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The Observer
Crying BBC bias is an old party trick Mark Damazer
During the closely fought 1992 general election campaign – Major v Kinnock - the main BBC TV news bulletin, which I was editing, ran an item on NHS health budgets (yes, even then).
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November 16, 2025
The Observer
Increasing costs for international students won't help cash-strapped university towns
A chancellor with an overriding commitment to growth would not slap an arbitrary tax on one of the country’s most successful export sectors.
3 min |
November 16, 2025
The Observer
Free the BBC
The answer to political interference is to secure the independence of the BBC
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November 16, 2025
The Observer
OBR predictions vary wildly. It's time for the Treasury to take back control
Any national budgetary process involves careful deliberation, refining forecasts and making difficult judgement calls about the economic and political reaction.
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November 16, 2025
The Observer
'We would refer to The Observer as The Weekly Cookey'
Whenever she arrived - to a dinner, a book event, a concert - she would have a smile on her face and a light in her eye that seemed to say: \"This is going to be fun.
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November 16, 2025
The Observer
Please release me: pop's brightest stars learn to take fans by surprise
After months of drought, with no clearly defined \"song of the summer\", the music industry has delivered a downpour.
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November 16, 2025
The Observer
Trump lets Orbán avoid sanctions on Russian oil
The Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, emerged victorious from the White House after securing an exemption from sanctions on imports of Russian oil that were designed to punish Moscow for the war in Ukraine.
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
Reeves will raise tax to 'transfer wealth between generations'
The chancellor's plan for a 2p tax increase while cutting national insurance will benefit younger working people, writes Rachel Sylvester
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
Wave of British B Corps shows firms can be a 'force for good' and still turn a profit
The list of companies meeting strict ethical criteria is growing fast in Britain, but the largest firms have yet to take the plunge, writes Matthew Bishop
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
In the mass grave of Gaza, anguished families hunt for their lost loved ones
Civil defence teams and doctors are racing to unearth and identify tens of thousands of bodies buried under rubble. Ruth Michaelson and Aseel Mousa report
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
Removing flags costs councils over £70,000
Local councils have spent at least £70,000 removing or taking down unauthorised flags, according to freedom of information (Fol) requests sent to more than 380 local authorities.
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
Tesla shareholders bow at the $1tn shrine of Musk
The pope’s “big trouble” couldn't stop Tesla shareholders from voting last week to award Elon Musk a potentially $1tn pay package.
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
Hope won in New York – together, we can do the same here in Britain
Zohran Mamdani's election victory in New York isn't just an American story - it's a global moment of hope. A beacon of light visible right across the Atlantic. A signal that bold, compassionate, people-powered politics can cut through cynicism and capture the imagination of a generation tired of being told that nothing can change.
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
Firms lose £53.8m a year by refusing fertility leave
Stephanie Costello, an event manager, was at a crucial point in her IVF cycle when she was made redundant.
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
Clicking online... but clocking off at work
A key report says economic inactivity in 16-34-year-olds has links to online-generated mental health problems
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
Nigeria feels Trump's wrath over escalating killing of Christians
The US president is threatening to end aid and send in the army if a divided country does not curb religious violence, writes Seun Matiluko
2 min |
November 09, 2025
The Observer
Climate talks have rarely been so urgent or so bleak, but there are still glimmers of hope
As leaders gather for the Cop30 conference in Brazil, the world faces record rises in temperature. Yet some progress has been made on renewables, writes climate editor Jeevan Vasagar
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
Even if AI does help, don't get your hopes up about making the state more productive
The UK government employs more than 6 million people. Paying them will cost about £300bn this year. The total cost of providing public services - the NHS, prisons, the police, schools, the army, and so on - is more than double that. As taxes rise (again), voters might reasonably ask whether their money is being spent efficiently. To get a grip on that question, we need to measure what the government gets in return for all that spending, which means we need to measure what those 6 million public workers are producing. This is harder than it might sound.
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
How the UAE put a 'ring of fire' round Sudan in a deadly proxy power game
The Gulf nation is accused of supplying the rebel RSF with the weapons that helped it overrun El Fasher and slaughter thousands.
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
Year of protests could force Serbian strongman to the polls
Demonstrators incensed by a railway disaster now want an end to corruption, and the country's populist president is reacting badly, writes Fred Harter
2 min |
November 09, 2025
The Observer
Termite
We am a city. We have no concept of singularity. We have been living the city life for 120 million years; all other city-dwelling species are rank beginners, rough round the edges and rotten in the middle. Others species talk about the common cause; we live it. We are a common cause.
2 min |
November 09, 2025
The Observer
James Watson
Nobel prizewinner who discovered DNA's double helix structure, but was later shunned for controversial views
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
When your body talks, listen
Sarah Manavis
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
Inspector Clueless? French police can't find any trace of jewels stolen in Louvre heist
Despite all the evidence and having the suspects in custody, detectives are none the wiser about the location of the haul
3 min |
November 09, 2025
The Observer
Regulators may block Sky's £1.6bn bid to buy ITV over ad market concern
The bid by Sky TV's owner, Comcast, to buy ITV marks more than a corporate takeover.
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
Lammy under fire after more prisoners leave jail in error
Four more prisoners are at large after being released from custody in error as pressure grows on the justice secretary over his handling of the chaos in Britain's jails.
2 min |
November 09, 2025
The Observer
Violent crime stands at a low, yet people's experiences tell a different story
In a Britain that feels politically voiceless, it's no surprise that lawbreaking takes on an exaggerated aspect
4 min |
November 09, 2025
The Observer
Euphemisms for death are unaliving me
Flabby language leads to flabby thinking - it’s time to kill it off, says Melanie Reid
2 min |
November 09, 2025
The Observer
The world must unite around a climate plan
As the world prepares to gather in Belém, Brazil, for Cop30, we appeal to all heads of state and government representatives attending: let this be the moment when the world finally unites around a plan to transition away from fossil fuels within the next two decades.
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November 09, 2025
The Observer
BBC losing grip, warn staff after bias row
The BBC has lost its grip on editorial guidelines, and its internal complaints procedure is too long and \"muddled\", according to senior journalists inside and outside the broadcaster.
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