Britain let predators abuse thousands of girls—because they were poor, vulnerable, and "trouble." Race was part of it. But class, misogyny, and institutional cowardice were just as deadly. My column. #Rotherham #CaseyReport bit.ly/4e7edpH

The V&A’s spectacular new outpost is part museum, part IKEA warehouse, part Generation Game. Tristram Hunt takes me round his Aladdin’s cave and tells me about using forklifts to democratise design #VAEast bit.ly/4kJsE5b

Reeves' tax hikes aim to fund fairness - but the unintended fallout is hitting jobs and growth. Policy goals don't mean much if the outcomes undermine them. #UKEconomy #TaxPolicy bit.ly/43E8L8N

Child on child sexual abuse is starting at primary school. By thirteen, Soma Sara of Everyone's Invited tells me, it's too late to start educating children about how to behave with each other. bit.ly/4iuYguT

He's the journalist who tracked down Alexei Navalny's poisoners, identified the Salisbury agents and exposed the spies convicted in the UK this month. Christo Grozev tells me how he became Putin's public enemy No.1. bit.ly/4izMO0U

The disabled desperately need help to make their lives not merely bearable but fulfilling. What they don’t need is their neighbours gaming the system to put a gleaming new BMW in the driveway. My column on Motability. bit.ly/4ihV9pS

We're proud to be highlighted by @alicettimes.bsky.social emphasising the critical need for #WorkExperience and #CareersAdvice to improve youth employment. Our work demystifies the workplace, helping young people gain the confidence and skills to pursue their career aspirations. bit.ly/3DDNqTZ

What we must do to save Gen Z from a world of carrot chopping ASMR videos. My column. bit.ly/3DDNqTZ

If you need a break from politics and war may I recommend this beautiful piece on British trees by @alicettimes.bsky.social - good for the soul.

Why Anora is the antidote to violent, degrading, porn. My column. bit.ly/4ioHugo

'A lot of political engagement with culture these days is a bit scoldy, a bit fingerwaggy'. Grayson Perry joined me Tom Holland, Margaret Casely-Hayford, and Simon Sebag Montefiore for the Times British Museum debate. Listen tonight at 7pm on @listentotimesradio.bsky.social bit.ly/4hc1l1u

'There is no safe way to strangle someone'. Baroness Bertin tells me why she wants to ban abusive, harmful, violent pornography. bit.ly/3Xnn9jE

Powerful piece by @alicettimes.bsky.social in @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

As a parent of Gen Z, this @alicettimes.bsky.social really resonates. We thought technology would bond young people closer together but, in so many unanticipated ways, it has often done the opposite www.thetimes.com/article/92b3...

Excel piece surrogacy @alicettimes.bsky.social tinyurl.com/y8bsx334. Friend suffered gruelling cancer treatment & unable to have own child. Generous, altruistic surrogate offered opport to have own baby. Can't deny women chance to have family, need to ensure UK surrogacy isn't banned & clarify laws

New policing unit is needed to monitor “lonely” and “autistic” boys obsessed with violence , independent reviewer of terrorism legislation told @thetimes.com Crime and Justice Commission @mattdathan.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

He frequently failed at school, so how did the ‘weirdo’ teenager #BillGates go on to found #Microsoft and become a billionaire by 31? He talks to @alicettimes.bsky.social about his memoir, #SourceCode. ✅ Bill Gates: Trump, Musk and how my neurodiversity made me www.thetimes.com/life-style/c...

Bill Gates tell me about being different at school and the day his best friend died. bit.ly/3Eb2AA9

The Diet Coke button may be back on the Oval Office desk, but Trump, RFK and the crunchy mum alliance could be preparing to tackle America’s obesity crisis. My column. bit.ly/4hsFl2W

University cancel culture—a pervasive issue for higher education—is eroding liberal values Many students are terrified of having their university experience ruined because of one slip-up or allegation Incisive piece by @alicettimes.bsky.social @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/life-style/s... 🧵

'I’ve served at the White House and as ambassador in Paris, but I’m in love with London...The Brits are witty and smart...kind and decent'. Jane Hartley, outgoing US Ambassador, tells me why she may hide in the basement rather than go home. bit.ly/40AL8ha

Column to make you quail if you have Gen Z kids…and angry, if you want them to have a chance to roam in Europe.

Why we need reciprocal youth visas with the EU. My column. bit.ly/40pkczM

Been waiting till I had time to listen to this podcast. This is a harrowing tale of grooming, child exploitation, fine journalism and a chasm in our system which allowed these rapists to act without fear for decades.

Hello, I put my heart & soul into revisiting my childhood & conjuring it as the play Maggie & Me with a team of very talented people via @ntsonline.bsky.social lead by @subadasdirects.bsky.social Our ⭐️ sound & set designers are up for awards! Pls vote: awards.whatsonstage.com/25th-annual-...

Elon Musk’s claims about grooming have reignited the sex grooming scandal this week. Our former chief investigative reporter, Andrew Norfolk, first revealed the abuse in 2011 and spent years uncovering the investigation ⬇️ 🔓 This story is free to read www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Fascinating piece on whether Musk is being radicalised by his own algorithm, rather than the other way round www.ft.com/content/8e91...

The brutalising effect of growing up in violent apartheid South Africa has taken its toll on present day Elon Musk

Nazir Afzal, “It’s scandalous no one is mentioning the victims. Some have rung me up in tears, they are so traumatised. It reminds them of how little they meant. They are still suffering from our neglect and struggling to cope.” www.thetimes.com/comment/colu... @alicettimes.bsky.social

Once again, no one is talking about the girls. My column. bit.ly/40pWFzR

Fascinating interview with the journalist Andrew Norfolk who first exposed grooming gangs more than a decade ago. He hits out at Musk and says another inquiry won’t help victims, though more work should be done to understand causes of the horrific abuse. www.thetimes.com/article/3a2b...

“Although the pilot light of neurosis always burned within her, it was Johnson family life that made it blaze.” Rachel Johnson on her mother, Charlotte Johnson Wahl, and the anxieties that inspired her best painting. www.prospectmagazine...

NEW: Is Britain becoming more generous? Despite a pandemic and a cost of living crisis, the amount of money given to charities has risen since 2019. Here’s why I think technology, rather than soaring altruism, is behind it… 1/7 @thetimes.com 🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/0216...

One of those brilliant suggestions you read and think to yourself, 'Why on earth haven't I thought of or read about this idea before? It's so damned obvious!'

I agree. The timeline is also ominous - the chances of passing a hugely difficult but necessary reform in 2028, one year at most before an election, don’t seem great. And if a Lab govt with 400 plus seats can’t reform social care, it’s hard to see how we will ever reform it.

There’s so much pessimism around the European economy and markets these days that the bar is set very low for upside surprises. Delighted to make my FT debut with this column on what could go right for Europe in 2025 www.ft.com/content/ca5f...

Who is going to buy Angela Rayner’s 1.5 million homes. My column. bit.ly/4iwy9nG

“It’s a touching story, a widow and a widower, but it’s not exactly a rom-com." Lord Saatchi tells me about finding love again at 78. bit.ly/41uiJKl