James Tapper
@jamestapper.bsky.social
Journalist at The Observer / observer.co.uk
I write about health, social affairs, and work and play.
I write about health, social affairs, and work and play.
Re-upping this piece on why solar storms are not just about pretty lights observer.co.uk/news/science...
New satellites will give 30-minute warning of solar storm emergencies | The Observer
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November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Re-upping this piece on why solar storms are not just about pretty lights observer.co.uk/news/science...
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As nations convene in Belém, @jamestapper.bsky.social explores many have withdrawn from funds for climate mitigation and biodiversity protection, leaving species at risk of extinction.
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Read more: https://bit.ly/4hYntyn
Conservation projects abandoned as rich countries retreat from climate fight | The Observer
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November 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
As nations convene in Belém, @jamestapper.bsky.social explores many have withdrawn from funds for climate mitigation and biodiversity protection, leaving species at risk of extinction.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4hYntyn
Read more: https://bit.ly/4hYntyn
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‘I don’t need a building named after me. I have the double helix’
✍️ James Tapper on James Watson, scientist who discovered the double helix
https://bit.ly/43koDy3
✍️ James Tapper on James Watson, scientist who discovered the double helix
https://bit.ly/43koDy3
Obituary: James Watson, scientist who discovered the double helix | The Observer
obituary
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November 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
‘I don’t need a building named after me. I have the double helix’
✍️ James Tapper on James Watson, scientist who discovered the double helix
https://bit.ly/43koDy3
✍️ James Tapper on James Watson, scientist who discovered the double helix
https://bit.ly/43koDy3
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Fowl play: smugglers cash in as dancing parrots go viral
A dark trade in exotic birds is flourishing, driven by avian social media stars
✍️ James Tapper
https://bit.ly/4nJRqDq
A dark trade in exotic birds is flourishing, driven by avian social media stars
✍️ James Tapper
https://bit.ly/4nJRqDq
Fowl play: smugglers cash in as dancing parrots go viral | The Observer
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November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Fowl play: smugglers cash in as dancing parrots go viral
A dark trade in exotic birds is flourishing, driven by avian social media stars
✍️ James Tapper
https://bit.ly/4nJRqDq
A dark trade in exotic birds is flourishing, driven by avian social media stars
✍️ James Tapper
https://bit.ly/4nJRqDq
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‘A process of intimidation that the BBC’s supporters have long feared has been playing out behind closed doors is now unfolding in plain sight’
The Observer view: political interference at the BBC
https://bit.ly/4qW3MeA
The Observer view: political interference at the BBC
https://bit.ly/4qW3MeA
The Observer view: political interference at the BBC | The Observer
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November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
‘A process of intimidation that the BBC’s supporters have long feared has been playing out behind closed doors is now unfolding in plain sight’
The Observer view: political interference at the BBC
https://bit.ly/4qW3MeA
The Observer view: political interference at the BBC
https://bit.ly/4qW3MeA
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The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
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November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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I spoke to James Tapper of the Observer on whether the Conservatives realised that their deportation plan would deport most British Indians, who have been one of the the only groups of voters trending towards the party
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observer.co.uk/news/politic...
Tories realise deportation policy could lose them loyal v...
The draft ‘deportation bill’ may alienate South Asian voters, who have shifted to the Conservatives in recent years
observer.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I spoke to James Tapper of the Observer on whether the Conservatives realised that their deportation plan would deport most British Indians, who have been one of the the only groups of voters trending towards the party
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
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The draft ‘deportation bill’ may alienate South Asian voters, who have shifted to the Conservatives in recent years, writes @jamestapper.bsky.social.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3JGwGyn
Read more: https://bit.ly/3JGwGyn
Tories realise deportation policy could lose them loyal v...
The draft ‘deportation bill’ may alienate South Asian voters, who have shifted to the Conservatives in recent years
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November 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The draft ‘deportation bill’ may alienate South Asian voters, who have shifted to the Conservatives in recent years, writes @jamestapper.bsky.social.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3JGwGyn
Read more: https://bit.ly/3JGwGyn
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Some of London’s poorest areas could see their share of the children’s services funding formula halved under Labour’s plans to reform local government grants.
By me, for Politics Home: www.politicshome.com/news/article...
By me, for Politics Home: www.politicshome.com/news/article...
London Councils Face Losing Half Their Share Of Children's Services Funding
Some of London’s poorest areas could see their share of funding for children’s services halved under Labour’s plans to reform local government gran...
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October 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Some of London’s poorest areas could see their share of the children’s services funding formula halved under Labour’s plans to reform local government grants.
By me, for Politics Home: www.politicshome.com/news/article...
By me, for Politics Home: www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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A breakthrough in treating Huntington’s disease.
New hope for sufferers of Huntington’s disease after the discovery of a treatment which could radically slow the disease.
Listen to today's Sensemaker wherever you get your podcasts to learn more:
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New hope for sufferers of Huntington’s disease after the discovery of a treatment which could radically slow the disease.
Listen to today's Sensemaker wherever you get your podcasts to learn more:
lnk.to/sb5T8tBS
October 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A breakthrough in treating Huntington’s disease.
New hope for sufferers of Huntington’s disease after the discovery of a treatment which could radically slow the disease.
Listen to today's Sensemaker wherever you get your podcasts to learn more:
lnk.to/sb5T8tBS
New hope for sufferers of Huntington’s disease after the discovery of a treatment which could radically slow the disease.
Listen to today's Sensemaker wherever you get your podcasts to learn more:
lnk.to/sb5T8tBS
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The news came on my 21st birthday. It was crazy. He said: ‘That’s the way the universe works sometimes, isn’t it?’
A professor battling to slow the disease that killed writer Charlotte Raven shared his good news with her daughter
https://bit.ly/4pZjfdo
A professor battling to slow the disease that killed writer Charlotte Raven shared his good news with her daughter
https://bit.ly/4pZjfdo
Mum died of Huntington’s... this breakthrough changes eve...
A professor battling to slow the disease that killed writer Charlotte Raven shared his good news with her daughter
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September 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The news came on my 21st birthday. It was crazy. He said: ‘That’s the way the universe works sometimes, isn’t it?’
A professor battling to slow the disease that killed writer Charlotte Raven shared his good news with her daughter
https://bit.ly/4pZjfdo
A professor battling to slow the disease that killed writer Charlotte Raven shared his good news with her daughter
https://bit.ly/4pZjfdo
I dont think I appreciated just how extraordinary the news about Huntington’s was until I started researching this - hopefully it comes across observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Mum died of Huntington’s... this breakthrough changes eve...
A professor battling to slow the disease that killed writer Charlotte Raven shared his good news with her daughter
observer.co.uk
September 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I dont think I appreciated just how extraordinary the news about Huntington’s was until I started researching this - hopefully it comes across observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Children from Gaza who need surgery have been taken to Jordan and Lebanon, but they can’t get surgery because they’re too malnourished to heal afterwards.
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
August 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Children from Gaza who need surgery have been taken to Jordan and Lebanon, but they can’t get surgery because they’re too malnourished to heal afterwards.
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Story this evening in @theobserveruk.bsky.social with @catneilan.bsky.social which Keir Starmer has been good enough to confirm observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
More Gazan children will come to UK for treatment
‘Their welfare is the world’s priority’ MP says after just two young girls granted medical visas since war began
observer.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Story this evening in @theobserveruk.bsky.social with @catneilan.bsky.social which Keir Starmer has been good enough to confirm observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Some important research on ovarian cancer here from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Breakthrough against chemo resistance in ovarian cancer
Imperial College London scientists hopeful new approach could be used in other cancers
observer.co.uk
July 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Some important research on ovarian cancer here from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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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
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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
Entertainment or emergency? Global leaders heed Attenboro...
Naturalist David Attenborough’s film Ocean highlighted the destructive fishing practice of bottom trawling, which involves dragging the seabed with heavy...
observer.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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
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
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The 2025 UN Ocean Conference begins today.
At The Observer, we’ve been examining the state of our oceans — from illegal fishing by foreign fleets to destruction within the UK’s marine protected areas.
Here’s a round-up of our reporting so far 🧵
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At The Observer, we’ve been examining the state of our oceans — from illegal fishing by foreign fleets to destruction within the UK’s marine protected areas.
Here’s a round-up of our reporting so far 🧵
bit.ly/43Ral7r
Oceans | The Observer
<p>A series investigating fishing and the state of our oceans</p>
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June 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The 2025 UN Ocean Conference begins today.
At The Observer, we’ve been examining the state of our oceans — from illegal fishing by foreign fleets to destruction within the UK’s marine protected areas.
Here’s a round-up of our reporting so far 🧵
bit.ly/43Ral7r
At The Observer, we’ve been examining the state of our oceans — from illegal fishing by foreign fleets to destruction within the UK’s marine protected areas.
Here’s a round-up of our reporting so far 🧵
bit.ly/43Ral7r
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More than 3,000 species are caught by bottom trawlers and at least 10% are critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable, including hawksbill turtle and Patagonian seahorse, reveals new research. In today's Observer.
Issue #12,183 Deep Trouble
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June 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
More than 3,000 species are caught by bottom trawlers and at least 10% are critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable, including hawksbill turtle and Patagonian seahorse, reveals new research. In today's Observer.
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With brutal wars raging in Gaza, Sudan & Ukraine, the world’s war crimes court is needed more than ever — but it’s facing an existential crisis.
Karim Khan KC, Chief Prosecutor at the ICC, faces serious allegations of sexual misconduct.
🧵 @chloehadj.bsky.social
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Karim Khan KC, Chief Prosecutor at the ICC, faces serious allegations of sexual misconduct.
🧵 @chloehadj.bsky.social
bit.ly/43LIAgs
The accuser accused | The Observer
The British barrister, the Netanyahu arrest warrant and the sexual assault case that could destroy the International Criminal Court
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June 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
With brutal wars raging in Gaza, Sudan & Ukraine, the world’s war crimes court is needed more than ever — but it’s facing an existential crisis.
Karim Khan KC, Chief Prosecutor at the ICC, faces serious allegations of sexual misconduct.
🧵 @chloehadj.bsky.social
bit.ly/43LIAgs
Karim Khan KC, Chief Prosecutor at the ICC, faces serious allegations of sexual misconduct.
🧵 @chloehadj.bsky.social
bit.ly/43LIAgs
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The train on platform 1 is now Great and British. But you’ll be lucky if it’s on time.
Passengers on the first rail company to be nationalised by Labour share hopes and fears as a new era chugs in.
Passengers on the first rail company to be nationalised by Labour share hopes and fears as a new era chugs in.
The train on platform 1 is now Great and British. But you’ll be lucky if it’s on time | The Observer
Passengers on the first rail company to be nationalised by Labour share hopes and fears as a new era chugs in
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May 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The train on platform 1 is now Great and British. But you’ll be lucky if it’s on time.
Passengers on the first rail company to be nationalised by Labour share hopes and fears as a new era chugs in.
Passengers on the first rail company to be nationalised by Labour share hopes and fears as a new era chugs in.