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Every year UK bomb disposal teams respond to an average of 2500 call outs. 2000 of those are related to unexploded munitions from WW2. My latest piece tells the story of two sizeable bombs found in a single day in Devon earlier this year www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘It could knock a whole street down’: the art of defusing a second world war bomb
The long read: On 14 January this year, army and navy squads faced an unprecedented challenge: one bomb on a Plymouth building site, another floating on a dredger in Exmouth. That afternoon, the clock...
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Every year UK bomb disposal teams respond to an average of 2500 call outs. 2000 of those are related to unexploded munitions from WW2. My latest piece tells the story of two sizeable bombs found in a single day in Devon earlier this year www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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My latest Guardian long read is about the people trying to get their ideas into Britain’s new government and whether Burnham is really prepared to be that radical. Grateful to the many people who spoke to me for this - read it online or in Saturday’s paper: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Labour’s last chance? The people shaping Andy Burnham’s grand plans for Britain
The long read: The new prime minister has declared he wants to end 40 years of neoliberalism. But is he really prepared to be that radical?
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 10:51 AM
My latest Guardian long read is about the people trying to get their ideas into Britain’s new government and whether Burnham is really prepared to be that radical. Grateful to the many people who spoke to me for this - read it online or in Saturday’s paper: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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they should study him in a lab. I don’t think I could write this badly on purpose. still, glad this has higher billing than coverage of last night’s far right escalation
September 23, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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I know this isn't terrorism.
You know this isn't terrorism.
The authorities know this isn't terrorism.
But, once again, they have labelled protesters "terrorists", as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
You know this isn't terrorism.
The authorities know this isn't terrorism.
But, once again, they have labelled protesters "terrorists", as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’
Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2026 at 5:51 AM
I know this isn't terrorism.
You know this isn't terrorism.
The authorities know this isn't terrorism.
But, once again, they have labelled protesters "terrorists", as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
You know this isn't terrorism.
The authorities know this isn't terrorism.
But, once again, they have labelled protesters "terrorists", as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Honestly very difficult to accurately convey what a political and ethical revolution it is just to have a prime minister even speak about carers with such insight and passion, emphasising not just their dedication but their *skill*, and the way that skill encompasses the physical and the emotional.
🚨 WATCH: Andy Burnham says carers should be the "best paid people in society, not the worst"
"Many people from other countries have been caring for my dad. I want those carers to know that we appreciate you"
"Many people from other countries have been caring for my dad. I want those carers to know that we appreciate you"
July 29, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Honestly very difficult to accurately convey what a political and ethical revolution it is just to have a prime minister even speak about carers with such insight and passion, emphasising not just their dedication but their *skill*, and the way that skill encompasses the physical and the emotional.
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What are the early years of a rewilding project really like? I've been lucky enough to spend 4 years following progress at Boothby Wildland and I've written a long read about it here: www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...
‘It makes your heart sing’: can a pioneering project show that rewilding really works?
The long read: Intensive farming has all but destroyed England’s ancient woodlands and freshwater wetlands. On a farm in Lincolnshire a radical aristocrat hopes to show there’s money in protecting nat...
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2026 at 9:54 AM
What are the early years of a rewilding project really like? I've been lucky enough to spend 4 years following progress at Boothby Wildland and I've written a long read about it here: www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...
Extremely delightful essay here
Wrote 4000 words on becoming A Dog Guy. Now worried that, as a writer, I will just be The Dog Guy www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
What training my chaotic dog taught me about power, control – and human beings
The long read: Our lovable yet unruly boxer Dusty forced me to wonder: if a dog has no morals, how do you teach it to be ‘good’?
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Extremely delightful essay here
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how loudly can the subaltern speak? tone policing, violence, and the (un)knowing of working class lifeways - JD Vance, Gender Studies Quarterly, 2026
DOUTHAT: Let's be honest -- the tone of the administration is not consistently a Christian tone. There is a tone of aggressive uncharity
JD VANCE: Tonal arguments are ways of, frankly, policing working class ways of communication, and covering them in elite preferences
JD VANCE: Tonal arguments are ways of, frankly, policing working class ways of communication, and covering them in elite preferences
June 18, 2026 at 3:47 PM
how loudly can the subaltern speak? tone policing, violence, and the (un)knowing of working class lifeways - JD Vance, Gender Studies Quarterly, 2026
Brilliant piece
Long-read published today. It's about the year I spent hanging out with an amateur drug lord in Ferrara. Such a fascinating, complicated character:
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...
‘I’m not a person who puts up with rudeness’: unpicking fantasy and reality with an Italian football ultra
I’ve met many hardcore, violent fans, but the hostage-negotiating, cocaine-smuggling, Marxist-Leninist Alessandro Casolari still stood out
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Brilliant piece
This is devastating news
Very sadly, it's been announced today that the @slate.com Culture Gabfest, which set the standard for arts podcasts, will end after this month. I had the honour of being one of the first regular guests to come say goodbye, with a final great conversation. carlwilson.substack.com/p/au-revoir-...
Au revoir, Culture Gabfest
Slate's flagship arts podcast sets sail for the horizon. Plus: lots of bonus tracks
carlwilson.substack.com
June 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
This is devastating news
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For #caturday, a thread of Chinese cat night-lights, porcelain figures made since the Ming period, often for the export market. A candle was placed inside with the light shining through the cat's eyes, reportedly intended for children afraid of the dark & perhaps also to scare off rats
May 30, 2026 at 8:49 PM
For #caturday, a thread of Chinese cat night-lights, porcelain figures made since the Ming period, often for the export market. A candle was placed inside with the light shining through the cat's eyes, reportedly intended for children afraid of the dark & perhaps also to scare off rats
You are welcome!
David Wolf, thank you for introducing me to @equatormag.bsky.social. I haven't stopped reading this magazine since this edition of the SLR. They are consistently producing incredible writing & reporting the most interesting stories I'm reading in (digital) print right now.
Morning! We've got a collection of awesome stories for you curated by this week's guest editor, David Wolf. David is the editor of the Long Read, The Guardian’s flagship longform section. Enjoy his picks! mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
May 21, 2026 at 8:49 AM
You are welcome!
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“I think the message of this case is don’t abuse the British justice system to get stories taken down when they are based on valid journalism”.
Really well played @joshih.bsky.social 👏- yet another egregious abuse of process to try to silence public interest journalism
Really well played @joshih.bsky.social 👏- yet another egregious abuse of process to try to silence public interest journalism
A good email to get from our lawyers: "Great news!! The attached judgment was handed down this morning and we have won!!!”
Nightmare over for @londonermag.bsky.social and @coramazov.bsky.social. And a huge win for the free press. So delighted with this.
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www.the-londoner.co.uk/we-won-our-d...
Nightmare over for @londonermag.bsky.social and @coramazov.bsky.social. And a huge win for the free press. So delighted with this.
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www.the-londoner.co.uk/we-won-our-d...
May 21, 2026 at 8:45 AM
“I think the message of this case is don’t abuse the British justice system to get stories taken down when they are based on valid journalism”.
Really well played @joshih.bsky.social 👏- yet another egregious abuse of process to try to silence public interest journalism
Really well played @joshih.bsky.social 👏- yet another egregious abuse of process to try to silence public interest journalism
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This was the episode when I think the penny dropped for many people
May 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
This was the episode when I think the penny dropped for many people
“Journalism is not a ’content business’. Let no one use that term when talking about public-interest journalism!“
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
How to survive the information crisis: ‘We once talked about fake news – now reality itself feels fake’
In this age of crisis, technology is pulling us apart. At its best, journalism can bring us together again, writes Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner
www.theguardian.com
May 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM
“Journalism is not a ’content business’. Let no one use that term when talking about public-interest journalism!“
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
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A mystery moneyman's donations could carry Nigel Farage to power. He lives in Thailand and is “intensely private”. I’ve spent months investigating who he is, what he wants and his crypto fortune. Here, for the first time, is the story of Chris Harborne www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Nigel is mad to accept his money’: who is Christopher Harborne, the mystery billionaire bankrolling Reform?
A crypto tycoon is giving record-breaking amounts to Farage’s party. But little is known about his motives
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM
A mystery moneyman's donations could carry Nigel Farage to power. He lives in Thailand and is “intensely private”. I’ve spent months investigating who he is, what he wants and his crypto fortune. Here, for the first time, is the story of Chris Harborne www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"Lawrence Bishnoi has been incarcerated for more than 10 years, awaiting trial on several counts of murder and extortion, but it hasn’t been a limiting experience. His most serious crimes have taken place while in the custody of the Indian state."
Today's long read by Atul Dev
Today's long read by Atul Dev
‘Lawrence is karma’: the gangster who became an icon of Modi’s India
The long read: Lawrence Bishnoi has been in high-security custody for more than a decade. During that time, he has been linked to multiple high-profile killings, both in India and as far afield as Can...
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2026 at 8:14 PM
"Lawrence Bishnoi has been incarcerated for more than 10 years, awaiting trial on several counts of murder and extortion, but it hasn’t been a limiting experience. His most serious crimes have taken place while in the custody of the Indian state."
Today's long read by Atul Dev
Today's long read by Atul Dev
Just unbelievably depressing to read about this attack on Finchley Reform Synagogue www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Attempted arson attack a bid to scare British Jews, says leader of London synagogue
Met seeking two suspects and says overnight incident in Finchley being treated as antisemitic hate crime
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Just unbelievably depressing to read about this attack on Finchley Reform Synagogue www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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The past few weeks of headlines for Crispin
April 10, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The past few weeks of headlines for Crispin
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This piece (linked in the thread below) is my read of the day. I started out thinking “eh, what’s the big deal, just keep the passport and don’t use it,” but soon realised I hadn’t understood anything. Thoughtful, insightful and fascinating!
I have a long piece in the Guardian about... well, myself. As a writer and a historian, I generally tell other people's stories. So, this story was difficult to write. It took me about six months. It's about my understanding of my own identity: who, or what am I, really?
April 9, 2026 at 10:17 AM
This piece (linked in the thread below) is my read of the day. I started out thinking “eh, what’s the big deal, just keep the passport and don’t use it,” but soon realised I hadn’t understood anything. Thoughtful, insightful and fascinating!
"I regarded renouncing my Russian passport as a liberation, a bit like ridding oneself of a toxic relationship or having surgery to remove kidney stones."
Today's Guardian long read by @radchenko.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Today's Guardian long read by @radchenko.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
‘I had poked the bear right in the eye’: my fight to renounce my Russian citizenship
The long read: When Putin invaded Ukraine, he raised murder to the level of national policy. I felt guilt by association. And I had to act
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2026 at 9:07 AM
"I regarded renouncing my Russian passport as a liberation, a bit like ridding oneself of a toxic relationship or having surgery to remove kidney stones."
Today's Guardian long read by @radchenko.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Today's Guardian long read by @radchenko.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
"Sam needed extra work, and he found shifts at a vegetable packing factory on Dundee’s outskirts, washing and packaging vegetables for Tesco and Aldi. He worked 10-hour shifts at minimum wage. 'By that time, my ego had died, so I had accepted: OK, we can do this,' he told me."
For my latest Guardian Long Read, I looked at a part of the university funding crisis that doesn't get so much attention: the foreign students stacking up monumental debt to prop the sector up and the sometimes unscrupulous recruitment system that draws them in
www.theguardian.com/education/ng...
www.theguardian.com/education/ng...
‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK
The long read: Universities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debt
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2026 at 3:19 PM
"Sam needed extra work, and he found shifts at a vegetable packing factory on Dundee’s outskirts, washing and packaging vegetables for Tesco and Aldi. He worked 10-hour shifts at minimum wage. 'By that time, my ego had died, so I had accepted: OK, we can do this,' he told me."