Paul Routledge

The new government has only been in power for five minutes but they need to urgently halt the sale of our 500-year-old institution for £3.5bn to Czech tycoon who made his billions flogging Russian gas

From reassessing how to pull up his trousers following heart surgery to losing a dear friend of 50 years, it's been an eventful week for our columnist Paul Routledge. In his weekly diary he warns us to stop doomscrolling and take more notice of the British countryside

The new government has only been in power for five minutes but they need to urgently halt the sale of our 500-year-old institution for £3.5bn to Czech tycoon who made his billions flogging Russian gas

The Olympics used to be for the best amateur sports people in the world. Now it has lost its way and has become the preserve of rich, Western nations, says our political columnist Paul Routledge

Just like millions of others, our political columnist Paul Routledge lost his annual winter fuel allowance in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' spending cuts. Now he worries this might be the shape of things to come

This week, our political columnist Paul Routledge praises the thousands who stood resilient against far-right threats to reclaim the streets. He argues, however, that it's time for stringent laws to hold social media executives accountable for harmful content.

Credit where it's due, Keir Starmer has acted with calm authority over riots, and his cabinet have impressed Mirror columnist Paul Routledge with their get-on-with-it ­attitude on unions and Gaza

Classic black and white movies are getting more popular among younger generations, according to a poll by LG Electronics. Here, Brian Reade reveals the best monochrome films to watch

Labour is trying to hide behind an above-inflation state pension rise to excuse robbing pensioners of their winter fuel allowance, says Mirror columnist Paul Routledge, but suggests a clever seasonal ‘gift’ which might win back OAP votes

As health chiefs fear new school term spread of diseases among unvaccinated pupils, Mirror columnist Paul Routledge says parents have a duty to inoculate their children we don't go back to the bad old days, when young ones in his own family died from measles