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Catherine Bennett

@catherinebennett.bsky.social

Journalist. Former (just) Observer and Guardian columnist.

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I'm afraid not, but it's early days, the urge to pontificate could yet become overwhelming.

06.05.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Claire - that is really lovely of you, thank you. I decided (along with numerous colleagues) not to go to the new version of the Observer. So, no, not in it. Am just watching at this point. Thank you for noticing!

06.05.2025 07:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's so nice you - thank you. V strange.

26.04.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Just trying to stop seeing columns everywhere at this point! Yours sounds like a very decent option.

23.04.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's so nice of you, thank you - and, re the Obs, thank you for noticing!

22.04.2025 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And thank you Hap Hapner!

06.04.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely of you to say, thanks - only three more to go!

02.04.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much Claire.

02.04.2025 06:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

To be fair, not sure if she shares Unity's love of shopping.

11.03.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello and thanks so much William.

11.03.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

you too

10.03.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Still uncertain about Trump? Let Boris Johnson guide you on this β€˜very compassionate man’ | Catherine Bennett Some of the president’s Tory fans seem to find the grim reality of the president’s actions invigorating rather than terrifying

With apologies to all the Conservatives I had to leave out.

10.03.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much Pat.

10.03.2025 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for making my decade.

09.03.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Alice, that's so lovely of you, thank you x

09.03.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic piece and every word deserved; thank you.

30.01.2025 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much. Now you've made mine.

26.01.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜You want to see my eyes, you pay extra.’ The Secret Diary of Melania Trump | Catherine Bennett The first first lady to come back as a brand has launched her own meme coin

Contains proverbs.

26.01.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Same!

09.01.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dear Santa, please bring back the plastic lids on yoghurt pots | Adrian Chiles Gone are the pleasures of licking the foil cover on yoghurts and soft cheese. Plus no one consulted me about this dismal change to my home routines, writes Adrian Chiles

This is what we're up against
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

18.12.2024 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Key questions about the sale of the Observer that remain unanswered | Letter Observer and Guardian staff and writers respond to an article by the chair of the Scott Trust In 1921, CP Scott set out the values that have since been adopted by the Scott Trust: honesty, integrity, courage, fairness and a sense of duty to readers and…

Key questions about the sale of the Observer that remain unanswered | Letter

09.12.2024 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

Yes quite.

08.12.2024 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You're right, just lack of space I'm afraid, there were quite
a number of NHS apologies after very serious failures, and it seemed better to put aside for now than risk apparently trivialising when could do no more than list, without explanation. Maybe that was wrong, but that was my thinking.

08.12.2024 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quite something to claim you've listened to views of your staff when you meet and agree a transfer deal while your journalists are still on strike. And you dismiss out-of-hand their analysis of the flaws in your own reasoning, despite their deep understanding of journalism.

07.12.2024 09:46 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

"This is what we're up against"

07.12.2024 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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