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Opinion: A social media ban for under-16s is the easy part. Enforcing it honestly is the test

Opinion: A social media ban for under-16s is the easy part. Enforcing it honestly is the test16 June 2026

Opinion: If Thames Water is nationalised, let us at least admit the experiment failed

Opinion: If Thames Water is nationalised, let us at least admit the experiment failed16 June 2026

Opinion: The Palantir row is really a question about what the NHS is for

Opinion: The Palantir row is really a question about what the NHS is for15 June 2026

Opinion: On welfare and youth unemployment, Britain keeps asking the wrong question

Opinion: On welfare and youth unemployment, Britain keeps asking the wrong question14 June 2026

Opinion: The public has made up its mind on water. The government has not

Opinion: The public has made up its mind on water. The government has not13 June 2026

Opinion: The Lords have stalled assisted dying. That should worry even those who oppose it

Opinion: The Lords have stalled assisted dying. That should worry even those who oppose it12 June 2026

Opinion: A ban on social media for under-16s sounds decisive. The hard part comes after the announcement

Opinion: A ban on social media for under-16s sounds decisive. The hard part comes after the announcement11 June 2026