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Tom Baldwin
Starmer must be bold on rejoining the EU
Sun 3 May 2026
Letters to the editor
Lords were doing their job of scrutiny on assisted dying
Sun 3 May 2026
The Observer Leader
The Observer view: Farage and the price of Britain’s rules
Sun 3 May 2026
Brad Gray
Spooked investors could ground Heathrow’s third runway
Sun 3 May 2026
Keir Starmer
We have a choice – sink into division or rise together, stronger
Sat 2 May 2026
Phil Rosenberg
After Golders Green, Britain must confront the brutal reality of antisemitism
Fri 1 May 2026
Erica Wagner
AI shortcuts aren’t all they’re cracked up to be
Wed 29 Apr 2026
Letters to the editor
The Southport murderer’s family needed intervention
Sun 26 Apr 2026
The Observer Leader
Keir Starmer must find the courage to rejoin the EU
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Neil Kinnock
The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Neil Kinnock
The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Kenan Malik
Fifty years on, David Edgar’s vision about the far right is becoming our destiny
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Kate Maltby
The Devil Wears Prada plot is an impossible dream for job-hunting gen Zs still living at home
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Matthew Barzun
Unity isn’t meant to be easy – its difficulty is what brings us together
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Lily Isaacs
Sex ed for all is long overdue
Mon 20 Apr 2026
The Observer leader
AI cannot be allowed to trample on our mental health
Sun 19 Apr 2026
Letters to the editor
‘Unsafe’ convictions are not a lost cause
Sun 19 Apr 2026
Kate Maltby
I watched as Orbán schmoozed Jewish voters in a synagogue. The irony was stark
Sat 18 Apr 2026
John Nash
How to stop a generation being ‘ravaged by predatory algorithms’
Fri 17 Apr 2026
Letters to the editor
Everyday stories of confusion over AI
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Sebastian Hervas-Jones
Confessions of an online addict: ‘My phone is a needle and social media the concoction it delivers’
Sun 12 Apr 2026
The Observer Leader
The court of appeal is failing the justice system
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Lily Isaacs
How TMZ became a paparazzo-driven political weapon
Tue 7 Apr 2026
The Observer Leader
The Artemis programme is for all humanity
Sun 5 Apr 2026
Kevin Fong
I was a Nasa medic in the space shuttle era. Artemis II gives me hope for the future
Sun 5 Apr 2026
Letters to the editor
Sick workers need occupational health, not doctor’s notes
Sun 5 Apr 2026
Lily Isaacs
I never much liked abstract art but Bridget Riley turned the tide for me
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Tech bosses knew their products caused harm
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Letters to the editor
Why a shift to the centre won't help Labour
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Philip Collins
Matt Brittin must learn to be a politician
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Evan Moffitt
Kiss and tell: ‘queerbaiting’ PR gives showbusiness a free pass
Wed 25 Mar 2026
Evan Moffitt
Trump’s first ‘antifa’ prosecution is a warning to the left
Tue 24 Mar 2026
Kim Darroch
Europe must find a way to defend itself that does not rely on the US
Sun 22 Mar 2026
Philip Collins
Britain’s only way out of this mess is a shift to the centre
Sun 22 Mar 2026
Letters to the editor
School-ready children? Ask a health visitor
Sun 22 Mar 2026
Luke Barley
The five trees that made Britain
Wed 18 Mar 2026
The Observer Leader
The Observer view: the chancellor’s big idea
Wed 18 Mar 2026
Xavier Greenwood
The $100m pop culture collection now being broken up at auction
Mon 16 Mar 2026
David Aaronovitch
War is not a game of Call of Duty, Mr Trump
Sun 15 Mar 2026
Ed Miliband
‘Our mission is to drive for clean, homegrown energy we can control’
Sun 15 Mar 2026
The Observer Leader
Trump is a man without a plan
Sun 15 Mar 2026
Letters to the editor
Top dogs are biggest losers genetically
Sun 15 Mar 2026
Erica Wagner
If ‘war is hell’, what exactly is Pete Hegseth fighting for in Iran?
Wed 11 Mar 2026
Lily Isaacs
What do teenage boys see on TikTok?
Mon 9 Mar 2026
Letters to the editor
Assisted dying bill offers the gift of life
Sun 8 Mar 2026
The Observer Leader
Keir Starmer’s answer to Donald Trump shows principle, not pandering
Sat 7 Mar 2026
James Harding
A passport, a history, and the country that took us in
Fri 6 Mar 2026
Erica Wagner
Why a Tennessee children’s hospital was named after Dolly Parton
Wed 4 Mar 2026
Sanam Mahloudji
You can’t bomb Iran into democracy
Mon 2 Mar 2026
Gwyneth Lewis
If the Welsh language dies it’s not just Wales that will be the poorer for it
Sun 1 Mar 2026
Casey Magloire
Be it F1, small-screen scheming or life admin, it’s all a question of strategy
Sun 1 Mar 2026
The Observer view
After the Ayatollah
Sun 1 Mar 2026
Avraham Burg
I won’t remain silent on this cynical war
Sat 28 Feb 2026
Deborah Mattinson
Jersey’s move to legalise assisted dying should be a wake-up call to the Lords
Sat 28 Feb 2026
Zack Polanski
Labour ignored voters in Gorton and Denton. We listened to them. And we won
Sat 28 Feb 2026
Nazir Afzal
Fayed’s Harrods could be Britain’s Epstein Island
Fri 27 Feb 2026
James Harding
After Andrew, the royal machine’s invisible men should face a reckoning
Wed 25 Feb 2026
Erica Wagner
As blizzards hit NYC, forget the doom – try snowscrolling
Wed 25 Feb 2026
Evan Moffitt
Clavicular didn’t invent ‘looksmaxxing’ – gay men have been at it for a long time
Wed 25 Feb 2026
Seun Matiluko
The BBC wins no marks for its production at the Baftas
Mon 23 Feb 2026
Lily Isaacs
What Sarah Ferguson’s (many) books say about her
Mon 23 Feb 2026
Kenan Malik
The AI threat is far greater than job losses
Sun 22 Feb 2026
David Olusoga
No one anticipated an easy reign for Charles III but this mess will go down in history
Sun 22 Feb 2026
The Observer Leader
It’s time the royal family got on their bikes
Sun 22 Feb 2026
Amy Wallace
I knew Virginia Giuffre. I wish she was alive to see the power of her courage
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Tanya Gold
With Andrew’s fall, the royal family’s spell over the public has been broken
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Graham Smith
This sordid royal scandal could bring down the monarchy. We should seize the opportunity
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Kate Ogden
Why millions of graduates are stuck repaying more for decades
Sun 15 Feb 2026
Victoria Derbyshire
Gisèle Pelicot is the strongest woman I have ever met
Sun 15 Feb 2026
The Observer leader
Save our students
Sun 15 Feb 2026
More peers respond to The Observer’s report on the assisted dying bill
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Peter Hain
A graduate tax could fix Britain’s broken student loan system
Thu 12 Feb 2026
Gareth David
Spotify is strangling the music industry – bands like mine must make a stand
Mon 9 Feb 2026
Alex O’Connell
I didn’t think I had much in common with Kemi, but therein lies a tail
Sun 8 Feb 2026
The Observer view
Starmer’s days in office are numbered
Sun 8 Feb 2026
Kate Maltby
It’s years too late, but at least Ed Davey is learning from the Epstein horror
Sun 8 Feb 2026
Martha Gill
It’s time we paved paradise and put up a housing block
Wed 4 Feb 2026
Mary Jordan
‘I want to show the audience my life’: Melania Trump’s biographer gives her verdict on the biopic
Mon 2 Feb 2026
Aisling Flaherty
‘I saw the Melania film four times on opening day. Did anyone else?’
Mon 2 Feb 2026
