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Ceri Thomas

Editor

Before joining The Observer, Ceri worked for many years at the BBC where he was the longest-serving editor of the Today programme and, later, editor of Panorama.

Photo of Ceri Thomas

Ceri Thomas

Editor

Before joining The Observer, Ceri worked for many years at the BBC where he was the longest-serving editor of the Today programme and, later, editor of Panorama.

  • Ceri Thomas
    SAS leaders suppressed war crimes claims, Afghanistan inquiry hears

    A senior UK special forces officer testifies that he passed information about killings to superiors – but they hushed it up

    Wed, 3 Dec 2025

  • Ceri Thomas
    The Good Soldier: Killings and cover-up in Afghanistan

    The British army has never faced more serious allegations of wrongdoing; that the SAS committed multiple war crimes in Afghanistan. A public inquiry is beginning to reveal a troubling picture of UK special forces beyond the control of their military and political bosses.

    51 min • S1, E258

  • Ceri Thomas
    History is just one more battleground in culture war being fought over the BBC

    Samir Shah’s selection as chair and the role of Robbie Gibb on the board have prompted a rethink about political appointees at the BBC

    Sun, 30 Nov 2025

  • Ceri Thomas
    MPs prepare to quiz BBC board over competence and conflict of interest

    After the resignation from the governing body of ‘the guy who most took on’ Robbie Gibb, a select committee will on Monday seek clarity on the political appointee’s agenda

    Sun, 23 Nov 2025

  • Ceri Thomas
    Boardroom dramas, backstabbing and the BBC‘s darkest hour

    The shocking saga of a national institution has all the hallmarks of a crime drama

    Sun, 16 Nov 2025

  • Ceri Thomas
    Government accused of ‘downplaying’ data leak risk to Afghans

    A new report offers a stark contrast to the official review about the deadly effects of the information breach

    Sun, 2 Nov 2025

  • Ceri Thomas
    Last call for the phone-hacking scandal – but is anyone still listening?

    ITV’s The Hack tells how Rupert Murdoch’s reporters intercepted voicemails. Will the story’s loose ends ever be tied up?

    Sun, 5 Oct 2025

  • Ceri Thomas
    The definition of ‘terrorist’ is subjective

    The BBC doesn’t use the word, while the government has been accused of applying it too broadly. What does it mean?

    Mon, 18 Aug 2025

  • Ceri Thomas
    Deny, delete and delay: the secrecy operation inside special forces

    After allegations emerged of unarmed men and boys being murdered in Afghanistan, the special forces closed ranks when the military police investigated

    Sun, 20 Jul 2025

  • Ceri Thomas
    Was MoD acting in the interests of Afghans on leaked list – or covering its own back?

    Keeping the most dangerous data leak in British history secret ensured General Sir Gwyn Jenkins was kept out of the firing line

    Wed, 16 Jul 2025

  • Ceri Thomas
    Triple jeopardy: the betrayal of Afghanistan’s finest

    Thousands of elite Afghan forces were blocked from settling in the UK. Some may have witnessed British war crimes. Veterans are asking if the two are connected

    Sun, 25 May 2025

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