Harriet Williamson

Commissioning editor@harriepw

Harriet is The Independent's Voices commissioning editor. She has previously been published by The Guardian, British Vogue, Foreign Policy, The Sunday Times, Vice, New Statesman, Cosmopolitan and Novara Media.

<p>Kids should never be put in a position where they absorb the poison of bigotry – and that includes homophobic abuse</p>
Voices

Harriet WilliamsonThis Pride, I’ve got something to tell my younger self

<p>Having women in top jobs doesn’t guarantee that things will change for the better, that there will be more compassion or any real justice for other women</p>
Voices

Harriet WilliamsonBoris Johnson says Putin’s invasion is toxic masculinity. Pot, kettle?

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonThe Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade – this is how Voices responded

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonSpringsteen, Grohl, Lennon, Depp. What was Paul McCartney thinking?

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonPlease, please can we stop sending voice notes?

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonMick Lynch has done more in two days than Starmer has in two years

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonSix years on from the Brexit vote, and never a dull moment

Long Reads

Harriet WilliamsonWhat I learned about my mental health when I gave up alcohol

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonAs an editor, I sometimes feel like a real-life magician

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonJohnny Depp is dining out on his trial win in truly distasteful ways

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonWe get it, Katharine Birbalsingh – don’t aim high if you’re poor

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonLove Island signals the end of our love affair with fast fashion

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonOur bank holiday weekend jubilee coverage had something for everyone

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonIt’s time to get rid of the royals – and their favourite mantra

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonKurt Zouma’s animal cruelty wasn’t just a ‘silly mistake’

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonWhy hasn’t Love Island got the memo on body diversity yet?

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonResponding to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonStranger Things has redefined what it means to be a ‘nerd’

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonI’m going through the same thing as Cassie in The Flight Attendant

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonIn the US, the rights of a foetus come before children in classrooms

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonMadonna is the sex symbol we all need – age doesn’t have to define you

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonTory infighting over the junk food ban U-turn isn’t helping anyone

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonGot a problem with the Adidas bare boobs ad? Ask yourself why

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonSex Education suggests Ncuti Gatwa will dazzle as the next Doctor Who

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonKeir Starmer has forced me to do something unthinkable with my vote

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonBank holidays can be an opportunity to reassess relationships

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonThe Mail owes Rayner an apology – instead of doubling down on misogyny

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonI didn’t expect the cost-of-living crisis to bite so quickly for me

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonThe Angela Rayner row isn’t just sexist – it’s classist, too

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonDear Elon Musk, your net worth is obscene – stop trying to justify it

Voices

Harriet Williamson The Great British Rail Sale sounds splendid – but there’s a catch

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonWhatever our beliefs, the teachings of Jesus are relevant this Easter

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonI was Johnny Depp’s biggest fan as a teenager – now, the magic’s gone

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonBoris’s contempt for the British public is palpable – he has to go

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonRishi Sunak may learn the hard way that entitlement isn’t a good look

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonHands off Channel 4 – it helped me embrace my sexuality

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonEnergy crisis, war, Partygate – if you’re exhausted, you’re not alone

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonIt’s time to get rid of the royals – and their favourite mantra

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonThe reality of death is something we all need to face

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonBacklash to Turning Red shows how badly we talk to kids about puberty

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonI’d love to open my home to a Ukrainian refugee – but I can’t

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonBy keeping track of the books I read, I’ve made a rod for my own back

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonMSN Messenger, MySpace, Walkmans – everything we loved has been ruined

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonPlease continue to support our Refugees Welcome campaign

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonHow can Labour refuse to back open door policy for Ukrainian refugees?

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonCruz Beckham’s sexualised photoshoot is weird and creepy

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonBoris Johnson’s stonewalling on Partygate won’t impress voters

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonWhy wouldn’t you want to be a social justice warrior?

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonRichard Madeley has long outstayed his welcome on GMB

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonBack in the office, I’m less anxious than before the pandemic

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonGender neutral Brits were a triumph – any thoughts, Nadine Dorries?

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonNo Starbucks, no gym and still no home – what now, Kirstie Allsopp?

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonWe cannot forget the people most affected by the cost-of-living crisis

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonNicola Coughlan’s Instagram post is more than the body shamers deserve

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonAfter such a wait, are we to expect an empty report from Sue Gray?

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonGoing alcohol-free was the best gift I could give myself

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonForcing people to take a job – any job – is counterproductive

Editors' letters

Harriet WilliamsonWhat’s the point of a Labour Party indistinguishable from the Tories?

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonMPs defending Boris Johnson are tying themselves in knots

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonAshling Murphy’s death is another reminder that women aren’t safe

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonSo a man is now a hero for not ogling a woman in the gym? Right

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonThe compassion of our readers gives me hope

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonI’d rather have cats than kids – what’s selfish about that?

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonThank you, Emma Watson – Palestinian rights deserve our attention

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonThe festive season can be a time of excess – but not for everyone

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonI often hear that Christmas is all about children – I disagree

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonHow to tell Uncle Steve to drop the racist jokes this Christmas

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonWe should have known what we were getting with Boris Johnson

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonWe need to remember that refugees and migrants are people first

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonPrince Harry is right – ‘Megxit’ is sexist

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonUnhappy at work? It’s time to join The Great Resignation

Opinion

Harriet WilliamsonIf you can’t go ‘full vegan’, why not try 90 per cent?

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonThe sneering at Jeremy Corbyn is pathetic – we should celebrate him

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonRosie Duffield’s views have no place in the Labour Party

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonGiving up takeaways and avocado on toast won’t help me buy a home

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonCutting UC will crush the poor – but at least Rishi got his new pool

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonThe Plymouth shooting should be treated as a ‘terror attack’

Voices

Harriet Williamson‘Penalties not politics’? Rashford has done more for us than the PM

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonWayne Couzens ruined our trust in those who are meant to protect us

Editor’s letters

Harriet WilliamsonIt’s time for Keir Starmer to restore the whip to Jeremy Corbyn

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonIt sometimes feels as if rape has been decriminalised

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonNaomi Osaka has every right to boycott press conferences

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonTories have made life worse for those with mental health conditions

Voices

Harriet WilliamsonNikki Grahame’s battle with anorexia is all too familiar

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