OPINION

Moral crusade against carbs or fats or sugars is hardly the route to a healthy attitude to food.

If all the suppliers are shrinking pack sizes and keeping prices up, it will take a brave one to break ranks.

UAE rulers have been hijacked towards an autocratic, counter-revolutionary, nearly paranoid bent.

The Muslim Brotherhood remains a threat to the UK and Europe.

Employers can't be relied on in the same way as in the past but loyalty still has a value.

Many Russians have internalised the values of the old Soviet Union and don't expect basic justice.

The role of small businesses in terms of generating growth cannot be overstated.

Minicabs should follow the standards we are setting, not undercut them.

Social media is one of the single biggest contributors to poor mental well-being in under 21s.

Victim's families remain angry with Pakistan's government over lack of security.

Ab Fab film has been criticised for casting Krankies Janette Tough as a Japanese character.

If ever there was a risk to children it is the chronic threat of savage cuts to local authority services.

Eight countries – including China and the US – have still not signed and ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

If the government bans encryption it will leave citizens vulnerable in the upcoming cyberwar.

University is best place for open debate that challenges 'controversial' views.

While we recognise our responsibility to our family's future, we're blasé about future of humanity.

Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government agreed a ceasefire but peace may be short-lived.

The Osborne/Harrison rule means that current spending has to be squeezed savagely.

Transhumanist Zoltan Istvan gives IBTimes UK his top five predictions for the year 2025.

The battle for rational climate and energy policies has just begun.

Plus size models merely represent a hitherto publically invisible demographic

Saudi sponsored TV networks are encouraging anti-Shia and pro-jihadi networks

Our 2016 preview ends with our ten most anticipated games.

Among a subset of the privileged, there's a self-righteous hunger to find something to feel oppressed about.

It allows private companies to sue national governments where changes in legislation adversely affect profits.

Locking up asylum seekers indefinitely is deplorable - but it's not just that. It's also a wasted opportunity.

IBTimes UK columnist and 2016 US presidential candidate John McAfee believes traditional media is dead.

This past week has shown how some of the nastier edges of British politics operate.

Confusion over how to beat Isis gives Putin an opportunity to seem proactive and powerful.