Arundhati Roy: ‘Always try to negotiate freedom. The royalties are peripheral’The best-selling novelist on outsiders, power and why she never wanted to write ‘The God of Small Things Two’Dany Cotton, London Fire Brigade chief, on the tragedy and trauma of Grenfell Tower‘My genuine reaction when I saw Grenfell was, “This can’t be happening here”’Ellen Pao: ‘We need leaders who see harassment for what it is — a crime’The business leader on why tech companies need to be accountable if they are to stop repeating mistakesNew Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern on the need for more women in politics‘It’s not good enough to be heard. Women must be at the decision-making table’Bozoma Saint John: ‘People love the Uber product; they don’t necessarily love the brand’Scandal-ridden ride-hailing app presents Apple veteran biggest challenge yetEngland’s women’s cricketers: ‘I never thought I’d see Lord’s sold out’The World Cup heroes on a game-changing year for their sportMore from this SeriesTechno-sociologist Zeynep Tufekci on sexual assault and a culture of fear‘Historically, sexual assaulters protect themselves by inducing shame in the victim’Loujain Alhathloul on how Saudi women won the right to driveShe spent 73 days in jail for driving. Now she’s focused on the next challengeStella Creasy: ‘2017 has shown how slow the pace of change is, not how fast’The British Labour politician on the battles that lie ahead for womenMyanmar activist Wai Wai Nu: ‘Prison was really a life education’The campaigner on democracy, her fight for social justice and the Rohingya crisisNovelist Elif Shafak: ‘We are ready for change. But men are not’The award-winning author on how women’s rights went backwards in TurkeyMeet Cécile McLorin Salvant, one of a new generation of jazz stars‘The idea of music as being apolitical, as being beyond politics, is one I go back and forth on’Amina J Mohammed on Nigeria, leadership and the UN‘Politically, I am fully committed. If I cease to be useful in trying to achieve the secretary-general’s vision, I go home’Caroline Criado Perez on fighting for a female statue in Parliament Square‘I couldn’t believe we couldn’t think of a single female political figure who deserved to be in the most prominent square in Britain’Return to the Best of 2017
Arundhati Roy: ‘Always try to negotiate freedom. The royalties are peripheral’The best-selling novelist on outsiders, power and why she never wanted to write ‘The God of Small Things Two’Dany Cotton, London Fire Brigade chief, on the tragedy and trauma of Grenfell Tower‘My genuine reaction when I saw Grenfell was, “This can’t be happening here”’Ellen Pao: ‘We need leaders who see harassment for what it is — a crime’The business leader on why tech companies need to be accountable if they are to stop repeating mistakesNew Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern on the need for more women in politics‘It’s not good enough to be heard. Women must be at the decision-making table’Bozoma Saint John: ‘People love the Uber product; they don’t necessarily love the brand’Scandal-ridden ride-hailing app presents Apple veteran biggest challenge yetEngland’s women’s cricketers: ‘I never thought I’d see Lord’s sold out’The World Cup heroes on a game-changing year for their sportMore from this SeriesTechno-sociologist Zeynep Tufekci on sexual assault and a culture of fear‘Historically, sexual assaulters protect themselves by inducing shame in the victim’Loujain Alhathloul on how Saudi women won the right to driveShe spent 73 days in jail for driving. Now she’s focused on the next challengeStella Creasy: ‘2017 has shown how slow the pace of change is, not how fast’The British Labour politician on the battles that lie ahead for womenMyanmar activist Wai Wai Nu: ‘Prison was really a life education’The campaigner on democracy, her fight for social justice and the Rohingya crisisNovelist Elif Shafak: ‘We are ready for change. But men are not’The award-winning author on how women’s rights went backwards in TurkeyMeet Cécile McLorin Salvant, one of a new generation of jazz stars‘The idea of music as being apolitical, as being beyond politics, is one I go back and forth on’Amina J Mohammed on Nigeria, leadership and the UN‘Politically, I am fully committed. If I cease to be useful in trying to achieve the secretary-general’s vision, I go home’Caroline Criado Perez on fighting for a female statue in Parliament Square‘I couldn’t believe we couldn’t think of a single female political figure who deserved to be in the most prominent square in Britain’Return to the Best of 2017