Alex O’Connell
@alexoco.bsky.social
Associate editor, The Observer
Does the spending review prove that Rachel Reeves has totally rewired her Treasury brain? Nope, says Philip Collins observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Could a powerful chancellor rewire the Treasury brain?
Labour’s vision for growth has yet to break free of the rigid thinking that frustrated Harold Wilson and others
observer.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Does the spending review prove that Rachel Reeves has totally rewired her Treasury brain? Nope, says Philip Collins observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
@ericawgnr.bsky.social interviewed Salman Rushdie at Hay - here’s the fascinating interview in which they talk fiction and recovery @observeruk.bsky.social
Free speech, fiction and survival: my conversation with S...
In his most frank conversation since he was attacked onstage three years ago, Salman Rushdie addresses his recovery, the importance of fiction in an era ...
observer.co.uk
June 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
@ericawgnr.bsky.social interviewed Salman Rushdie at Hay - here’s the fascinating interview in which they talk fiction and recovery @observeruk.bsky.social
A set of Folios has gone to a private buyer, rather than being sold at auction. Relax, says Kate Maltby, we’ll always have the words observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Much Ado about a missing Shakespeare folio and the fetish of private ownership | The Observer
A set of Shakespeare’s Folios was pulled from auction after a ‘secret’ sale. Collectors can hoard away – we have the Bard’s words and they’re the treasures that count
observer.co.uk
May 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
A set of Folios has gone to a private buyer, rather than being sold at auction. Relax, says Kate Maltby, we’ll always have the words observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Thank you David Sedaris for this new essay in which many of us may recognise ourselves @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
David Sedaris: ‘We’ve got to do something about Trump. I know I will, maybe after Fiji’ | The Observer
Americans are hurting, so we rage in $1,000 restaurants, glittering parties and foot salons
observer.co.uk
May 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Thank you David Sedaris for this new essay in which many of us may recognise ourselves @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Richard Hawley shares his memories of the @theleadmill.bsky.social and explains why its closure is a tragedy for Sheffield and beyond @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/musi...
As a musician, I know why closing down the thriving Leadmill is a blow to all of Sheffield | The Observer
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observer.co.uk
May 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Richard Hawley shares his memories of the @theleadmill.bsky.social and explains why its closure is a tragedy for Sheffield and beyond @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/musi...
www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2025/0...
I interviewed Juliette Binoche about reuniting with Ralph Fiennes for The Return - she was wonderful and, well, intense
I interviewed Juliette Binoche about reuniting with Ralph Fiennes for The Return - she was wonderful and, well, intense
Juliette Binoche interview: ‘I am who I am with all my flaws’
Forty years after her Cannes debut, the actress will be president of the festival’s jury – a ‘picky’ approach to her career has paid off
www.telegraph.co.uk
April 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2025/0...
I interviewed Juliette Binoche about reuniting with Ralph Fiennes for The Return - she was wonderful and, well, intense
I interviewed Juliette Binoche about reuniting with Ralph Fiennes for The Return - she was wonderful and, well, intense
Some news: I’ve joined the Observer as associate editor, looking after Opinion & Ideas and a new People section. Best email for now is alex.oconnell@tortoisemedia.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Some news: I’ve joined the Observer as associate editor, looking after Opinion & Ideas and a new People section. Best email for now is alex.oconnell@tortoisemedia.com