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Comment

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Talking Point: Should alcohol be allowed in football stadiums again?

By Sophie Rainbow

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Comment: These Tube strikes should not go ahead

By Evening Standard Comment

London’s theatre is finally back, so why are the stalls half full?

There are several reasons why people are staying away from the theatre, but there is something we can do to encourage at least some of them back

By Nancy Durrant

A Grimly Predictable Tragedy in the Channel

By Jack Kessler

Comment: We must act to stop Channel tragedies

By Evening Standard Comment

If London wants to stay a global capital it must control its future

By Rupert Harrison

Taking a baby into the Commons wins my vote

By Jack Kessler

Revealed: London’s unvaccinated hotspots

By Jack Kessler

Talking Point: Should babies be allowed in the House of Commons?

By Sophie Rainbow

Evening Standard Comment: We must address London’s vaccination problem

By Evening Standard Comment

Boris needs to appoint a Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party

By Tom Newton Dunn

Those who bully JK Rowling are damaging their cause

By Ayesha Hazarika

Evening Standard Comment: Mothers belong in the House (of Commons)

By Evening Standard Comment

Car noises, Peppa Pig — let’s stop the mad Boris merry-go-round

By Phoebe Luckhurst

Why does Britain seem less likely to return to lockdown than Europe?

By Jack Kessler

ES Comment: The country needs the PM to get a grip — and fast

By Evening Standard Comment

Comment: 50 additional investigators is a vital step by the Met

By Evening Standard Comment

How quickly we have forgotten the women and girls of Afghanistan

By Matthew d'Ancona

Bravo Brits: gendered awards never made sense

By Melanie McDonagh

What Austria (in lockdown) and London have in common

By Jack Kessler

Talking Point: What should be done to reform social care?

By Sophie Rainbow

The word ‘woke’ has been weaponised — we need to reclaim it with pride

By Natasha Mwansa

Comment: Book your booster to ward off lockdown

By Evening Standard Comment

Even celeb sycophants couldn’t ruin Adele’s night

By Susannah Butter

New lockdowns on the Continent are bad news for the British economy

By Stephen King

Comment: Levelling up can’t happen without London

By Evening Standard Comment

Khan warns of huge cuts on cards for the Tube, buses and cycle schemes

By Jack Kessler

Melanie Sykes’s late autism diagnosis gives hope to many

By Sarfraz Manzoor

Evening Standard Comment: Where is Peng Shuai?

By Evening Standard Comment

Harry Potter anniversary: where is JK Rowling?

By Melanie McDonagh

Boris’s new MPs are the masters now... they won’t let him forget it

By Tom Newton Dunn

Comment: It’s time for the Bank of England to get a grip on inflation

By Evening Standard Comment

Comment: Sleaze leaves Johnson with a political headache

By Evening Standard Comment

London wants to bring Nazanin home. Boris could be doing far more

By Tulip Siddiq Sadiq Khan

Tesco ad: if anyone needs Covid pass, Santa does

By Emma Loffhagen

Talking Point: Should London return the Elgin Marbles to Greece?

By Sophie Rainbow

Talking Point: Should we adopt tougher rules for unvaccinated people?

By Sophie Rainbow

The Macrons are happy. So why all the hostility?

By Melanie McDonagh

MPs with second jobs are not employed for their strategic genius

By Philip Collins

It’s amazing to see the sweating and galloping behind the scenes of TV

Comment: COP26 is over, but we must keep up the momentum

By Evening Standard Comment

Comment: Roll up your sleeves for the booster jab

By Evening Standard Comment

Comment: Come back next year to keep 1.5C alive?

By Evening Standard Comment

Comment: Tube strikes are the last thing London needs

By Evening Standard Comment

Comment: Now is not the time to let up on vaccines

By Evening Standard Comment

In the second week of COP26, the mood turned dark

By Caroline Lucas