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Fred Harter
Labour’s plan for a radical overhaul of policing in England and Wales

Tue 27 Jan 2026

Labour’s plan for a radical overhaul of policing in England and Wales
Kim Willsher
France’s far-right earthquake

Tue 27 Jan 2026

France’s far-right earthquake
Katie McQue
Video and witness evidence contradict the White House’s account of the latest Minneapolis shooting

Mon 26 Jan 2026

Video and witness evidence contradict the White House’s account of the latest Minneapolis shooting
Catherine Neilan
Labour blocks Burnham from standing in byelection

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Labour blocks Burnham from standing in byelection
Catherine Neilan
Starmer walks diplomatic tightrope in response to Trump Greenland threats

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Starmer walks diplomatic tightrope in response to Trump Greenland threats
Fred Harter
Robert Jenrick’s defection is a coup for Reform – but there are risks too

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Robert Jenrick’s defection is a coup for Reform – but there are risks too
Kim Willsher
Jordan Bardella, France‘s far right messiah, is putting Le Pen in the shade

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Jordan Bardella, France‘s far right messiah, is putting Le Pen in the shade
John Bew
Inside the White House situation room

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Inside the White House situation room
Giles Whittell
Starmer and Europe need each other more than ever

Mon 12 Jan 2026

Starmer and Europe need each other more than ever
Ruth Michaelson
Street protests against Iranian regime reach holy city of Mashhad

Mon 12 Jan 2026

Street protests against Iranian regime reach holy city of Mashhad
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
Xavier Greenwood
White supremacist dating site profiles linked to Tory and Reform councillors

Sun 11 Jan 2026

White supremacist dating site profiles linked to Tory and Reform councillors
Why are Brits losing their citizenship?

9 mins • S1, E1273

Why are Brits losing their citizenship?
Kenan Malik
Stripping citizenship with such ease tears at the moral fabric of society

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Stripping citizenship with such ease tears at the moral fabric of society
Rachel Sylvester
Deepfakes are undermining faith in politics

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Deepfakes are undermining faith in politics
Steve Bloomfield
Will the world end in 2026? Probably not

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Will the world end in 2026? Probably not
Robert Ford
Democracy’s ‘dark matter’ will decide the future of politics

Wed 31 Dec 2025

Democracy’s ‘dark matter’ will decide the future of politics
Sarah Crompton
Deborah Bull, ex-dancer aiming for the House of Lords

Wed 31 Dec 2025

Deborah Bull, ex-dancer aiming for the House of Lords
Sir David Davis
Lord Tebbit, remembered by Sir David Davis

Tue 30 Dec 2025

Lord Tebbit, remembered by Sir David Davis
2026 Predictions

32 mins • S1, E300

2026 Predictions
Isabel Coles
Zelensky stays hopeful on plan for peace ahead of Trump talks

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Zelensky stays hopeful on plan for peace ahead of Trump talks
Kenan Malik
We’re ‘bowling alone’ politically when we should be rallying for change

Sun 28 Dec 2025

We’re ‘bowling alone’ politically when we should be rallying for change
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
Zack Polanski
Calais exposes our moral failure on migration. We can and must do better

Fri 26 Dec 2025

Calais exposes our moral failure on migration. We can and must do better
Ceri Thomas
A ‘straightforward’ life-or-death decision on hunger strikers

Wed 24 Dec 2025

A ‘straightforward’ life-or-death decision on hunger strikers
Andrew Rawnsley
ʼTis the season to be jolly – but not for this Nobby-no-mates government

Sun 21 Dec 2025

ʼTis the season to be jolly – but not for this Nobby-no-mates government
Stephen Armstrong
Lisa Nandy: We’re at a crossroads about the sort of country we want to live in

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Lisa Nandy: We’re at a crossroads about the sort of country we want to live in
Rachel Sylvester
Hillsborough law could leave families waiting even longer in search for justice

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Hillsborough law could leave families waiting even longer in search for justice
The Employment Rights Bill changes sick pay

6 mins • S1, E1258

The Employment Rights Bill changes sick pay
Stephen Armstrong
Lisa Nandy signals end of the road for BBC board political appointees

Wed 17 Dec 2025

Lisa Nandy signals end of the road for BBC board political appointees
Catherine Neilan
‘I never encountered that kind of cruel, personal antisemitism before or since’

Sun 14 Dec 2025

‘I never encountered that kind of cruel, personal antisemitism before or since’
Graham Noble
On Dulwich school trips, Nigel Farage and the other smokers took the ‘Belsen Bus’

Sat 13 Dec 2025

On Dulwich school trips, Nigel Farage and the other smokers took the ‘Belsen Bus’
John Simpson
‘Death risk’ fear for Palestine Action hunger strike activists

Sun 7 Dec 2025

‘Death risk’ fear for Palestine Action hunger strike activists
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’
Rory Smith
All eyes will be on Infantino and Trump at the World Cup draw

Fri 5 Dec 2025

All eyes will be on Infantino and Trump at the World Cup draw
Fred Harter
Scrapping some British juries is a major change. It may not work

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Scrapping some British juries is a major change. It may not work
Xavier Greenwood
The chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog has resigned. Rachel Reeves could be next

Tue 2 Dec 2025

The chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog has resigned. Rachel Reeves could be next
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
Rachel Reeves timid budget

31 mins • S1, E291

Rachel Reeves timid budget
Andrew Rawnsley
Labour MPs are finally cheering – but this budget’s true test is yet to come

Wed 26 Nov 2025

Labour MPs are finally cheering – but this budget’s true test is yet to come
David Barnett
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’

Wed 26 Nov 2025

‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’
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?
What's Left?

28 mins • S1, E334

What's Left?
David Miliband
We must fight for democracy in a dangerous world

Sun 16 Nov 2025

We must fight for democracy in a dangerous world
Kenan Malik
The real threat isn’t a ‘woke right’ – it’s conservatism’s old demons

Sun 16 Nov 2025

The real threat isn’t a ‘woke right’ – it’s conservatism’s old demons
The Observer leader
Free the BBC

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Free the BBC
Mark Damazer
BBC bias is in the eye of the beholder

Fri 14 Nov 2025

BBC bias is in the eye of the beholder
Donald Trump and the Epstein emails

30 mins • S1, E286

Donald Trump and the Epstein emails
Richard Layard
Young people need a clear path to apprenticeships

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Young people need a clear path to apprenticeships
The Observer leader
The budget should put the public first

Sat 8 Nov 2025

The budget should put the public first
What the renters rights act means for tenants

8 mins • S1, E1229

What the renters rights act means for tenants
Zack Polanski
‘Hope has just won in New York – it can win here too’

Thu 6 Nov 2025

‘Hope has just won in New York – it can win here too’
Megan Nolan
How Zohran Mamdani captured the hearts of a generation

Wed 5 Nov 2025

How Zohran Mamdani captured the hearts of a generation
Rachel Reeves preps the country for tax rises

8 mins • S1, E1227

Rachel Reeves preps the country for tax rises
Jonathan Lewis
How gen Z is shaping the future of Madagascar

Mon 3 Nov 2025

How gen Z is shaping the future of Madagascar
Rachael Healy
Polanski’s social media strategy woos the young

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Polanski’s social media strategy woos the young
Fred Harter
The asylum hotel story can be summed up in a single word: waste

Thu 30 Oct 2025

The asylum hotel story can be summed up in a single word: waste
Catherine Neilan
How unpopular is Keir Starmer?

Mon 27 Oct 2025

How unpopular is Keir Starmer?
Shuab Gamote
Politics has left gen Z screaming into the void

Mon 27 Oct 2025

Politics has left gen Z screaming into the void
Catherine Neilan
Two elections, two stories – and neither good for Labour

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Two elections, two stories – and neither good for Labour
Catherine Neilan
Nigel Farage stages ‘strike’ despite date for next PMQs question

Fri 24 Oct 2025

Nigel Farage stages ‘strike’ despite date for next PMQs question
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
Tim Adams
‘Mr President, you’re not the king of the United States of America’

Thu 23 Oct 2025

‘Mr President, you’re not the king of the United States of America’
Rachel Sylvester
Immigrants to train Brits under proposed scheme

Mon 20 Oct 2025

Immigrants to train Brits under proposed scheme
Ruth Michaelson
Tommy Robinson receives warm reception in Tel Aviv

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Tommy Robinson receives warm reception in Tel Aviv
Bernard Gray
‘War footing’ and a tight defence budget don’t go hand in hand

Sun 19 Oct 2025

‘War footing’ and a tight defence budget don’t go hand in hand
Philip Collins
The police made a mistake. Starmer is right to wade in

Sun 19 Oct 2025

The police made a mistake. Starmer is right to wade in
Fred Harter
New witness statements for collapsed spy case shift focus to the CPS

Thu 16 Oct 2025

New witness statements for collapsed spy case shift focus to the CPS
Rachel Sylvester
Faulty towers: Whitehall loses its grip on the business of buying

Mon 13 Oct 2025

Faulty towers: Whitehall loses its grip on the business of buying
Andrew Rawnsley
The Conservatives must stop imitating Reform

Sun 12 Oct 2025

The Conservatives must stop imitating Reform
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
Trump sends the National Guard to Chicago

Thu 9 Oct 2025

Trump sends the National Guard to Chicago
Catherine Neilan
Jenrick’s ‘white face’ comment splits Tory ranks

Thu 9 Oct 2025

Jenrick’s ‘white face’ comment splits Tory ranks
Andrew Rawnsley
Badenoch’s speech may have bought her more time as Tory leader

Wed 8 Oct 2025

Badenoch’s speech may have bought her more time as Tory leader
Sarfraz Manzoor
Yes, Robert Jenrick, we do have an integration problem

Wed 8 Oct 2025

Yes, Robert Jenrick, we do have an integration problem
Fred Harter
A sense of decay prevails at the Conservative party conference

Wed 8 Oct 2025

A sense of decay prevails at the Conservative party conference
Fred Harter
France’s prime minister resigns… again

Tue 7 Oct 2025

France’s prime minister resigns… again
The government wants the police to have more power to stop protests

33 mins • S1, E275

The government wants the police to have more power to stop protests

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