Gaby Hinsliff



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Articles: 2015

 * These child abuse failures show that Rotherham is probably not alone - It wasn’t political correctness or even politics that let child abuse go undetected: just simple mediocre management - 6th February
 * Consent is not enough: if you want a sexual partner, look for enthusiasm - The furore over rape prosecution guidance from the CPS shows we need a new understanding of sexual relationships - 30th January
 * The Sun's Page 3 cynicism isn't just about lust. It's about resentment and power - Unprincipled manoeuvring by the tabloid reflects the backlash against women who demand equality - 23rd January
 * A teacher has sex with a 16-year-old girl, and he is a victim? Please - A judge's sympathy for a 44-year-old deputy head is not just misplaced, it's deeply wearisome and depressing - 16th January
 * The resentment between London and the rest of Britain is turning into a poisonous political debate - This week's phoney mansion-tax row shows that toxic myths about haves and have-nots are increasingly taking hold - 9th January



Articles: 2014

 * Who knows what the new year holds? Certainly none of us - Experts have their comforting predictions, but nobody, nowhere, is forewarned and forearmed about what's coming - 27th December
 * The Sony leak unearthed juicy gossip, but the blackmailers must not win - This isn't about a half-baked Seth Rogen comedy. It's about the folly of letting bullies have their way - 19th December
 * Calm down, Liam Fox. There is no politically correct war on Christmas - Don’t believe those who say they have to apologise for their faith. Christianity in Britain is doing fine - 12th December
 * We are working harder than ever and it’s killing us. We need more chill time - Long hours make us ill and ineffective. With greater space and flexibility, people could be more creative - 28th November
 * Somehow drivers must learn to resist the smartphone itch - To save lives we must either realise the lunacy of Facebooking in the fast lane – or else be forcibly disconnected - 7th November
 * In praise of … Miriam González Durántez - She is so much more than just Nick Clegg’s wife - 18th October
 * Long after this Ebola panic, Africa will still be paying the price - From hospitals to schools, the Ebola crisis has put years of progress across the continent at risk. If you want to fear something, fear that - 10th October
 * For MPs there's one thing worse than coalition: opposition - The Conservatives and Labour agree on one thing – they hate Lib Dems. But they are likely to need them - 3rd October
 * The niqab is no reason to deny a girl an education - A school in Camden has barred a pupil for wearing a veil. This is not how a liberal education should work - 26th September
 * After the referendum, the reckoning: why Cameron should fear for his future - The mishandled no campaign in Scotland has left many questioning if Cameron can win the crunch battles ahead - 19th September
 * Fat-shaming: how the slim and sanctimonious help to cause our obesity crisis - Where weight is a risk to health it should be tackled, but it shouldn't become a free-for-all for finger-wagging skinnies - 12th September
 * Marriage has moved on and now the children come first - They may not be Mr and Mrs Smith but, by delaying wedlock, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are part of a new norm - 5th September
 * A pink toy, a faded photo, bring the victim closer - Notebook - 25th July
 * Silly season now means treating us all as idiots - Notebook - 18th July
 * A big hand for parents who let their child go free - Notebook - 11th July
 * We’re afraid you’re boring – relatively speaking - Notebook - 4th July
 * The taupe dividing line in the battle of the sexes - Notebook - 27th June
 * Don't like politicians? Get a load of the kamikaze crew - So long as politics is held in contempt it will attract ideologues like Dominic Cummings – and their extreme sense of mission - The Guardian, 17th June
 * There’s a way out from the dark forest of childlessness - Notebook - The Times, 6th June
 * Morals in the City – don’t put your money on it - Notebook - The Times, 30th May
 * Ed shouldn’t pretend to be poorer than he is - Neither does he need to know the cost of a pint of milk - The Times, 23rd May
 * If you’re old or a loser, please leave a message - Notebook - The Times, 15th May
 * Kaiser Bill and Tony B both look a picture - Notebook - The Times, 9th May
 * The post-Paxman style will still need that element of surprise - Political interviews are getting harder. But sometimes the Fern Britton approach is more effective than Paxman's battering ram - The Guardian, 3rd May
 * They need a stubborn so-and-so for this seat - Notebook - The Times, 1st May
 * Free the rich: make them enjoy their money - Notebook - The Times, 18th April
 * This police record was almost criminal - Notebook - The Times, 11th April
 * Play safe to win the votes of Maidstone Mums - The women who’ve kept their families afloat don’t believe politicians with big, bold ideas - 9th April
 * The children who are not neglected quite enough - Notebook - The Times, 4th April
 * Mainstream politics lost out along with Clegg - Being statesmanlike did the Deputy PM a fat lot of good - The Times, 28th March
 * The Tories are on the wrong scent over foxes - Country people I know are far more concerned about house-building - The Times, 21st March
 * George Osborne’s great stealth giveaway - Filling up hastily this morning, on a garage forecourt cold and claggy with fog, I put barely half a tank in the car — and realised that a small ritual in motoring life has virtually disappeared - The Times, 14th March
 * They’ve all got opinions on the trial of the year - Notebook - The Times, 7th March
 * I hate Page 3 but applaud the Sun's breast cancer campaign - The images may be divisive, but this initiative will probably save lives. It's boobs, yes, but not as we know them - The Guardian, 5th March
 * As pensions dwindle, inheritance looms large - Many middle-class Britons no longer trust hard work alone to secure the lifestyles they’ve come to expect - The Times, 1st March
 * A diamond ring that represents a generation - Notebook - The Times, 21st February
 * With even Ukip promoting women, Cameron's gender gap could be lethal - Cameron is in trouble with his old boys' cabinet. But parliament is losing its attraction for both men and women - The Guardian, 16th February
 * No sneering. Talking for other people is allowed - Jack Monroe won’t be forgetting her poverty overnight - The Times, 14th February
 * Why only the lucky can 'lean in' - Character education can teach the soft skills that lead to a better life. But if you're mired in poverty or held back by prejudice, it's not enough - The Guardian, 13th February
 * Can anyone hear me out there? I’m no criminal - Notebook - The Times, 7th February
 * Until Balls says he was wrong, he’s a liability - Ed Miliband won’t sack him – but Labour needs to find another way to show the voters it is economically credible - The Times, 27th January
 * Girls, fine. But who are role models for boys? - Take Lily Allen and plenty more, but David Beckham barely matches up - The Times, 24th January
 * Yes, they whine, but a teacher’s life is not easy - The Times, 17th January
 * My crowded village has fewer people than in 1840 - Saying a country is ‘too full’ is not really about numbers - The Times, 10th January 2014
 * A drunk woman's tweets to Caroline Criado-Perez show boredom at its worst - Boredom is a driving force in everything from prison riots and problem gambling to nuisance caused by kids in school holidays - The Guardian, 9th January 2014
 * Furious rail commuters are switching their targets - Anger is moving from companies to politicians - The Times, 3rd January 2014



Articles: 2013

 * 2014: the year we don’t need to be right - The Times, 26th December 2013
 * One whiff of turps reminds me of my father - Dads are role models for girls as well as boys - 20th December 2013
 * The cloud with a silver lining – but only for men - Recessions discriminate against women - 13th December 2013
 * Cheaper gas bills are cold comfort for rural folk - Notebook - 6th December 2013
 * Drops in the deep, dark ocean of loneliness - Ways to stop the effects of isolation; lazy accusations; tigers for tea - 29th November
 * Would we have cared if gin was the Rev’s poison? - Notebook - 22nd November 2013
 * Charles has never seemed more complete - Happily married, the heir to the throne has intellectual freedom to support the causes that matter to him - 16th November 2013
 * Mystique of the power couple still intrigues - Notebook - 15th November 2013
 * Off the peg, get your old-style Britain here - M&S is the answer to some of our most pressing questions - 8th November 2013
 * Mentally ill people aren’t Hallowe’en bogeymen - How can supermarkets stock these bizarre costumes? - 1st November 2013
 * Ahem. I’d just like to congratulate my bank - Notebook - 25th October 2013
 * Jeremy Hunt misses the real NHS challenge - Crackdowns on health tourism won’t prevent a crisis on A&E wards this winter - 23rd October 2013
 * Not all of our future is written in our genes - Notebook - 18th October 2013
 * Why Eric Pickles is the god of small things - Notebook - 11th October 2013
 * It's not sexy, but frailty in old age is a feminist issue too - We talk about Miley Cyrus, Botox and dating, but we should be far angrier about the crisis over long-term care of the elderly - 10th October 2013
 * Here’s the reason why the PM may lack vision - Notebook - 4th October 2013
 * Did McBride ensure that Ed became leader? - 27th September 2013
 * While you’re at it, got any other freebies? - Giving away free school lunches must mean austerity’s over - 20th September 2013
 * Newsnight shouldn’t be Snoozenight for politics - Notebook - 13th September 2013
 * Forget the BBC, unions, civil servants. The cause of Tory fury is other Tories - Once Cameron charmed his critics, but now his government lashes out – enraged by its failure to control its own party - 9th September 2013
 * Today’s baby boom is the crime wave of tomorrow - Notebook - 6th September 2013
 * Fair is only fair when we are not losing out - Notebook: Few concepts in public life are more slippery - 16th August
 * Tell the truth: the NHS will soon be bust - There’s no end to medical advances and their astronomical costs. The trouble is, we can’t possibly afford them - 14th August 2013
 * Enough dithering: now it's time Labour jumped into action - Ed Miliband's priority must be to grab the initiative on issues that his party virtually owned a couple of years ago - 11th August 2013
 * Forget alien horror: now Titanic hits the fatberg - Notebook: what a metaphor for our lard-rich, time-poor modern lifestyles - 9th August 2013
 * Why we can’t see the risks of monkey business - Notebook: A lesson from Longleat for Anthony Weiner - 2nd August 2013
 * The Beano shouldn’t try to be all grown-up - Notebook: I shouldn’t have to explain the jokes to my six-year-old - 26th July 2013
 * No sneering at Baby Cambridge parties, please - US-style proms and baby showers may seem vulgar, but we are showing off our relief at avoiding personal disaster - 22nd July 2013
 * If children are ranked, will their parents cope? - Notebook: There will be tears if it turns out little Emily isn’t a genius - 19th July 2013
 * Ghosts of the bad old days sit on the benches - Notebook: Hague should have known better - 12th July 2013
 * Interested in politics? We must have been barmy - Notebook: my non-pink mobile phone cover; my non-hallucinatory experiment - 5th July 2013
 * Build, build, build! Or rather, how dare you? - Notebook: a battle with my inner Nimby - 28th June
 * Sorry, but it seems my hens are just dumb clucks - Notebook: Clever chickens? Not in my henhouse - 21st June 2013
 * Good on the ‘wimp’ for thinking of the family - Notebook: Tom Harris’s resignation; Viv Groskop’s ambition; entranced by radio - 14th June
 * We’ve made it so easy for the data snoopers - The Prism furore is not just about civil liberties. Think how willingly we trade personal information for convenience - 10th June 2013
 * Give me the politics of hope, not of maths - All those stats kill ideas and argument - 7th June 2013
 * Lads’ mags are the wrong target for feminists - Top-shelf magazines no longer surf the wave of oversexed popular culture but drown in it - 29th May 2013
 * George Osborne may not be dead in the water after all. What will Labour do then? - The IMF may today deliver good(ish) news on the economy. Even a fake recovery would be bad news for the two Eds - 22nd May 2013
 * Parents, not policy, help children to climb the social ladder - We must find the missing piece of the social jigsaw - 18th May 2013
 * It’s hard to tell jihad from immature rage - The Boston bombers may have been driven more by a warped desire for notoriety than by real fanaticism - 22nd April 2013
 * George Osborne's sugar pills won't heal the pain, but Julia Gillard's may - The placebo effect has its place beyond medicine – as long as those who soothe us do so with our best interests at heart - 22nd March 2013
 * Cameron may last even as he leads his MPs to their doom - Tory backbenchers fear a repeat of 1997 at the next election. But that doesn't mean any of them have the courage to act on it - 11th March 2013
 * Scrap ‘marital coercion’, this ridiculous relic - Vicky Pryce was a free agent and the author of her own downfall, not a smart-suited victim - 8th March 2013
 * What Nick Clegg doesn't know can still get him into trouble - The Lib Dems' handling of harassment claims has so far been shameful. Their inquiries had best follow their brief – and dig - 25th February 2013
 * Let’s stop pretending that IVF is a luxury - The failure to conceive is not about career women who left it too late. It’s about money and the ache for a baby - 21st February 2013
 * The key to the Eastleigh byelection is forget Chris Huhne and think of Crewe - Don't expect a verdict on political trust or Cameron as a leader. Eastleigh reminds me of a very different byelection in 2008 - 10th February 2013
 * David Cameron may live to regret his backing for George Osborne - By declaring his support until 2015, the PM has narrowed his options and risks energising his enemies within the party - 4th February 2013
 * What ties David Cameron's EU policy to his stirring words on Algeria? Impatience - Pick a fight in Brussels, send in a taskforce, shake it all up – on foreign policy Cameron's like a bull in a china shop - 21st January 2013
 * Britain's new working-class pride could be a bonus for Labour - That 60% of Britons claim to be proletarian reflects a fear that the Tories have broken a promise on rewarding hard work - 14th January 2013
 * The logic of David Cameron's cry for optimism is: vote Labour - It's tempting to side with conservative Eeyores. But from peace in Ulster to US healthcare, the case for progressive politics is clear - 4th January 2013



Articles: 2012

 * This lily-livered marriage bill must make room for all of us - Gay people are still being denied marriage, while straight people are deserting it in droves. The institution itself is a mess - 12th December 2012
 * The elastic middle has to be defined, once and for all - Politicians should be clear about who is really struggling. It's not those who have been forced to kick their Waitrose habits - 18th September 2012
 * Could the Hillsborough lies ever happen again? - The most corrosive effect of the conviction that we don't get the truth out of those in power is that it breeds a refusal to listen - 11th September 2012
 * The private picture isn’t always most revealing - It’s a myth that personal stories tell us the ‘truth’ about public figures. Who cares that Ed Balls is good with cakes? - 25th August 2012
 * Fixing Britain's work ethic is not the answer to this economic mess - It suits the Tory austerity narrative to blame 'idle' Britons for the recession rather than flaws in the modern labour market - 20th August 2012
 * The lessons of Louise Mensch's departure? There are none - The demands of the MP's job and her transatlantic marriage bear almost no relation to those of the average working mother - 7th August 2012
 * Ed Miliband, you stoke this anti-Europe fire at your peril - A referendum on EU membership will tempt the Labour leader. But a yes campaign would be short of arguments - 21st May 2012
 * Can Jon Cruddas start the right arguments to get Labour elected? - As Labour's new policy supremo, leftwinger Cruddas must formulate a coherent programme for the squeezed middle - 16th May 2012
 * Leveson asks why, not just how - This new phase of the inquiry may help to explain why things went so wrong - and particularly why now - 22nd April 2012
 * A conservatory tax is only the start of the conversation - Conserving water and fuel isn't a vote-winner, but politicians can't afford to be coy about our reckless guzzling - 10th April 2012
 * Labour can't simply jeer at the Conservatives' weaknesses - Bradford West showed too many people think too little changed under Labour. David Cameron isn't the only one out of touch - 1st April 2012
 * Shame works on bankers, MPs and tabloids, however immune they seem - Closing tax loopholes is more than token banker-bashing. Small gestures can shake up cosy elites - 28th February 2012
 * David Cameron may aim for the stars, but he's failing to shine - The PM should take a leaf out of Alex Salmond's book. Unlike the Scottish leader, it's hard to see quite where he's heading - 12th February 2012
 * Chris Huhne's resignation: the destructive result of love turned sour - Huhne made himself vulnerable to his enemies the minute he left his wife for his mistress. It's a curiously undignified way to go - 3rd February 2012
 * Tory feminists: the true blue sisterhood - Who says feminists can only be leftwing? An influential group of Conservative women MPs are increasingly vocal about the need to tackle gender equality. With radical views on parenting and work, can free-market feminism leave its mark? - 8th January 2012



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