Social trends
Dining across the divide: ‘I couldn’t get on board with her equating the Taliban and the democratic government of Ukraine’
They both vote Labour and listen to The Rest Is Politics, but will they agree on the royal family or arming Ukraine?
Sam Wollaston
18, Apr, 2024 @11:30 AM
Dining across the divide: ‘Nick’s beef was more with private schools than home schools’
The royal family was a bone of contention, but not party politics, education, or mansplaining
Zoe Williams
11, Apr, 2024 @11:30 AM
Bait, ting, certi: how UK rap changed the language of the nation
Fuelled by music fandom and social media, young British people’s slang is evolving to include words with pidgin, patois and Arabic roots – even where strong regional English dialects exist
Aniefiok Ekpoudom
09, Apr, 2024 @9:28 AM
Dining across the divide: ‘He said I should consider becoming an MP’
They disagree on the monarchy and whether boomers had it easy, but can they understand each other’s reasons for voting leave and remain?
Zoe Williams
04, Apr, 2024 @11:30 AM
Dining across the divide: ‘The Lords needs reform – people shouldn’t just be put there by Boris Johnson’
One wants to fix the second chamber. The other would scrap it and bring in the ‘Danish system’. Can they meet halfway?
Erica Buist
28, Mar, 2024 @12:30 PM
Dining across the divide: ‘There’s a lot of po-faced finger-wagging on the progressive left’
They differed on how to bring an end to the crisis in the Middle East, but could they find a meeting of minds over the rise of populism – and nudity?
Zoe Williams
21, Mar, 2024 @12:30 PM
Dining across the divide: ‘I think sport is overrated as a force for good’
One was put off sport for life at school, while the other thinks it is positive for society as well as those who play it. Were they any closer on Starmer v Corbyn?
Sam Wollaston
14, Mar, 2024 @12:30 PM
‘In construction, it stands out’: how ‘& Daughters’ became a firm favourite
The counterpart to the traditional ‘& Son(s)’ suffix is finding its way into more and more British company names
Amelia Hill
08, Mar, 2024 @12:08 PM
Dining across the divide: ‘They were the first non-binary person I’ve had a conversation with’
One thinks positive discrimination is wrong; the other that women should be ‘cut some slack’. Can they find common ground?
Zoe Williams
07, Mar, 2024 @12:30 PM
Dining across the divide: ‘He said he was vegan; my heart sank’
Can a landlord and a hard-up renter get past their differences on the housing crisis, Brexit and immigration?
Erica Buist
29, Feb, 2024 @12:30 PM
Dining across the divide: ‘He doesn’t like “the man”, anyone above, making decisions for him’
Can a pro-European and a fervent Brexiter have an amicable chat about gender identity – or Putin?
Zoe Williams
22, Feb, 2024 @12:30 PM
From beating burglary to weight gain: 12 ways that working from home has changed Britain
A new review of post-Covid social research has revealed how much society has changed since the pandemic – and in unexpected ways
James Tapper
17, Feb, 2024 @5:34 PM
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