The ex-prince and the psychologist: a letter to Andrew | A psychologist’s open letter to Andrew strips away royal privilege and asks one thing: testify fully about Epstein – and choose integrity at last | Dr Pam Jarvis

The Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra – a shared cultural legacy Calling the four Yorkshire mayors to support a great regional orchestra with local celebrations of Yorkshire identity and music Colin Speakman yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/the-y...

No One Above: why we speak, why we build, why we won’t stop Survivors of Harrods abuse advocate to educate, overcome self-blame, protect future generations and ensure power is held to account Shanta Sundarason yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/no-o...

No One Above: why we speak, why we build, why we won’t stop Survivors of Harrods abuse advocate to educate, overcome self-blame, protect future generations and ensure power is held to account Shanta Sundarason yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/no-o...

The prime minister must answer to survivors Government has failed to provide an unambiguous answer to a request for a statutory public inquiry into Harrods and Mohamed Al Fayed Shanta Sundarason yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...

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A progressive and pluralist response to the Heworth by-election result Split progressive voting, as in the Heworth by-election, could enable future Reform wins, warns Compass York and North Yorkshire By Compass York and North Yorkshire

Trade at any cost is never justified | As Britain continues to prioritise arms and trades deals with Israel over human rights issues, can we pretend we don’t know it’s happening? | Patrick Wright

BBC Sport When Toby from News joins Ian in Sport he finds they do things a little differently there… By Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social

LILAC shows how Yorkshire could do housing differently An alternative model of affordable housing is possible and the LILAC project is living proof – regional control could create more like it By John Hall

The ex-prince and the psychologist: a letter to Andrew A psychologist’s open letter to Andrew strips away royal privilege and asks one thing: testify fully about Epstein – and choose integrity at last By Dr Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social

Keeping our children healthy and well? Immunisations and why they matter Why vaccines are still essential to prevent infectious diseases from re-establishing, causing permanent disability and child deaths By Frances Cole

How social media is ruining us – part one It’s only there to make you angry, kids. That’s what it’s there for. But it wasn’t always the case By Jimmy Andrex @jimmyandrex.bsky.social

Calderdale's housing scandal: paying more for worse Calderdale has England's worst private rented housing: 42.2% is ‘non-decent’, with rents up 34.5% in five years. Could things get any worse? By Philip O'Brien

Will private sexuality be policed while public sexual exploitation continues? UK citizens could face jail for consensual images while Starmer refuses to ban X, which helps users elsewhere make nonconsensual ones By Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social

What if we joined Greenland in an Arctic community of equals? Great innovators can bring change without war, annexation threats and tub-thumping By Professor Juliet Lodge

Book review: - The Ghost Lake by Wendy Pratt | A story of belonging and connection through time that should speak to anyone who calls Yorkshire ‘home’ | John Barron

The old world order has been blown apart : Britain must adapt to survive Starmer’s US appeasement has failed and Britain, alone and vulnerable, needs new military strategies and closer alliances with EU and Canada By Andy Brown

The Great White Dope goes to Davos | Trump’s WEF speech revealed confusion, contradiction, and a megalomaniacal view of power | J 'Masharubu' Strauss

The rise of performance politics Politics has always been a performance art, but does modern politics offer us only the performance and none of the substance? By Mike Chitty @mikechitty.bsky.social

Bridging the digital divide for older LGBTQ+ people in Yorkshire New digital inclusion hubs from Yorkshire-based LGBTQ+ charity, Out Together and Patient.info will help support older LGBTQ+ people By Yorkshire Bylines

This poem is not…. The erosion of the right to protest and questions over what mainstream news does or does not cover are among our most pressing issues By Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social

LILAC shows how Yorkshire could do housing differently An alternative model of affordable housing is possible and the LILAC project is living proof – regional control could create more like it By John Hall @johnfromyorkshire.bsky.social

Idiotology: a study into what went wrong | Brexit, privatisation, diminishing public services – idiotology covers it all | Dr John Elsom

Waking up Wakefield with Zack Polanski | The Green Party leader speaks to a packed hall at WX Wakefield as the local party launches its May election manifesto | Su O'Brien

A progressive and pluralist response to the Heworth by-election result Split progressive voting, as in the Heworth by-election, could enable future Reform wins, warns Compass York and North Yorkshire By Compass York and North Yorkshire

Hydrogen for the Humber? | Local businesses call on Ed Miliband to invest in creating new regional opportunities in hydrogen and carbon capture projects | Angus Young

Keeping our children healthy and well? Immunisations and why they matter | Why vaccines are still essential to prevent infectious diseases from re-establishing, causing permanent disability and child deaths | Frances Cole

Calderdale's housing scandal: paying more for worse Calderdale has England's worst private rented housing: 42.2% is ‘non-decent’, with rents up 34.5% in five years. Could things get any worse? By Philip O'Brien

We must be heroes: Stranger Things meets politics through the ‘hero’s journey’ | An age-old desire for a hero’s narrative has potential to create both unrest and reform in today’s political and social climate | Dr Pam Jarvis

The old world order has been blown apart : Britain must adapt to survive Starmer’s US appeasement has failed and Britain, alone and vulnerable, needs new military strategies and closer alliances with EU and Canada By Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social

What if we joined Greenland in an Arctic community of equals? Great innovators can bring change without war, annexation threats and tub-thumping By Professor Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social

500 runners to run through Halifax’s historic buildings | This Easter’s Halifax Urban Trail, the first of its kind in Britain, promises runners a unique tour of the town’s top sights | Andrew Bibby

Reform UK are hiring! | Any resemblance to a genuine political recruitment advert is entirely coincidental, and deeply regrettable | Sue Wilson MBE

Bridging the digital divide for older LGBTQ+ people in Yorkshire | New digital inclusion hubs from Yorkshire-based LGBTQ+ charity, Out Together and Patient.info will help support older LGBTQ+ people | Yorkshire Bylines

Departure of successful Pairings Wine Bar from York Castlegate | Much-loved city centre wine bar set to close after this Sunday while owners look for new premises in the region | Yorkshire Bylines

Idiotology: a study into what went wrong Brexit, privatisation, diminishing public services – idiotology covers it all By Dr John Elsom

Northern publishing co-op makes its mark The UK’s only author-run co-operative publisher Gritstone celebrates its tenth anniversary By Andrew Bibby

Waking up Wakefield with Zack Polanski | The Green Party leader speaks to a packed hall at WX Wakefield as the local party launches its May election manifesto | Su O'Brien

Anne Parry: in memoriam | Anne Parry lived a life of love, conviction and service – to her family, her community and the European ideals she cherished | Liz Parry

The law of the badge: when abuse of power is mistaken for justice | Badges are meant to represent public trust: too often, they become a licence to silence, punish, and control | J 'Masharubu' Strauss

Hydrogen for the Humber? Local businesses call on Ed Miliband to invest in creating new regional opportunities in hydrogen and carbon capture projects By Angus Young @angusyoung61.bsky.social

We must be heroes: Stranger Things meets politics through the ‘hero’s journey’ An age-old desire for a hero’s narrative has potential to create both unrest and reform in today’s political and social climate By Dr Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social

Why moving away from customs union might be best for the UK | Starmer rules out customs union in favour of closer EU alignment, and sees strength in sectoral deals | Tony Burke

This Easter’s Halifax Urban Trail, the first of its kind in Britain, promises runners a unique tour of the town’s top sights By Andrew Bibby

Reform UK are hiring! Any resemblance to a genuine political recruitment advert is entirely coincidental, and deeply regrettable By Sue Wilson MBE

The true face of Iran’s protesters and the human cost of their courage | Under brutal repression by an authoritarian regime, young Iranian women’s voices are clearer than ever in calling for freedom and democracy | Dr Ela Zabihi

In praise of homemade marmalade With such a short Seville orange season, there’s really no time to waste, so get making your own deliciously simple marmalade By Meryl White @grandmaabson.bsky.social

With around one million people in the UK with dementia occupying a quarter of NHS beds, is patient safeguarding effective? By Derek Brown