that rhetoric had consequences"
Some MPs wiped away tears as speakers paid tribute to a "humanitarian to the core". White roses flickered on lapels in the House of Commons today as MPs stood one by one to pay tribute to Jo Cox, who...
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A buy-one-get-one-free can destroy your life
I rarely give any sort of present to anybody, because I am traumatised by the memory of the terrible damage a poorly thought-out present can cause. I know someone who is very good at giving presents....
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Understanding anxiety – my inside view of a debilitating disorder and how to...
Following a number of recent anxiety attacks, I set out to learn why this happens to me. As I stepped out of the office one evening after a routine day at work, I found myself glued to the floor. Legs...
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Who will win the EU referendum?
Polls, betting odds and markets all predict a win for Remain – but a narrow one. On Thursday 23 June, Britain goes to the polls to answer the question “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of...
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Theories abound as the Mail on Sunday backs Remain and the right-wing press...
The Mail on Sunday and The Times want In. The Sun, The Sunday Times and The Sunday Telegraph want Out. Just when you thought the issue of Britain's EU membership had no one left to divide, the...
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Jeremy Corbyn warns he won't "take blame" if Brexit happens
Labour leader says he won't be responsible for "people's decision" and that "there may well be a Leave vote". Jeremy Corbyn is not a secret Brexiter. His performance on tonight's Sky News Q&A,...
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Remain leads on a knife edge: The latest EU poll dissected
Scaremongering works, apparently. That’s according to a new poll of hard-to-reach voters on the upcoming EU referendum. Of the 1,632 voters polled by NatCen Social Research, 53 per cent backed...
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If anyone wants to be PM after Brexit, they're insane
Voters already prefer blaming politicians to consulting experts. That isn't going to change. Leave campaigner Michael Gove has ruled out running for Tory leader. He is wise. If we vote for Brexit, and...
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Are the Brexiteers losing?
The latest polls appear to show movement to Remain, but the picture is complex. The headline on my blog three weeks ago applies once more: “Remain is still ahead. Probably”. The two latest polls both...
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The culture that enabled Clement Freud’s abuse is not yet defeated
As a young Liberal activist, I learned that consent meant little to many powerful men. We are improving, but there is still far to go. No one in the Liberal Party had the slightest idea, until...
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As storm clouds gather over the Hovel and Europe, I ask myself: what would...
Lord, has the political sky been foul lately. I write with my shirt undone, sweltering, half cut after luncheon, in damp and wrinkled linen, while outside the thunder rumbles and the raindrops, as...
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Wetherspoon's boss wants a Brexit debate but his customers can't even vote
A beer man’s fight for democracy falls flat. Tim Martin, the boss of pub chain Wetherspoon, cares a lot about the EU referendum. An outspoken Brexiteer, he has printed beer mats criticising the...
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SRSLY #48: Netrunner with Alex Hern
Caroline is joined for this special episode of the pop culture podcast by Alex Hern, tech reporter at the Guardian, who tells us all about why he is very, very serious about the living card game...
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