Opinion | The pandemic exposed the shortcomings of a great many people, even if the consequences in most cases were of narrower significance than in Boris Johnson’s 🖋# @willjgore.bsky.social Read more: trib.al/MZyNjDL

Opinion | William is the man who must one day be king. He can’t be the fun one, or the naughty one ... Perhaps that is why the princes once seemed to be the perfect double act – until they weren’t 🖋# @willjgore.bsky.social Read more: trib.al/ZjI7lTF

Forget the snatching of a cap off a child, no adult should be waiting in line for an autograph in the first place. Column for @theipaper.com

Kids are away and it’s offering a peculiar glimpse into the future… Column for @theipaper.com

Kids are away for the week, so I’m footloose and fancy-free. But the truth is, I don’t really like it! Column for @theipaper (£20 offer for annual subscription ends Monday) inews.co.uk/opinion/chil...

Finding common ground with Corbyn - on potatoes, not politics… Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/fina...

Breaking news: Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister following The i Paper’s revelations that she threw four tenants out of her east London townhouse before relisting the property for £700 a month more in rent Read more: trib.al/fRz541r

English domestic cricket is out of control trib.al/2kVwjJ5

the scenario we all feared

Home Office bid to clear asylum backlog led to ‘serious errors’ in 9 per cent of cases trib.al/WwKmBat

"Kamala Harris warned, correctly, that Trump would be a menace to democracy and the rule of law, but today she still is a politician in search of a programme," writes @sarahbaxterstm. Read more: https://trib.al/OWR5HmI

Durability is my fashion icon. Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/spen...

Kids are licking their lips at the prospect of the long summer holiday. Working parents are desperately trying to sort out a logistical hellscape. Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/work...

The profits to be made from flipping homes are down. Good thing too. Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/hous...

Shorts in the office? On your own head (well, legs) be it. But not ‘80s-footballer short, nor skater boi long please. Column for @theipaper.com

I’ve been blithely reassuring my children for months that we’re not heading for World War III. It’s becoming harder to sound confident… Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/beco...

Just finished my usual breakfast in bed. Give it a try! Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/i-br...

Heatwave coming; sleep disrupted. The answer? Breakfast in bed. Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/i-br...

Wrote an upbeat piece for @theipaper.com about ‘boil in the bag’ funerals, and the importance of discussing death. I’m keen for a sky burial, if possible. inews.co.uk/opinion/boil...

Prince Harry’s dancing is an example to dads everywhere. It also offers a route back into the hearts of the nation, via a stint on Strictly... Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/prin...

Why high-maintenance gardens should be avoided, however much you love them. It’s not as easy as Monty Don would have you believe… Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/high...

New housing? YIMBY - but only for homes that are beautiful. Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/im-a...

Govt is considering a new Home Guard. Count me in! But history shows it’s not easy to recruit volunteer forces, or to keep them focused on genuine military needs. Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/join...

Forget immigration, the solution to our ‘island of strangers’ issue is to spend more time in the pub - with kids in tow… Column for @theipaper.com t.co/KceGXVPDIw

Take your kids to the pub - for the sake of the pub trade and the children. Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/my-s...

The govt wants to reduce branded school uniform. Good. But maybe we should ditch it altogether… Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/a-sc...

Very sad to read that Virgina Giuffre has died. This piece from a couple of weeks ago looked at how difficult it is for people who gain sudden notability - esp if there is a backdrop of significant trauma, as in her case. Via @theipaper.com

Parents are told to stay off their phones to set a good example to their kids. But in a digital world phones are how we organise everything! Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/cant...

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

Is my pride in my son’s ability to knock back a chicken madras just a cover for my embarrassment? Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/pare...

Brits have a weird relationship with curry. Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/pare...

Coda to this @theipaper.com column: I persuaded one of them out, and the pub lunch was excellent…

I had to persuade him to invest in gummy bears, for fear he'd become a problem gambler, writes @willjgore.bsky.social

When normality and fame collide… Column for @theipaper.com on Virginia Guiffre’s current challenges

Opinion | If fame can be hard to handle for people who have been media trained to within an inch of their life, it can be a hundred times worse for those who have not 🖋️ @willjgore.bsky.social ➡️ Read More: inews.co.uk/opinion/virg...

I opened a stocks and shares ISA - now my son thinks he’s the Wolf of Wall Street. Column for @theipaper.com

Unbelievably, at the paint balling party my son went to on Sat, another kid took his googles off momentarily and…sure enough…

Disrespectful to Greenlanders not to wear a suit.

Search unit escapes immediate axe - after @theipaper.com’s story changes Trump’s mind 🔴 @sanyaburgess.bsky.social reports ➡️ Read More: trib.al/bSXj3mj

British security officials have “deep-rooted fears” about sharing intelligence with the US. Higher restrictions are now likely to be placed on intelligence material sent to US counterparts which will be distributed on a “need to know” basis. inews.co.uk/news/uk-spie...

I went to Sunderland, because I wanted to write a long piece about a club that reacted to long-term decline by creating an exciting new model for their own future. The question: what happens when two identities meet? inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

Parenting labels (gentle, authoritarian, helicopter etc) are all the rage. But surely most of us are just muddling through… Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/gent...

My 9yr old has been invited to a paintball party and obviously all I can think about is this warning from history…

It’s happened again…

I encouraged my kids to have lots of extra-curricular interests. I didn’t realise it would mean my wife and I had to become full-time chauffeurs… Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/ive-...

THE i PAPER: No new tax hikes next week - but future benefit cuts now likely #TomorrowsPapersToday

Few things cause such disproportionate sadness as a bad satsuma 🍊

I encouraged my kids to have lots of extra-curricular interests. I didn’t realise it would mean my wife and I had to become full-time chauffeurs… Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/ive-...

I first thought it was Dominic Cumming’s sticking his head through one of those face in the hole boards

Britain needs welders and bricklayers, so can I nudge my kids to choose a trade over non-vocational degrees?? Column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/brit...