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Analysis
New faces, few solutions
From crypto-millions to TikTok charm, populist parties have reshaped the political landscape... without addressing the hardest questions, David Aaronovitch explains
Tech
The Claude delusion
Richard Dawkins claims the AI chatbot should be considered conscious, confusing fluent mimicry with genuine understanding, Kenan Malik writes
Art
Designers making a difference
A new generation of artisans is reconsidering and updating the way we see craft, Tamsin Blanchard reports
For today
Labour
Catherine Neilan
Streeting and Rayner in standoff ahead of crunch week for Starmer
Politics
Xavier Greenwood
Starmer vows to stay put after a local election thrashing
Law and order
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
‘Salmon cartel’ case could land lawyers a fortune in costs
Profile
Hannah Roberts
Pietrangelo Buttafuoco: The conservative intellectual at the heart of Venice’s Biennale storm
National
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Local elections
John Simpson
‘Extremist’ Reform candidates elected to councils across country
Energy
Jeevan Vasagar
BP seeks buyers for its shares in carbon capture projects
Health
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Passengers from deadly hantavirus cruise ship to be flown home to UK
The Observer walk
Jude Rogers
John Robins: ‘Alcohol was more important to me than showing up’
Ideas
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Politics
William Keegan
Keir Starmer’s losses summon return of the ‘gnomes of Zurich’
Notebook
Erica Wagner
Michael Frayn’s wonderful Copenhagen still crackles with radioactive relevance
Homophobia
Matt Cain
Bigots hounded me out of Bolton as a young man. I won’t let it happen again
Economy
The Observer Leader
