Perhaps a minor point given the scale of the Send system’s out of control costs, but these were the sorts of “hidden” things that went first when councils began cutting budgets post 2010. It’s taken 15 years, but the consequences of local govt cuts are increasingly a national problem

Incredible piece

‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story? The long read: His novel was praised for giving a voice to the victims of Algeria’s brutal civil war. But one woman has accused Kamel Daoud of having stolen her story – and the ensuing legal battle ha...

“Kamel Daoud’s defence has hinged on his persecution by the Algerian state. But what kind of behaviour can persecution justify?“

Do not miss this stunning Guardian long read by Madeleine Schwartz www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

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Hello, I have a new book out in the spring with Picador and I would love it if you could help me spread the word.

IF WE TOLERATE THIS draws on years of work, to help readers understand why British politics is hurtling rightwards and what to do about it.

Pre-orders: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/if-w...

Brilliant piece

How liberals lost the internet | Robert Topinka In the first part of our series on digital politics, we look at how centrists have lost ground fighting disinformation – when the real battle is over emotion and attention, says digital media academic...

I am super proud of this 3 part series about digital politics by the brilliant Robert Topinka that I commissioned and edited.

First piece here about how liberals misread the rise of the right content platforms.The illos by Antoine Cossé are so good www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This image is strikingly similar to the famous photo of a young Dilma Rousseff in front of a Brazilian military court also too cowardly to show their faces.

Guardian pair honoured for Noel Clarke coverage at Women in Journalism awards Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne named women of the year and former Gaza reporter Malak A Tantesh wins rising star prize

www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

Thanks to the Guardian for publishing this extract from my new book. It's about one of the many very bleak aspects of the global anti-money laundering system.

The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age The long read: Whether it’s the financial crash, the climate emergency or the breakdown of the international order, historian Adam Tooze has become the go-to guide to the radical new world we’ve enter...

"Schumer was going, like, do you know this guy? T-O-O-Z-E?”

Today's Guardian long read by @robertpbaird.com

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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At a time when genuine antisemitism is rising to truly frightening levels, especially among the young, probably not great that the self-described Jewish State is giving people easy ammunition to dismiss all allegations of antisemitism as simply politically-motivated attacks.

The best of the long read in 2025 The long read: Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the year

My piece on why Keir Starmer isn't turning out to be the human rights hero he talked himself up as is in the Long Read's best of 2025 - and in great company... www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...

The best of the long read in 2025 The long read: Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the year

The best of the Guardian long read in 2025. Enjoy! www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...

Walking into disaster: the narcotrafficking scandal that blew up the BVI The long read: When the new premier of the British Virgin Islands said he needed an armed security detail, his chief of police knew trouble was on its way

“This will not be business as usual, but rather business unusual, business unconventional,” said the BVI premier at the start of his tenure. But no one knew quite how unusual it would turn out to be.

Today's Guardian long read by @edsiddons.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

If you missed it first time round, now's your chance to catch up with one of the maddest stories of 2025

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THE ASSET CLASS, my first book, will be published by @wnbooks.bsky.social on 9 April 2026. It’s a narrative investigation of private equity, a secretive and relentlessly destructive wing of finance that penetrates almost every aspect of our lives - and it’s available to pre-order now!

‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations

Exclusive: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school

Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations

w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social

magCulture Meets The Guardian Long Read The team behind The Guardian Long Read join us to introduce this new magazine

Come see Chris Clarke, Clare Longrigg and I talk about the long read! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magculture...

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Excited to say that the beautiful Guardian Long Read Magazine is out now, ft. work by @mrkocnnll.bsky.social, @imogenwk.bsky.social, @jackgoulder.bsky.social, @tessairini.bsky.social, @hettieobrien.bsky.social + many other brilliant writers. Order your copy here guardianbookshop.com/long-read-50...

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There are so many interesting threads in this piece - the explosion in fraud over the last decade, the rise of private policing, the former CPS lawyers and police officers spotting the business opportunities that austerity presented. Plus a con artist brought down by his furious ex-girlfriends.

Today’s long read by Lauren Hilgers is about a Chinese journalist watching the US unravel www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

“Act cool and everything will be fine,” wrote one of the thieves. “No one is following you, it’s just your inner fear.“

The Web Beneath the Waves | Columbia Global Reports Samanth Subramanian charts the geopolitical tensions, corporate power grabs, environmental risks, and quiet heroics involved in maintaining the Internet.

From his excellent new book on undersea cables globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-we...