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David Aaronovitch
Echoes of Chamberlain: Trump’s Iran peace agreement is ‘the Emperor’s new deal’

Mon 22 Jun 2026

Echoes of Chamberlain: Trump’s Iran peace agreement is ‘the Emperor’s new deal’
Sadiq Khan
‘Brexit has cost Britain billions. It’s imperative we rejoin the EU’

Sun 21 Jun 2026

‘Brexit has cost Britain billions. It’s imperative we rejoin the EU’
We have a moral responsibility to keep our children safe online

Sun 21 Jun 2026

We have a moral responsibility to keep our children safe online
The Observer Leader
The audacity of hope – for an open Labour leadership contest

Sun 21 Jun 2026

The audacity of hope – for an open Labour leadership contest
Brendan Cox
Ten years after my wife, Jo Cox, was murdered, I believe our country is in peril

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Ten years after my wife, Jo Cox, was murdered, I believe our country is in peril
Ukraine is not the only forgotten war

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Ukraine is not the only forgotten war
Patricia Clarke
AI anxiety is fast becoming a political problem

Sun 14 Jun 2026

AI anxiety is fast becoming a political problem
The Observer Leader
A Declaration of Interdependence

Sun 14 Jun 2026

A Declaration of Interdependence
The Observer Leader
A manifesto for children

Sun 14 Jun 2026

A manifesto for children
Kenan Malik
Sentencing the Palestine activists for terrorism places civil liberties in grave peril

Sat 13 Jun 2026

Sentencing the Palestine activists for terrorism places civil liberties in grave peril
Evan Moffitt
Trump gives America a taste of the big cheese

Wed 10 Jun 2026

Trump gives America a taste of the big cheese
The Observer view
The forgotten war

Sun 7 Jun 2026

The forgotten war
Dennis Sherwood
A single exam result can change a pupil’s life – but grading in England is a lottery

Sun 7 Jun 2026

A single exam result can change a pupil’s life – but grading in England is a lottery
Mandy Yin
I had to close my beloved restaurant. VAT was taking too big a bite of the profits

Sun 7 Jun 2026

I had to close my beloved restaurant. VAT was taking too big a bite of the profits
Tony Blair has lost his sense of direction on economic growth

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Tony Blair has lost his sense of direction on economic growth
Kate Maltby
It’s not the British Museum’s job to police the culture wars

Sun 7 Jun 2026

It’s not the British Museum’s job to police the culture wars
Never mind keeping our heads over AI, we’ve already lost them to the billionaires

Sun 31 May 2026

Never mind keeping our heads over AI, we’ve already lost them to the billionaires
Sue Pritchard
Bounce back, or bounce forward? Britain's farming choice

Sun 31 May 2026

Bounce back, or bounce forward? Britain's farming choice
Lily Isaacs
A new ice hockey crush is zero help in this heatwave

Sun 31 May 2026

A new ice hockey crush is zero help in this heatwave
The Observer view
The Observer view: Trump’s war in Iran has made him Putin’s useful idiot

Sun 31 May 2026

The Observer view: Trump’s war in Iran has made him Putin’s useful idiot
Tony Blair
The future demands a radical response based on understanding the world we live in

Sat 30 May 2026

The future demands a radical response based on understanding the world we live in
Sarah Dear
Google’s AI Search is seducing us into a spoon-fed future

Sat 30 May 2026

Google’s AI Search is seducing us into a spoon-fed future
Erica Wagner
How to get cheers, not boos, when you make your commencement speech

Thu 28 May 2026

How to get cheers, not boos, when you make your commencement speech
The Observer view
AI is not a magical power. We need to keep our heads

Sun 24 May 2026

AI is not a magical power. We need to keep our heads
Philippe Sands
Rogue states won’t always get away with murder. In the end justice will prevail

Sun 24 May 2026

Rogue states won’t always get away with murder. In the end justice will prevail
Sam Freedman
Are graduates facing an AI ‘jobpocalypse’? The evidence is unclear

Sat 23 May 2026

Are graduates facing an AI ‘jobpocalypse’? The evidence is unclear
Zack Polanski
This year I’ve had Nazi salutes thrown at me and been called a ‘gay jew’. How did we get here?

Sat 23 May 2026

This year I’ve had Nazi salutes thrown at me and been called a ‘gay jew’. How did we get here?
The Observer view
Welcome to Italy

Sun 17 May 2026

Welcome to Italy
Sharon Graham
Unite has a clear message for Labour: change or die

Sun 17 May 2026

Unite has a clear message for Labour: change or die
Letters to the editor
We needn’t worry about Claude’s ‘humanity’, it’s actually a question of semantics

Sun 17 May 2026

We needn’t worry about Claude’s ‘humanity’, it’s actually a question of semantics
Adele Zeynep Walton
Ofcom fining a pro-suicide website is no substitute for a public inquiry into government failures

Sun 17 May 2026

Ofcom fining a pro-suicide website is no substitute for a public inquiry into government failures
The Observer view
Nigel Farage has a problem with the truth

Sun 17 May 2026

Nigel Farage has a problem with the truth
John Naughton
We used to be social media broadcasters but now we’re mobile couch potatoes

Fri 15 May 2026

We used to be social media broadcasters but now we’re mobile couch potatoes
The Observer view
Starmer should stay

Sun 10 May 2026

Starmer should stay
Letters to the editor
A one-day debate could revive assisted dying bill

Sat 9 May 2026

A one-day debate could revive assisted dying bill
The Observer Leader
Starmer should stay

Fri 8 May 2026

Starmer should stay
Tom Baldwin
Starmer must be bold on rejoining the EU

Sun 3 May 2026

Starmer must be bold on rejoining the EU
Letters to the editor
Lords were doing their job of scrutiny on assisted dying

Sun 3 May 2026

Lords were doing their job of scrutiny on assisted dying
The Observer Leader
The Observer view: Farage and the price of Britain’s rules

Sun 3 May 2026

The Observer view: Farage and the price of Britain’s rules
Brad Gray
Spooked investors could ground Heathrow’s third runway

Sun 3 May 2026

Spooked investors could ground Heathrow’s third runway
Keir Starmer
We have a choice – sink into division or rise together, stronger

Sat 2 May 2026

We have a choice – sink into division or rise together, stronger
Phil Rosenberg
After Golders Green, Britain must confront the brutal reality of antisemitism

Fri 1 May 2026

After Golders Green, Britain must confront the brutal reality of antisemitism
AI shortcuts aren’t all they’re cracked up to be

Wed 29 Apr 2026

AI shortcuts aren’t all they’re cracked up to be
Letters to the editor
The Southport murderer’s family needed intervention

Sun 26 Apr 2026

The Southport murderer’s family needed intervention
The Observer Leader
Keir Starmer must find the courage to rejoin the EU

Sun 26 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer must find the courage to rejoin the EU
Neil Kinnock
The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it

Sun 26 Apr 2026

The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it
Neil Kinnock
The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it

Sun 26 Apr 2026

The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it
Kate Maltby
The Devil Wears Prada plot is an impossible dream for job-hunting gen Zs still living at home

Sun 26 Apr 2026

The Devil Wears Prada plot is an impossible dream for job-hunting gen Zs still living at home
Matthew Barzun
Unity isn’t meant to be easy – its difficulty is what brings us together

Sun 26 Apr 2026

Unity isn’t meant to be easy – its difficulty is what brings us together
Lily Isaacs
Sex ed for all is long overdue

Mon 20 Apr 2026

Sex ed for all is long overdue
AI cannot be allowed to trample on our mental health

Sun 19 Apr 2026

AI cannot be allowed to trample on our mental health
Letters to the editor
‘Unsafe’ convictions are not a lost cause

Sun 19 Apr 2026

‘Unsafe’ convictions are not a lost cause
Kate Maltby
I watched as Orbán schmoozed Jewish voters in a synagogue. The irony was stark

Sat 18 Apr 2026

I watched as Orbán schmoozed Jewish voters in a synagogue. The irony was stark
John Nash
How to stop a generation being ‘ravaged by predatory algorithms’

Fri 17 Apr 2026

How to stop a generation being ‘ravaged by predatory algorithms’
Letters to the editor
Everyday stories of confusion over AI

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Everyday stories of confusion over AI
Sebastian Hervas-Jones
Confessions of an online addict: ‘My phone is a needle and social media the concoction it delivers’

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Confessions of an online addict: ‘My phone is a needle and social media the concoction it delivers’
The Observer Leader
The court of appeal is failing the justice system

Sun 12 Apr 2026

The court of appeal is failing the justice system
Lily Isaacs
How TMZ became a paparazzo-driven political weapon

Tue 7 Apr 2026

How TMZ became a paparazzo-driven political weapon
Kevin Fong
I was a Nasa medic in the space shuttle era. Artemis II gives me hope for the future

Sun 5 Apr 2026

I was a Nasa medic in the space shuttle era. Artemis II gives me hope for the future

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