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E Jean Carroll won her case, but in Trumpland the only sex offences that matter are committed by paedophiles with links to Democrats, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes ...

Who is running the government's 'growth school' for civil servants? The answer surpassed my worst fears, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot ...

Optimists cling to a faith in the old alliance, but the best we can achieve is an amicable divorce, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci ...

Editorial: The attempt to assassinate Hamas negotiators in the capital of a US ally was the act of a rogue government uninterested in peace ...

Germany and Italy may have legitimate fears of escalation but this was no accident - it was a violation of Nato territory, says Paul Taylor, senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre ...

His illness will get worse, my mum will get weaker, neither of them are safe and nothing will be done until there is an emergency ...

The Welsh parliament has its faults - but talk of axing it is for charlatans, not leaders who are serious about the nation's future, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward ...

Expecting parents to police kids' intake of a psychoactive drug is unrealistic and unfair given the power of social media, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh ...

Labour's massive election victory already feels long ago. The PM needs to build a new electoral alliance - and quickly, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr ...

This summer, locals and tourists enjoyed new river-bathing sites. As global heating escalates, we need more of these 'cool islands', says Paris-based journalist Helen Massy-Beresford ...