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Kim Darroch
Europe must find a way to defend itself that does not rely on the US

Sun 22 Mar 2026

Europe must find a way to defend itself that does not rely on the US
Philip Collins
Britain’s only way out of this mess is a shift to the centre

Sun 22 Mar 2026

Britain’s only way out of this mess is a shift to the centre
Letters to the editor
School-ready children? Ask a health visitor

Sun 22 Mar 2026

School-ready children? Ask a health visitor
Luke Barley
The five trees that made Britain

Wed 18 Mar 2026

The five trees that made Britain
The Observer Leader
The Observer view: the chancellor’s big idea

Wed 18 Mar 2026

The Observer view: the chancellor’s big idea
Xavier Greenwood
The $100m pop culture collection now being broken up at auction

Mon 16 Mar 2026

The $100m pop culture collection now being broken up at auction
David Aaronovitch
War is not a game of Call of Duty, Mr Trump

Sun 15 Mar 2026

War is not a game of Call of Duty, Mr Trump
Ed Miliband
‘Our mission is to drive for clean, homegrown energy we can control’

Sun 15 Mar 2026

‘Our mission is to drive for clean, homegrown energy we can control’
The Observer Leader
Trump is a man without a plan

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Trump is a man without a plan
Letters to the editor
Top dogs are biggest losers genetically

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Top dogs are biggest losers genetically
Erica Wagner
If ‘war is hell’, what exactly is Pete Hegseth fighting for in Iran?

Wed 11 Mar 2026

If ‘war is hell’, what exactly is Pete Hegseth fighting for in Iran?
Lily Isaacs
What do teenage boys see on TikTok?

Mon 9 Mar 2026

What do teenage boys see on TikTok?
Letters to the editor
Assisted dying bill offers the gift of life

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Assisted dying bill offers the gift of life
The Observer Leader
Keir Starmer’s answer to Donald Trump shows principle, not pandering

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer’s answer to Donald Trump shows principle, not pandering
James Harding
A passport, a history, and the country that took us in

Fri 6 Mar 2026

A passport, a history, and the country that took us in
Erica Wagner
Why a Tennessee children’s hospital was named after Dolly Parton

Wed 4 Mar 2026

Why a Tennessee children’s hospital was named after Dolly Parton
Sanam Mahloudji
You can’t bomb Iran into democracy

Mon 2 Mar 2026

You can’t bomb Iran into democracy
Gwyneth Lewis
If the Welsh language dies it’s not just Wales that will be the poorer for it

Sun 1 Mar 2026

If the Welsh language dies it’s not just Wales that will be the poorer for it
Casey Magloire
Be it F1, small-screen scheming or life admin, it’s all a question of strategy

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Be it F1, small-screen scheming or life admin, it’s all a question of strategy
The Observer view
After the Ayatollah

Sun 1 Mar 2026

After the Ayatollah
Avraham Burg
I won’t remain silent on this cynical war

Sat 28 Feb 2026

I won’t remain silent on this cynical war
Deborah Mattinson
Jersey’s move to legalise assisted dying should be a wake-up call to the Lords

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Jersey’s move to legalise assisted dying should be a wake-up call to the Lords
Zack Polanski
Labour ignored voters in Gorton and Denton. We listened to them. And we won

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Labour ignored voters in Gorton and Denton. We listened to them. And we won
Nazir Afzal
Fayed’s Harrods could be Britain’s Epstein Island

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Fayed’s Harrods could be Britain’s Epstein Island
James Harding
After Andrew, the royal machine’s invisible men should face a reckoning

Wed 25 Feb 2026

After Andrew, the royal machine’s invisible men should face a reckoning
Erica Wagner
As blizzards hit NYC, forget the doom – try snowscrolling

Wed 25 Feb 2026

As blizzards hit NYC, forget the doom – try snowscrolling
Evan Moffitt
Clavicular didn’t invent ‘looksmaxxing’ – gay men have been at it for a long time

Wed 25 Feb 2026

Clavicular didn’t invent ‘looksmaxxing’ – gay men have been at it for a long time
Seun Matiluko
The BBC wins no marks for its production at the Baftas

Mon 23 Feb 2026

The BBC wins no marks for its production at the Baftas
Lily Isaacs
What Sarah Ferguson’s (many) books say about her

Mon 23 Feb 2026

What Sarah Ferguson’s (many) books say about her
Kenan Malik
The AI threat is far greater than job losses

Sun 22 Feb 2026

The AI threat is far greater than job losses
David Olusoga
No one anticipated an easy reign for Charles III but this mess will go down in history

Sun 22 Feb 2026

No one anticipated an easy reign for Charles III but this mess will go down in history
The Observer Leader
It’s time the royal family got on their bikes

Sun 22 Feb 2026

It’s time the royal family got on their bikes
Amy Wallace
I knew Virginia Giuffre. I wish she was alive to see the power of her courage

Sat 21 Feb 2026

I knew Virginia Giuffre. I wish she was alive to see the power of her courage
Tanya Gold
With Andrew’s fall, the royal family’s spell over the public has been broken

Sat 21 Feb 2026

With Andrew’s fall, the royal family’s spell over the public has been broken
Graham Smith
This sordid royal scandal could bring down the monarchy. We should seize the opportunity

Fri 20 Feb 2026

This sordid royal scandal could bring down the monarchy. We should seize the opportunity
Kate Ogden
Why millions of graduates are stuck repaying more for decades

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Why millions of graduates are stuck repaying more for decades
Victoria Derbyshire
Gisèle Pelicot is the strongest woman I have ever met

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Gisèle Pelicot is the strongest woman I have ever met
The Observer leader
Save our students

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Save our students
More peers respond to The Observer’s report on the assisted dying bill

Sat 14 Feb 2026

More peers respond to The Observer’s report on the assisted dying bill
Peter Hain
A graduate tax could fix Britain’s broken student loan system

Thu 12 Feb 2026

A graduate tax could fix Britain’s broken student loan system
Gareth David
Spotify is strangling the music industry – bands like mine must make a stand

Mon 9 Feb 2026

Spotify is strangling the music industry – bands like mine must make a stand
Alex O’Connell
I didn’t think I had much in common with Kemi, but therein lies a tail

Sun 8 Feb 2026

I didn’t think I had much in common with Kemi, but therein lies a tail
The Observer view
Starmer’s days in office are numbered

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Starmer’s days in office are numbered
Kate Maltby
It’s years too late, but at least Ed Davey is learning from the Epstein horror

Sun 8 Feb 2026

It’s years too late, but at least Ed Davey is learning from the Epstein horror
Martha Gill
It’s time we paved paradise and put up a housing block

Wed 4 Feb 2026

It’s time we paved paradise and put up a housing block
Mary Jordan
‘I want to show the audience my life’: Melania Trump’s biographer gives her verdict on the biopic

Mon 2 Feb 2026

‘I want to show the audience my life’: Melania Trump’s biographer gives her verdict on the biopic
Aisling Flaherty
‘I saw the Melania film four times on opening day. Did anyone else?’

Mon 2 Feb 2026

‘I saw the Melania film four times on opening day. Did anyone else?’
The Observer view
The Lords are defying democracy

Sun 1 Feb 2026

The Lords are defying democracy
Siri Hustvedt
In my home state of Minnesota, neighbours are standing strong against ICE

Sun 1 Feb 2026

In my home state of Minnesota, neighbours are standing strong against ICE
Marie Le Conte
The Melania film? As insightful as ‘train go choo-choo’

Sat 31 Jan 2026

The Melania film? As insightful as ‘train go choo-choo’
Xavier Greenwood
An Englishman in New York learns to avoid the yellow ice

Sat 31 Jan 2026

An Englishman in New York learns to avoid the yellow ice
David Sedaris
The Crossing Guard

Sat 31 Jan 2026

The Crossing Guard
Martha Gill
It’s tragic that some women can’t conceive, but surrogacy is too risky an answer

Wed 28 Jan 2026

It’s tragic that some women can’t conceive, but surrogacy is too risky an answer
Heidi Thomas
Measles is back. We need herd immunity, not herd instinct

Tue 27 Jan 2026

Measles is back. We need herd immunity, not herd instinct
Philippe Petit
Scaling skyscrapers is a celebration of life

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Scaling skyscrapers is a celebration of life
Megan Nolan
Thank goodness for the Beckhams’ Freudian melodrama

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Thank goodness for the Beckhams’ Freudian melodrama
The Observer Leader
Business leaders must speak up on Donald Trump

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Business leaders must speak up on Donald Trump
Matthew Bishop
Who’s the daddy? A Davos diary

Thu 22 Jan 2026

Who’s the daddy? A Davos diary
Andrew Rawnsley
Starmer dodges a bullet, but the worst may be yet to come

Wed 21 Jan 2026

Starmer dodges a bullet, but the worst may be yet to come
Anonymous
I’m estranged from my parents – I know how Brooklyn Beckham feels

Tue 20 Jan 2026

I’m estranged from my parents – I know how Brooklyn Beckham feels
Giles Whittell
Fake news: the Greenland emergency is an elaborate confection

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Fake news: the Greenland emergency is an elaborate confection
The Observer view
Iran’s theocracy could have chosen humanity, but it chose murder

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Iran’s theocracy could have chosen humanity, but it chose murder
Vanessa Thorpe
Lost in translation at the Jaipur literature festival

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Lost in translation at the Jaipur literature festival
Will Hutton
Reeves v the OBR: what really happened

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Reeves v the OBR: what really happened
James Tapper
The likely impact of Maduro’s seizure on the global cocaine trade: none

Tue 13 Jan 2026

The likely impact of Maduro’s seizure on the global cocaine trade: none
Rob Macaire
With a unifying leader, Iran’s protests could become a revolution

Mon 12 Jan 2026

With a unifying leader, Iran’s protests could become a revolution
Melanie Reid
A cold childhood casts a long shadow

Mon 12 Jan 2026

A cold childhood casts a long shadow
Philip Collins
Pensioners have been cushioned for too long. It’s time for Labour to get off the sofa on welfare

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Pensioners have been cushioned for too long. It’s time for Labour to get off the sofa on welfare
John Kampfner
Time for Europe to find the courage to face new realities

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Time for Europe to find the courage to face new realities
Jack Straw
Iran’s uprising may succeed, but there will be no uplands of democracy for a long time

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Iran’s uprising may succeed, but there will be no uplands of democracy for a long time
Philippe Sands
Trump’s actions are illegal – but his greed may hold him in check

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Trump’s actions are illegal – but his greed may hold him in check
The Observer view
The real special relationship

Sun 11 Jan 2026

The real special relationship
Mark Malloch Brown
The UN must step up as a multilateral force again, or bow to Trump’s world order

Fri 9 Jan 2026

The UN must step up as a multilateral force again, or bow to Trump’s world order
David Barnett
‘After the first round of chemo, I was chipper … then I hated it with a vengeance’

Fri 9 Jan 2026

‘After the first round of chemo, I was chipper … then I hated it with a vengeance’
Gordon Corera
For spies, Venezuela signals a new world

Wed 7 Jan 2026

For spies, Venezuela signals a new world
Giles Whittell
How many snowmen can you make from Storm Goretti?

Tue 6 Jan 2026

How many snowmen can you make from Storm Goretti?
The Observer leader
Might is not right

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Might is not right
Jack Straw
‘Zack Polanski’s migration policies aren’t naive – they’re dangerously misleading’

Sat 3 Jan 2026

‘Zack Polanski’s migration policies aren’t naive – they’re dangerously misleading’
Paul Hayward
The death of two of Anthony Joshua’s inner circle is a body blow

Sat 3 Jan 2026

The death of two of Anthony Joshua’s inner circle is a body blow
Andrei Soldatov
Russian people are numb to the deaths of their fathers and sons in Ukraine

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Russian people are numb to the deaths of their fathers and sons in Ukraine
Martha Gill
Royal Mail’s efforts to address its logistics problem have arrived too late

Thu 1 Jan 2026

Royal Mail’s efforts to address its logistics problem have arrived too late
Katherine Pangonis
Brigitte Bardot was no simple heroine

Tue 30 Dec 2025

Brigitte Bardot was no simple heroine
Martha Gill
Libraries are essential to help us navigate the world

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Libraries are essential to help us navigate the world
The Observer view
Britain cannot afford Reform

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Britain cannot afford Reform
Philip Collins
Starmer is a PM without a cause – he needs an epiphany

Sat 27 Dec 2025

Starmer is a PM without a cause – he needs an epiphany
Lucy Winkett
Hands off our Christmas, Tommy Robinson

Mon 22 Dec 2025

Hands off our Christmas, Tommy Robinson
Michael Rosen
My Eddie, a vision on a sleigh: a story of grief for Christmas

Sun 21 Dec 2025

My Eddie, a vision on a sleigh: a story of grief for Christmas
The Observer
The return of Erasmus brings glad tidings

Sun 21 Dec 2025

The return of Erasmus brings glad tidings
Alex O’Connell
I’m in earnest about festive fun, but Stephen Fry’s Lady Bracknell overcooked the ham

Sun 21 Dec 2025

I’m in earnest about festive fun, but Stephen Fry’s Lady Bracknell overcooked the ham
Sarah Manavis
Dare to dream that we have reached peak tweakment

Wed 17 Dec 2025

Dare to dream that we have reached peak tweakment
Erica Wagner
Erica Wagner: At Hanukah, we must keep calling in the light

Tue 16 Dec 2025

Erica Wagner: At Hanukah, we must keep calling in the light
Avraham Burg
Avraham Burg: Bondi shooting marks a zeitgeist of global hatred

Mon 15 Dec 2025

Avraham Burg: Bondi shooting marks a zeitgeist of global hatred
Jonathan Wittenberg
It happened thousands of miles away but the horror reaches home

Mon 15 Dec 2025

It happened thousands of miles away but the horror reaches home
Jonathan Wittenberg
This Hanukah, reflect that both hope and light travel

Sun 14 Dec 2025

This Hanukah, reflect that both hope and light travel
The Observer leader
Britain needs an Australian-style social media ban

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Britain needs an Australian-style social media ban
Erica Wagner
An endearing new production of Into The Woods brings a tear to the eye

Sat 13 Dec 2025

An endearing new production of Into The Woods brings a tear to the eye
Jon Hill
Dear Maga, there’s no such thing as a woke font

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Dear Maga, there’s no such thing as a woke font
Martha Gill
How the great British car-sharing experiment lost its Zip

Wed 10 Dec 2025

How the great British car-sharing experiment lost its Zip
Lily Isaacs
Sorry, Keir – when it comes to TikTok, you’re all at sixes and sevens

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Sorry, Keir – when it comes to TikTok, you’re all at sixes and sevens

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