Opinions from the Independent newspaper

• Like Natalie Portman, I've also had an older man like Moby 'creeping' on me – maybe he thought we were dating too? 23/05/2019
  If I was to deny we were in a relationship, would he accuse me of 'misrepresenting the truth'? Maybe. Probably
• Political reality has made the Lib Dems the Remain party, and brought a new Brexit referendum closer 23/05/2019
  The campaign for a second vote on leaving the EU has galvanised millions – now let's bring that energy to the ballot box
• Spare your tears for Theresa May – she doesn't deserve an ounce of sympathy 23/05/2019
  She is surely the worst prime minister in British political history, rivalled only by her predecessor. The tradition of writing the legacy of departing leaders needs to end now
• Modi's election win is a victory for far right Hindu nationalism – India's secular democracy is under threat 23/05/2019
  The BJP and Modi have won not in spite of the divisive politics they espouse but precisely because of it. This result will be terrifying for the Muslim community
• Brexit pits young against old through the corruption of 'traditional values'. But there is a way to reverse the damage 23/05/2019
  There is a genuine desire, across generations, to create a society which reflects the best parts of some of those old fashioned moral principles. Working together is the only way to achieve that

Opinions from the Guardian newspaper

• Raqqa is in ruins like a modern Dresden. This is not 'precision bombing' 23/05/2019
  Thousands of Syrians are dead and their city devastated. How dare the US, UK and French militaries speak of ‘surgical strikes’?From Kosovo to Iraq and Syria, the US and its military allies have for years told a tale of “precision bombing” and “surgical strikes”. It was a lie then and it’s a lie now. When huge numbers of bombs and missiles are unleashed on de […]
  Kate Allen
• The suffering caused by austerity helped fuel Brexit – and will only get worse | Frances Ryan 23/05/2019
  Leaving the EU will make life worse for poor and disabled people – but the anger that led to the vote must be addressedUnless austerity ends, the UK’s poorest people face lives that are “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”. That was the finding on Wednesday from Philip Alston, the UN rapporteur on extreme poverty, who warned worse could be yet to come […]
  Frances Ryan
• It’s hard to imagine. But could this really be the end for the Tories? | Polly Toynbee 23/05/2019
  In its Brexit delirium, the party is tearing itself apart on an election day, its voters rampaging off into the Farage wildwoodsWelcome to an extraordinarily bizarre election day. Pause on the way to the polling station to wonder at the astounding mayhem within our “ruling” party, soliciting votes even while wrenching its leader from Downing Street. We may b […]
  Polly Toynbee
• An ambassador for human rights won’t convince the world that Britain cares | David Wearing 23/05/2019
  The creation of this post is pure self-delusion, and doesn’t change the UK’s dire record in Yemen, India, Iraq …The foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has created a new role of ambassador for human rights, which, according to a Foreign Office statement, “demonstrates the UK’s commitment to defending human rights globally”. Plainly it does nothing of the sort. Wha […]
  David Wearing
• We recognise racism on the football pitch. Why do we fail to see it in the workplace? | Nels Abbey 23/05/2019
  The ‘90-minute racists’ dominate our headlines. Meanwhile millions of people suffer all week, every weekYou could be forgiven for thinking Britain is “racism-free” beyond our football terraces. Our national sport grabs almost all the headlines when it comes to reporting on discrimination.Though the racist outbursts against star players over 90 minutes attrac […]
  Nels Abbey