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Andrew Rawnsley
Will the leftish parties unite to stop Nigel Farage from becoming PM?

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Will the leftish parties unite to stop Nigel Farage from becoming PM?
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer: ‘The Greens are anti-Nato and think it’s all right to sell drugs. That’s nuts’

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Keir Starmer: ‘The Greens are anti-Nato and think it’s all right to sell drugs. That’s nuts’
Simon Finkelstein
Don’t blame the OBR for the failures of politicians

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Don’t blame the OBR for the failures of politicians
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon

36 mins • S1, E292

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon
Rachel Sylvester
‘The cabinet is a sham’: the budget fallout shows Starmer’s authority is fading

Mon 1 Dec 2025

‘The cabinet is a sham’: the budget fallout shows Starmer’s authority is fading
Andrew Rawnsley
What is the point of this Labour government? Reeves offered no compelling answer

Sun 30 Nov 2025

What is the point of this Labour government? Reeves offered no compelling answer
The Observer leader
The Observer view on the budget: Trust and the Treasury

Sun 30 Nov 2025

The Observer view on the budget: Trust and the Treasury
Rachel Sylvester
Economic with the truth: the mis-selling of the budget

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Economic with the truth: the mis-selling of the budget
Lucien Young
People underestimate me, so I overestimate to balance things out

Sat 29 Nov 2025

People underestimate me, so I overestimate to balance things out
Sam Freedman
Labour’s holiday homework: solve the problem of special needs education

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Labour’s holiday homework: solve the problem of special needs education
Tom Baldwin
The rise and fall of the superadviser, and the future of Morgan McSweeney

Sat 29 Nov 2025

The rise and fall of the superadviser, and the future of Morgan McSweeney
Emma Haslett
High-end property market enjoys post-budget boost

Fri 28 Nov 2025

High-end property market enjoys post-budget boost
The Observer leader
Better than forecast

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Better than forecast
Will Hutton
A tame budget with a sting in its tail

Wed 26 Nov 2025

A tame budget with a sting in its tail
Philip Collins
The chancellor’s speech, decoded

Wed 26 Nov 2025

The chancellor’s speech, decoded
Madeleine Parr
In a matter of months Your Party seems to have failed. What needs to be done to make it a viable political force?

Tue 25 Nov 2025

In a matter of months Your Party seems to have failed. What needs to be done to make it a viable political force?
Andrew Rawnsley
The Lords they are a-leaping to frustrate ministers

Sun 23 Nov 2025

The Lords they are a-leaping to frustrate ministers
Ben Zaranko
Minor forecasts shouldn’t make the weather for Reeves

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Minor forecasts shouldn’t make the weather for Reeves
Rachel Sylvester
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’
Russian spy ship near the UK

33 mins • S1, E288

Russian spy ship near the UK
Xavier Greenwood
Shabana Mahmood has thrown a hail mary with her new asylum model

Tue 18 Nov 2025

Shabana Mahmood has thrown a hail mary with her new asylum model
Denmark is inspiring Shabana Mahmood’s new asylum policies

35 mins • S1, E287

Denmark is inspiring Shabana Mahmood’s new asylum policies
Nicotine pouches are more popular than ever

9 mins • S1, E1235

Nicotine pouches are more popular than ever
Catherine Neilan
After the week No 10 lost control, warning that chaos is ‘probably fatal’ for Starmer

Sun 16 Nov 2025

After the week No 10 lost control, warning that chaos is ‘probably fatal’ for Starmer
Matthew Bishop
UK opens office to bridge impact and economy

Sun 16 Nov 2025

UK opens office to bridge impact and economy
Rachel Sylvester
Mahmood announces new ‘safe and legal routes’ for refugees – but hardline reforms are the focus

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Mahmood announces new ‘safe and legal routes’ for refugees – but hardline reforms are the focus
Andrew Rawnsley
How a cunning plan to bolster the PM backfired spectacularly

Sun 16 Nov 2025

How a cunning plan to bolster the PM backfired spectacularly
Will Hutton
It’s time for the Treasury to take back control

Sun 16 Nov 2025

It’s time for the Treasury to take back control
Catherine Neilan
Labour is ‘totally flapping’, say ministers after budget swerve

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Labour is ‘totally flapping’, say ministers after budget swerve
Rachel Sylvester
Thousands to lose the right to trial by jury in drive to fix court logjam

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Thousands to lose the right to trial by jury in drive to fix court logjam
Rachel Sylvester
Briefings against the PM are more cock-up than conspiracy

Wed 12 Nov 2025

Briefings against the PM are more cock-up than conspiracy
Rachel Sylvester
Reeves will raise tax to ‘transfer wealth between generations’

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Reeves will raise tax to ‘transfer wealth between generations’
Zohran Mamdani takes on President Trump

34 mins • S1, E285

Zohran Mamdani takes on President Trump
Rachel Sylvester
The government has flunked its curriculum review

Wed 5 Nov 2025

The government has flunked its curriculum review
Andrew Rawnsley
The tide may soon turn for Rachel Reeves

Tue 4 Nov 2025

The tide may soon turn for Rachel Reeves
The end of TV

6 mins • S1, E1226

The end of TV
Wes Streeting
‘We’re working to root out medical misogyny’

Mon 3 Nov 2025

‘We’re working to root out medical misogyny’
Kenan Malik
‘Privatisation has made a Dad’s Army of the state’

Sun 2 Nov 2025

‘Privatisation has made a Dad’s Army of the state’
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: Keep your friend, but let him know the axe could fall

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Dear Keir: Keep your friend, but let him know the axe could fall
Will Hutton
Debt strategy will be the core of Reeves’s ‘aggressive’ budget

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Debt strategy will be the core of Reeves’s ‘aggressive’ budget
The deadly police raid in Brazil

37 mins • S1, E283

The deadly police raid in Brazil
Will Hutton
Why a fall in productivity could be the straw that breaks the economy’s back

Thu 30 Oct 2025

Why a fall in productivity could be the straw that breaks the economy’s back
Tobias Ellwood
Why I back the baccalaureate

Wed 29 Oct 2025

Why I back the baccalaureate
Catherine Neilan
How unpopular is Keir Starmer?

Mon 27 Oct 2025

How unpopular is Keir Starmer?
Catherine Neilan
Two elections, two stories – and neither good for Labour

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Two elections, two stories – and neither good for Labour
Andrew Rawnsley
Lucy Powell has a resonant message. The PM should listen

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Lucy Powell has a resonant message. The PM should listen
Catherine Neilan
Plaid Cymru topples Labour in historic byelection

Fri 24 Oct 2025

Plaid Cymru topples Labour in historic byelection
Fred Harter
Not everyone is happy about the UK’s new digital IDs

Fri 24 Oct 2025

Not everyone is happy about the UK’s new digital IDs
Peter Hain
‘Wales should stick with Labour’

Wed 22 Oct 2025

‘Wales should stick with Labour’
Rachel Sylvester
Labour cuts funding for state school IB diplomas

Mon 6 Oct 2025

Labour cuts funding for state school IB diplomas
Andrew Rawnsley
Keir Starmer must show he has a strategy to win

Sun 5 Oct 2025

Keir Starmer must show he has a strategy to win
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: If a colleague pushes back on your plan, sack them

Fri 3 Oct 2025

Dear Keir: If a colleague pushes back on your plan, sack them
Catherine Neilan
Leadership whispers and Reform dominate Labour conference

Wed 1 Oct 2025

Leadership whispers and Reform dominate Labour conference
Richard Ovenden
Libraries are palaces for the people. They need defending

Tue 30 Sept 2025

Libraries are palaces for the people. They need defending
Andrew Rawnsley
Starmer played the patriot card – but in a hand with no aces

Tue 30 Sept 2025

Starmer played the patriot card – but in a hand with no aces
The future of the British left

8 mins • S1, E1201

The future of the British left
Rachel Sylvester
The PM’s future rests in the chancellor’s hands

Mon 29 Sept 2025

The PM’s future rests in the chancellor’s hands
Rachel Sylvester
‘We’ve got to steady our nerves’

Sun 28 Sept 2025

‘We’ve got to steady our nerves’
The Observer leader
The Observer view: Labour should rethink its manifesto

Sun 28 Sept 2025

The Observer view: Labour should rethink its manifesto

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