Marina Hyde

Never doubt the instincts of Donald Trump, warns Marina Hyde, who just appointed a ‘never Trump guy’ as his running mate. Let your kids roam free, stay home alone, have fun – and fail – Norwegian style. Charli xcx’s new album, Brat, highlights how many young women now aspire to live – dirty, hedonistic, happy and bra-less. And ‘My brother’s mental illness hovers over my family life’ – Philippa Perry answers a reader.

Thugs may be rampaging in the streets, but their leaders-from-behind are more likely to be found sipping cocktails by the pool, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Elon Musk may be a useful villain, but that should not distract politicians from the basic facts about inequality and poverty, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Where are you Tommy and Elon? Marina Hyde finds that those provoking the race riots are far, far away; the dead hang delight – how this quick, surprisingly simple exercise can change your life; and ‘A bolt of lightning struck my plane’ – one woman’s incredible story of survival

Both claim they are part of a bright new dawn, but last night the politician could only slur inanities, and the tech boss made a hash of the tech, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

There is a support system around every big star, but his turned out to be made up of predatory yes men, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Susanna Crossman describes her childhood in a utopian commune where children ran wild – and the trouble that came with that freedom; Marina Hyde assesses Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s glitch-ridden chat; and Moya Sarner reveals the life-changing power of selfishness, with the help of a simple phrase.

After a week extolling smoking bans and budget misery, the PM delivered his coup de grace: exiling a famous Thatcher portrait from No 10, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

If Liam and Noel can overcome their differences for a lucrative tour, there’s surely a lesson for the House of Windsor, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

After the Oasis ticket debacle, this much is clear: the ‘fan experience’ is an excuse to be exploited while having to look grateful, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde