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The Observer
observer.co.uk > news > opinion-and-ideas > article > britain-is-morally-right-to-sanction-israel-but-it-wont-change-anything

Britain is morally right to sanction Israel – but it won’...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (320+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Miliband’s critics have advanced many arguments, but two are particularly important. The first is that sanctions against certain Israeli citizens or settlements are antisemitic or would lead to increased antisemitism. To accept this claim would be to give…...

The Observer
observer.co.uk > opinion-and-ideas > letters > article > we-cant-end-homelessness-without-reducing-imprisonment

We can’t end homelessness without reducing imprisonment

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (690+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 Patrick Kidd’s informative article on homelessness (“Burnham’s pledge to end homelessness raises concerns over early prison release and Manchester record”, 23 August) explains how, if the prime minister is serious about ending rough sleeping, he must tackle the problem…...

The Observer
observer.co.uk > news > politics > article > six-explosive-reform-claims-fact-checked

Six explosive Reform claims fact-checked

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (415+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 Claim. Nigel Farage, Reform leader: “The party has done nothing wrong… Reform has broken no law.” Reality. The Channel 4 News allegations concerning possible foreign donations may involve breaches of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, according to…...

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observer.co.uk > news > business > article > cut-national-insurance-contributions-for-under-25s-to-get-young-into-work-says-bcc

Cut national insurance contributions for under-25s to get...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (524+ words) Saturday 5 September 2026 The British Chambers of Commerce is calling on the government to cut employer national insurance contributions for all under-25s in the budget next month – a measure it says will help tackle youth employment and generate higher growth. In…...

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observer.co.uk > news > sport > article > fourth-officials-hung-out-to-dry-by-antiquated-tools

Fourth officials hung out to dry by antiquated tools

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (402+ words) Saturday 5 September 2026 Hands up if you had a humble fourth official triggering the new football season’s first major refereeing row. Reasonable to have assumed, I would say, that on any pitch there would be at least three other people ahead…...

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observer.co.uk > news > columnists > article > memo-to-mr-burnham-dont-expect-your-ministers-to-clap-like-performing-seals-every-week

Memo to Mr Burnham: don’t expect your ministers to clap l...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (182+ words) Sunday 30 August 2026 It is often said, almost always in a scornful tone, that Andy Burnham is a people-pleaser. “Well, better that than the opposite,” retorts one of the prime minister’s friends. They have a point. It is no crime for a…...

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observer.co.uk > news > politics > article > burnham-pledge-to-bring-back-hope-as-problems-mount-on-no-10s-doorstep

Burnham pledge to ‘bring back hope’ as problems mount on...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (654+ words) Sunday 30 August 2026 Andy Burnham will declare that he wants to “bring back hope” to Britain when he addresses MPs for the first time as prime minister this week, but problems are already piling up for his prime ministership. Over the…...

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observer.co.uk > news > observer-walk > article > angela-rayner-i-thrive-on-chaos-im-used-to-instability

Angela Rayner: ‘I thrive on chaos – I’m used to instability’

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (492+ words) Saturday 29 August 2026 But she hates the “poor little Ange” narrative and refuses to be a victim. She thinks having struggled in her early life makes her stronger and a better politician. “It’s given me a level of resilience and some…...

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observer.co.uk > news > columnists > article > grenfell-tower-report-shows-whats-good-for-business-is-often-disastrous-for-the-public

Grenfell Tower report shows what’s good for business is o...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (182+ words) Sunday 23 August 2026 After insulation from another company, Celotex, failed a safety test, it used hidden non-combustible boards to get it through the subsequent test. “This isn’t the only manipulation of test data,” one employee told the inquiry. Yet not one…...

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observer.co.uk > news > national > article > from-the-life-of-keir-to-diddly-squat-the-downing-street-books-to-inspire-a-prime-minister

From the life of Keir to Diddly Squat: the Downing Street...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (347+ words) Sunday 23 August 2026 All prime ministers enter office with a mission. In Harold Macmillan’s case it was to knock off the complete works of Robert Louis Stevenson, which he did in 1957, his first year in Downing Street. No leader combined governing…...