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Why are free speech defenders not helping campus protesters?

Head shot of Alan Rusbridger

The principle of robust and open debate does not seem to apply when it comes to demonstrations about Gaza, writes Alan Rusbridger. University chiefs are terrified – but they must support the right to offend

Alan Rusbridger

<p>University chiefs around the world are currently terrified </p>

<p>Eating healthy doesn’t have to be a chore – all it takes is a little bit of creative thinking and you’ll never have a boring meal again </p>

Health and Wellbeing

How I manage to eat 30 plants a week – and why you should too

<p>Pro-Palestinian and Pro-israel face off in front of the entrance of Columbia University which is occupied by Pro-Palestinian protesters in New York on April 22, 2024. </p>

Inside Story

Antisemitism on Britain’s campuses: ‘I never truly feel safe’

<p>The series forces us to question how well-equipped we are to deal with such a harrowing event </p>

First Person

‘Baby Reindeer was more than weird story – it was about my life too’

Voices

<p>Natalie Elphicke, the MP for Dover, has crossed the floor to join the Labour Party </p>

John Rentoul

Natalie Elphicke’s defection was handled with brutal efficiency

<p>We were relegated to the steps because the Garrick closed its iron gates to women and refused us entry to deliver a letter. We had to ask a man to deliver it for us. Oh, the irony!</p>

Charlotte Proudman

I forced the Garrick Club to admit women – here’s where should be next

<p>China has been implicated in the hack of an armed forces payroll system operated by a private contractor for the Ministry of Defence </p>

We know China targeted the MOD – the question is, what to do about it

The Longer Read

<p>Cosmic mystery: Astronomers are still undecided about whether the planet even exists</p>

In Focus

Why scientists think there is a hidden object in our solar system

Ten times as big as our own Earth, Planet 9 sits at the edge of our solar system. Now, a new telescope could be about to find it, writes Andrew Griffin

<p>All the rage: Frustration can lead to anger, which, if it isn’t channelled correctly, can lead to health and relationship problems</p>

Health and Wellbeing

Your anger could be ruining your life (and you don’t even realise it)

<p>Eat and run: punters across the UK are racking up hefty bills and disappearing before paying </p>

In Focus

‘Dine and dash’ is the new shoplifting – and we’re all paying for it

Politics Explained

<p>Nadhim Zahawi has revealed he will not stand at the next election</p>

Politics Explained

Why has Nadhim Zahawi decided to stand down?

<p>Labour leader Keir Starmer with former Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke in his parliamentary office</p>

Politics Explained

What does Natalie Elphicke’s defection to Labour mean for the Tories?

<p>Rachel Reeves delivering her speech on the British economy</p>

Politics Explained

Reeves says Tories are ‘gaslighting’ voters – what would Labour do?

<p>The Conservatives’ Susan Hall gives her speech at City Hall after losing the London mayoral election </p>

Politics Explained

Did Rishi Sunak deliberately snub Susan Hall by not voting in London?

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Editorials

<p>Diane Abbott had the Labour whip suspended in April 2023 after she suggested Jewish people did not face racism, but suffered ‘prejudice’ similar to those with ginger hair</p>

The Independent View

Starmer was right to bring Natalie Elphicke on board, despite the risk

<p>The time will soon come, if it has not already, where we realise that laws, regulators and codes can only ever do so much</p>

The Independent View

Ofcom – and parents – must do more to protect children online

<p>Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on buildings near the separating wall between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza</p>

The Independent View

If Rafah is attacked, Israel will have nothing to show for its war

Culture

<p>Francis Ford Coppola pictured in March 2022</p>

Megalopolis shows why Francis Ford Coppola will always be an outsider

<p>Our guide to what to read this May </p>

The best new books to read this May

<p>Is the back catalogue of The Beatles really as infinite as a recent series of releases and projects suggests? </p>

Is there any ‘lost’ classic rock still worth hearing?

Travel

<p>A couple’s tour to Japan was paid for at a much higher exchange rate than experienced in the country on their trip </p>

Can we claim rate rebate after the yen dropped while we were in Japan?

<p>The ruins of a Roman apartment block go unnoticed in the shadow of Rome’s Il Vittoriano and Santa Maria Aracoeli</p>

Beyond the Trevi Fountain: an the ancient roman’s guide to secret Rome

John RentoulThe Independent’s chief political commentator

<p>Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer with former Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke in his parliamentary office</p>

Labour’s backlash against Natalie Elphicke will reshape the party

<p>Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, in a speech in the City of London, accused the Conservatives of ‘gaslighting’ the public over the state of the economy</p>

Shrewd, partisan, ruthless… Rachel Reeves has learned from the best

<p>‘So, you still believe rack is a five-letter word, do you?’ </p>

Errors & Omissions

Mea Culpa: earlier and later American principles

Andrew GricePolitical columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

<p>The Tories’ traditional economic card might have worked against Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell, but it won’t work against Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves</p>

The economy is getting better. Is it enough to save the Tories?

<p>The tactic worked at the 2015 election. It won’t work again </p>

Sunak spinning hopes of a hung parliament won’t work this time

<p>Rishi Sunak limited the scale of the rebellion against him with pre-election policy initiatives</p>

Whatever happened to the post-election Tory bloodbath?

Chris Blackhurst

<p>The event was interpreted as a personal advertisement from Sunak, that when he departs No 10, he will want to work in tech, possibly, who knows, for Elon Musk himself </p>

Why is Rishi shying away from a battle with Big Tech?

<p>Shalini Khemka was made a CBE for services to entrepreneurship (E2E/PA)</p>

A celebration of Britain’s fastest-growing women-led businesses

<p>The hospitality industry is struggling without a steady stream of young staff </p>

Business Comment

Blocking a Brexit free-movement scheme is spiteful and unforgiveable

News analysis

<p>David Cameron meeting Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday</p>

Why the UK should not rule out sending troops to Ukraine

<p>Buyers are reluctant to pay through the nose for houses, and prices have been falling month on month </p>

House prices are falling – but what does it mean for the future?

<p>Rishi Sunak welcomes Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame to Downing Street earlier this month </p>

Is the capital of Rwanda really safer than London?

<p>Demonstrators wave Iran’s flag as they gather in front of the British embassy in Tehran</p>

Could conflict between Israel and Iran trigger a third world war?

Sport

<p>Nottingham Forest accused a Premier League official of bias in a controversial statement </p>

Shameless derby: How Forest made City clash a lose-lose for neutrals

<p>Taylor Swift has been supporting partner Travis Kelce throughout the playoffs </p>

As the NFL grows, could the Super Bowl soon touch down in London?

Mary DejevskyExpert on foreign affairs, Russian politics and diplomatic relations between the Kremlin and the west

<p>President Biden has said that if Israel’s operation in Rafah went ahead, he would withhold US weapons</p>

For Biden and Netanyahu, Gaza is a political balancing act

<p>They say you want a revolution: Columbia university protests in 1968, and, inset, today </p>

Protesting students have much to learn from the 1960s ‘glory days’

<p>Wednesday’s meeting between Rishi Sunak and his German counterpart, Olaf Scholz, was overshadowed by a diplomatic gaffe </p>

Why Sunak is now banking on a special relationship with Germany

America

<p>Joe Biden speaks in Belfast on 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement</p>

Biden says Brexit deal can bring ‘significant’ US investment to NI

<p>Such leaks remind countries like Russia – as well as US allies – of the sheer scale and reach of Washington’s operations</p>

The diplomatic damage done by the Pentagon leak won’t last long

<p>Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley wrote a tweet attacking ‘weak and woke’ ideology the day she declared her candidacy</p>

Republicans are running on ‘wokeism’ – but don’t know what it is