It is perverse that adults are legally protected from violence, yet striking a child can be defended. Calls for a ban are getting louder, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
With his claims of a ‘sicknote culture’, the prime minister is scapegoating those worst affected by 14 years of Conservative rule, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
Now Labour is cosying up to the Sun. Getting its backing could end up looking like a political coup, or the ultimate act of selling out, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan