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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
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
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
Erica Wagner
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

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