It's Complicated
Because it’s not a simple as they’d like you to think.
It’s too easy to leap to quick and simple conclusions that ignore the complex and interconnected reality we live. Which is why we want to try help you better understand the world through independent journalism that holds power to account.
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It’s Complicated started life as a monthly video series on The Guardian’s YouTube channel but as the series grew we wanted the opportunity to bring you more videos, more regularly, so we started this channel. The Guardian has been providing high-impact, independent journalism since 1821, always free from commercial and political influence. Help sustain our future by making a contribution today: support.theguardian.com/
It's Complicated
If you’ve taken a food supplement in your life, you know they can be genuinely helpful. But some brands are taking advantage of lax clinical laws and rely more on good marketing than clear science ➡️ www.youtube.com/shorts/SVBMQ6...
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ICYMI: A few weeks ago, I was searching Google maps looking for a place to eat, and realised a restaurant I loved wasn’t coming up on Google maps. This became the catalyst to my investigation into why Google maps hides some food places from us, which you can catch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz9MZ...
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Our latest video about Google Maps not showing your favourite restaurants is up, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz9MZ... and I was curious about how often do you rely on Google maps (or other search engines) when deciding where to eat. Which do you use?
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Have you ever felt like…
- Prices go up
- Staff seem stretched
- Service isn’t what it used to be?
We’re working on a video about one investment model that now owns huge parts of everyday life, from vets and care homes to gyms and high street chains. It’s called private equity.
But before we get going, we really want to make sure we're being as useful to you as possible. So what would you want us to explain clearly about private equity?
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After an ‘avoidable’ tragedy like the Grenfell tower fire, who should be held most accountable?
Watch our latest video about how the failures that caused the London fire still exist worldwide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDnt4...
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We’ve just published our investigation into why the failures that caused the Grenfell tower fire still exist today.
One thing we keep coming back to is, when disasters happen because of corporate and regulatory failures, what should accountability actually look like?
We’d love to hear your thoughts.
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Transparency is really important to us. After publishing our nanoplastics video, new reporting has cast doubt on some of the science we relied on.
So we want to ask you: what do you think is the responsible way for us to respond to this?
Should we take the video down? Add a pinned correction? Make a follow-up video? Something else? We really care about getting this right, so we’d value your honest thoughts in the comments below.
www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/13/microp…
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What questions do you have about fasting for health? Help shape our upcoming video.
Fasting itself isn’t new. It’s been part of cultures and religions around the world for centuries. What is new is the recent boom in fasting in Western health and wellness culture, where it’s often promoted as a fix for everything from weight and energy to sleep and focus. At the same time, the advice can feel confusing, contradictory, and hard to make sense of.
In this new discussion series, we’re on a mission to untangle confusing everyday topics by speaking directly with experts and asking the questions people actually have. In an upcoming episode, we’re turning our attention to fasting for health: what it really does to the body, what’s hype, what might be harmful, and what we still don’t know.
So, what have you always wanted to ask about fasting and meal timing? The questions you leave below will help guide our research, and may be put directly to our guest experts in the video.
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This month we’ll be taking a closer look at the housing industry. If you have any questions that you’d like answers to, whether it’s around affordability, safety, planning, please let us know! Also let us know where you are in the world too, we'd love to know!!
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Indigenous children make up just 13% of South Dakota’s child population, but what percentage of the state’s foster care system do they represent?
The real number might surprise you, and it’s part of a long history of removing Indigenous children. Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/QpS01vzPbUk?si=tCvrO...
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