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The day had come to scatter my mum’s ashes. What could possibly go wrong?

I thought the ceremony, at my mother’s cottage, would pass without a hitch. I don’t think she’d have been impressed by what followed, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

More unbridled nastiness from Reform – but would it really create migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas?

What’s home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf playing at with his new policy? Is it about pushing Labour further to the right, or just an attempt to ramp up rage and resentment, asks Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Is this the right time to renounce US citizenship?

Letters: Readers respond to Zoe Williams’ article about the rise of US nationals renouncing their citizenship to distance themselves from Donald Trump’s America

The Guardian - UK

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Gen Z thinks old age begins at 53 – so I have only three months to go

Each generation has a different view on when old age gets underway, but if my kids’ generation is correct, time is about to catch up with me, writes Zoe Williams

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Are our prime ministers the problem – or is the UK ungovernable?

As Britons threaten to oust their fifth PM in seven years, maybe voters need to ask themselves whether it’s only the politicians who are to blame, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Shabana Mahmood’s expletive was shocking. But not for the reason you think

The home secretary played the victim and cynically puts the blame for her immigration plans on liberals, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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How can you make a student happy? Drop them at university – and make a lightning-quick exit

The impulse is to hang around meeting their friends, and their friends’ parents, and checking out their room. Maybe you’ll all go to a restaurant in the evening ... But be aware: no teenager or twentysomething wants this, writes Zoe Williams

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After being doorstepped by a Green canvasser, I know what voters must do to keep out Reform

The 7 May elections in Great Britain promise to be a rout for Labour and the Tories, writes Zoe Williams. If you need to vote tactically to stop Nigel Farage’s party, make sure you trust your neighbours

The Guardian - UK

I went to a 25th wedding anniversary – and had a revelation about relationships

When I looked around that room, at all the marriages, love affairs and divorces, everything and everyone was as you would have expected back in 2001, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

King Charles is due to visit Donald Trump. Here are the questions he needs to ask himself first

As Trump depicts himself as Jesus Christ, and insults everyone from Keir Starmer to the pope, how can the king hope to keep this state visit on track, asks Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Is space exploration worth the money and effort?

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Zoe Williams in which she argued the space race was pointless

The Guardian - UK

Ed Miliband hold firm! North sea oil and gas drilling won’t help anyone other than Nigel Farage

It’s worrying to watch Labour entertain Reform’s fantasies about fossil fuels. Only renewables will bring lower bills and higher energy security, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Let’s stop going into space. There’s nothing to see and no one to talk to

I’ve nothing against astronauts or scientific innovation. But what’s the point of Artemis II, asks Zoe Williams

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Do we really need truncheons and pepper spray to fight off London’s ‘feral’ teenage shoplifters?

I don’t want to minimise the scenes in Clapham High Street. But how about dialling things down a notch, writes Zoe Williams

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This 30-second test is a 'simple' way to measure ageing at home, scientists say

A study has found the best ageing test to do at home, with a simple exercise that's done according to age

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How much time and money do I spend at the dentist? Put it this way: he bought himself a Ferrari

I’m not saying I paid for all of it. But I probably should have flossed more, says Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Why is Labour so unpopular? Just look at the dithering over kids’ screen time

Keir Starmer is running out of patience with the social media platforms, after Meta and Google’s landmark legal defeat in Los Angeles. But this ‘strongest intervention yet’ comes years too late, writes Zoe Williams

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Girlguiding didn’t have to do this to its trans members. There was another way

Girlguiding’s response to last year’s supreme court ruling is not the humane option – and changes the organisation’s identity, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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I saw Rachel Reeves while out shopping with my teenager. Apparently I completely humiliated myself

It’s hard to know how to handle meeting a famous person in public. I decided to forgo political debate for a simple ‘Hello’, but my daughter assures me I was the most mortifying I’ve ever been, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Do we have to keep talking about AI? The machines are always one step ahead

Whether you want to free it or regulate it into submission, one thing is clear: this new technology is moving so fast that we can’t fully grasp it, says Zoe Williams

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Terrorism arrests rose 1,114% last year – so why aren’t the security services more alarmed?

Due to an ongoing judicial review, Home Office data currently leaves out the thousands of people apprehended at Palestine Action protests. But whichever way you cut it, the number of arrests is outrageous, writes Zoe Williams

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Would a new leader be the answer to Labour’s woes?

Letters: Readers respond to articles by Zoe Williams and Clive Lewis about the party’s popularity crisis

The Guardian - UK

How should a woman dress in her 50s? Gwyneth Paltrow just changed the game

The red carpet raises all kinds of questions, writes Zoe Williams. What is the age range of a feather boa? Sequins: mutton or lamb? In the face of the carping and scrutiny, Paltrow has issued a bold sartorial retort

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There is no denying Labour is in crisis – but in a strange way, Keir Starmer is equipped to save it

The fact that the PM is a pragmatist, light on ideology, could allow him to forge now essential links with other parties, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Get ready for price shocks because of Iran? How are we supposed to do that?

From energy to food, all of life’s essentials are about to get even more expensive. But just knowing that won’t pay the bills, writes Zoe Williams

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