Opinion

For reasons unexplained, the Prime Minister has decided to withdraw support for children on free school meals over May half term, writes 16-year-old Christina Adane.
For all the difficulties staff in mainstream education will face, there are a hundred more for those in special education, writes Katherine Denkinson.
It might seem a luxury to invest in more support for parents but it would reduce the amount of mental health intervention needed in years – if not decades – to come, writes Emily Tredget.
Once travel restrictions are gone, holiday firms will have to climb many hurdles to get back into our good graces, journalist Qin Xie writes.
Headteacher Chris Parkhouse asks: Why are we the only key workers being asked to accept that social distancing isn’t really possible – with next to no PPE?
Owen Jones is right, there's something dubious about paying another woman to scrub your U-bend, author Sally Howard writes.
The idea we can collectively return to productive employment while schools and nurseries are still shut reflects the lack of diversity among those making these decisions, Cheryl Clements writes.
It is the exact opposite of the approach that should accompany a significant shift in public health strategy during a lethal pandemic, shadow NI secretary Louise Haigh writes.
The government's change in narrative around employment is prioritising the economy's health over its people, says writer Shahed Ezaydi.
A government which constantly fails will do anything it can to deflect, Jonathan Lis writes.