Harassment, groping and abuse in the operating theatre - the sexual predator surgeons getting away with a slap on the wrist. My piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social with thanks to the brave women who spoke to me observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Education is the biggest divide now in politics in the US and UK. Those who don’t go to university too often feel second class. This is fuelling populism. And it has to change. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

Last month Danny Kruger met JD Vance, Thomas Skinner and James Orr for a BBQ in the Cotswolds He told me: “[Orr’s] sympathies are with Reform but I share a lot of the same agenda, and we are talking at the level of ideas and policy – which party happens to own the conversation is secondary."

Myths and misinformation - my piece on the political battle over the ECHR for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Why Labour should not forget Peter Mandelson’s political legacy despite his personal flaws - my piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Myths and misinformation - my piece on the political battle over the ECHR for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

‘A useful political scapegoat’: how human rights play out in the UK The future of the European Convention on Human Rights is a divisive issue for both the left and right at Westminster. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social bit.ly/42v4Aw9

How Keironomics could reshape the state - my piece for @observer observer.co.uk/news/politic...

A cabinet of the “fixers and doers” - my piece on the reshuffle for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/politic...

With Number 10 reshuffle underway, some good tips for the new Downing Street team here ! It’s going to be an interesting substack to follow

Thousands of Afghan asylum seekers - including almost 400 women and girls - are stuck in a Catch-22 situation. I spent all week asking the home office what the plan was for them and nobody could tell me. It’s a genuine policy dilemma - does anyone have an answer ? observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

What a really positive, heartening story from @rachelsylvester.bsky.social

What happens when one of the poorest parts of the country has jobs guaranteed for 60 years? I went to Barrow to investigate the government’s defence industrial strategy observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

What happens when one of the poorest parts of the country has jobs guaranteed for 60 years? I went to Barrow to investigate the government’s defence industrial strategy observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Kathleen Folbigg, the mother falsely accused of killing her children who featured in @theobserveruk.bsky.social podcast The Lab Detective has received compensation. She was convicted in 2003 and spent 20 years in jail before genomics proved her innocence observer.co.uk/news/interna...

How AI is changing education - my piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

“We’ve been very clear we’re not chasing after Reform” - I spoke to Welsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan @prifweinidog.gov.wales about her distinctive Red Welsh Way @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/politic...

New episode of @theobserveruk.bsky.social podcast The Lab Detective is now available. In Athens we investigate another potential miscarriage of justice where a mother accused of murdering her children is still in jail. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Ex-offenders to be hired for Sizewell C construction to boost social benefits of the project observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

My feature for @theobserveruk.bsky.social on global migration trends and why the battle between economic wellbeing and nationalism is only going to get more intense. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Keir Starmer is moving towards backing a universal digital ID system - my report for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/politic...

A brilliant listen! Thanks Rachel for taking up the story after the @crick.ac.uk ‘Justice by Genomics’ event. Watch more here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=KExw...

The Lab Detective - how genetics freed a mother wrongly imprisoned for killing her children - my piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social about our new investigative podcast series observer.co.uk/news/interna...

I’ve spent the last three months investigating how genomics can prevent and overturn miscarriages of justice - particularly in the case of mothers accused of murder. The Lab Detective, new four part podcast series from @theobserveruk.bsky.social released today. Do listen lnk.to/thelabdetect...

How to fix special needs provision - my piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social as the government faces another revolt observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

How to fix special needs provision - my piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social as the government faces another revolt observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

“Stopping breast cancer screening at 70 is crazy” - Labour peer Margaret Hodge tells me why her own diagnosis at 80 made her decide to campaign for the NHS age limit to be raised observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Ministers step in to save Teach First observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Government accused of trying to scrap Teach First, which has recruited over 20,000 high flying graduates into schools - my piece for @observeruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Trials being set for 2029, judges mopping courtroom floors and victims denied justice - my piece for @ObserverUK on the crisis in the courts ahead of Sir Brian Leveson’s landmark review observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Trials being set for 2029, judges mopping courtroom floors and victims denied justice - my piece for @ObserverUK on the crisis in the courts ahead of Sir Brian Leveson’s landmark review observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

“We need to bring people with us a bit more in future. We need to tell a better story about what we are doing and how we are doing it,” one cabinet minister says. @CatNeilan and I report on the fallout from another difficult week for the government observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Downing Street is “muscling up” against the Treasury by hiring its own econ adviser “Reeves might not be sacked but she will have to arm-wrestle No 10 now,” one MP says @rachelsylvester.bsky.social & me on the fallout from the week, for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Thousands to lose right to a jury trial under plans for a new intermediate court observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

You can never beat the populist right by mimicking it. You have to tell a different story altogether How the Co operative Party might just be Labour's best defence against Reform Me for this week's @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Robotics, genetic testing, AI: the NHS needs to innovate to survive, says Ara Darzi The pioneering surgeon and former Labour health minister argues that only by investing in technology can the health service provide for generation's to come. bit.ly/45EqCPD

The private trials of Keir Starmer ‘I deeply regret using that phrase, “island of strangers.” It wasn’t right.’ In an emotional interview, the prime minister opens up about the challenges, quiet grief and determination of his first year in office. bit.ly/4l2JM6L

This is an extraordinary story - MP denied communion by his priest for backing assisted dying bill

A year into office, Keir Starmer is ready for a new approach Keir Starmer has faced rebellions and discontent in the ranks since his election landslide. As he begins his second year in office, can he steady the ship?

Great to see @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social announce a new healthy food standard. Nesta first set out this policy in 2024 and we are very pleased to welcome it today. Read more in @theobserveruk.bsky.social with @rachelsylvester.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Supermarkets to get targets to boost sales of healthy food @wesstreeting tells @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/politic...

“People need to think things are really moving, that decline is not merely being managed but arrested and then reversed, and that requires changes that are radical” - Tony Blair’s advice to Starmer. My piece on what PM is being urged to do differently in his 2nd year observer.co.uk/news/politic...

“That particular phrase – no – it wasn’t right. I’ll give you the honest truth: I deeply regret using it.” Keir Starmer on his “island of strangers” speech in this fascinating interview about the PM’s first year by @TomBaldwin66 observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Robotics, genetic testing, AI, the NHS needs to innovate to survive . I spoke to Ara Darzi for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Rachel Reeves is being urged to tweak her fiscal rules to include “human capital” in her capital investment plans to boost growth - my piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

The Observer Issue 12,184: New battle lines UK sends fighter jets to Middle East Tehran threatens to strike UK and US bases Iran retaliates, Israel says 'Tehran will burn' Summit on Palestine statehood postponed #TomorrowsPapersToday bit.ly/4jFwQCW

I keep reading this from O'Brien and still can't believe it. The idea that Britain in 2025 must have a 'traditional majority culture' that is 'white British' is just so sad. O'Brien is my age, he grew up in a country with nonwhite comedians, sports stars, newscasters. But apparently they don't count

Entertainment or emergency? Global leaders heed Attenborough’s warning Naturalist David Attenborough’s film Ocean highlighted the destructive fishing practice of bottom trawling, which involves dragging the seabed with heavy chains. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social bit.ly/3FOI1un

“I want young people to have the opportunity to fulfil their potential, wherever they’re from, whatever their background. That’s what really matters to me” - my interview with Rachel Reeves for @observeruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Schools to get extra £4.5 bn a year in spending review for teacher pay and SEND reform taking per pupil funding to highest level - my story for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...