Thu 18 Jul 2024

 

2024 newspaper of the year

@ Contact us

Opinion
EditorIan BirrellYasmin Alibhai-BrownEmma BarnettSimon KelnerEsther WalkerVicky SprattMore i Columnists
Article thumbnail: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a debate n the House of Commons, at the Houses of Parliament, in London, on July 17, 2024 following the King's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament. (Photo by JESSICA TAYLOR / UK PARLIAMENT / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SATIRICAL, ADVERTISING PURPOSES - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / Jessica Taylor /UK Parliament" (Photo by JESSICA TAYLOR/UK PARLIAMENT/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a debate n the House of Commons, at the Houses of Parliament, in London, on July 17, 2024 following the King's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament. (Photo by JESSICA TAYLOR / UK PARLIAMENT / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SATIRICAL, ADVERTISING PURPOSES - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / Jessica Taylor /UK Parliament" (Photo by JESSICA TAYLOR/UK PARLIAMENT/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: DORTMUND, GERMANY - JULY 10: Ollie Watkins of England celebrates following the team's victory in the UEFA EURO 2024 semi-final match between Netherlands and England at Football Stadium Dortmund on July 10, 2024 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Matt McNulty - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: DORTMUND, GERMANY - JULY 10: Ollie Watkins of England celebrates following the team's victory in the UEFA EURO 2024 semi-final match between Netherlands and England at Football Stadium Dortmund on July 10, 2024 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Matt McNulty - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: An exit poll predicting that the Labour Party led by Keir Starmer will win 410 seats in Britain's general election is projected onto BBC Broadcasting House in London on July 4, 2024. Britain's main opposition Labour party looks set for a landslide election win, exit polls indicated, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule marked by financial austerity, Brexit division and scandal. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: An exit poll predicting that the Labour Party led by Keir Starmer will win 410 seats in Britain's general election is projected onto BBC Broadcasting House in London on July 4, 2024. Britain's main opposition Labour party looks set for a landslide election win, exit polls indicated, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule marked by financial austerity, Brexit division and scandal. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 28: U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, with "VOTE" printed on her dress, gesture to supporters at a post-debate campaign rally on June 28, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Last night President Biden and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump faced off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 28: U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, with "VOTE" printed on her dress, gesture to supporters at a post-debate campaign rally on June 28, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Last night President Biden and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump faced off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: A striking teacher holds a placard which reads "No Ifs, No Buts, No Education Cuts" during joint strike action by train drivers, teachers, university staff and civil servants, in London, UK, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The day of coordinated industrial action is expected to be Britains most severe day of strikes for over a decade, piling pressure on Prime Minister??Rishi Sunaks Conservative administration to resolve disputes with public sector workers by making more generous offers on pay. Photographer: Carlos Jasso/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Article thumbnail: A striking teacher holds a placard which reads "No Ifs, No Buts, No Education Cuts" during joint strike action by train drivers, teachers, university staff and civil servants, in London, UK, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The day of coordinated industrial action is expected to be Britains most severe day of strikes for over a decade, piling pressure on Prime Minister??Rishi Sunaks Conservative administration to resolve disputes with public sector workers by making more generous offers on pay. Photographer: Carlos Jasso/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Article thumbnail: Britain's Liberal Democrat party Leader Ed Davey reacts during a Liberal Democrat general election campaign event at Bramall Hall in Stockport, northern England, on June 4, 2024. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Britain's Liberal Democrat party Leader Ed Davey reacts during a Liberal Democrat general election campaign event at Bramall Hall in Stockport, northern England, on June 4, 2024. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: EDITORIAL USE ONLY People take part in a protest by Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), in Falmouth, who are calling for an end to the sewage discharges plaguing the UK's rivers and seas. Picture date: Saturday May 18, 2024. PA Photo. Over 30 protests are set to take place today, spanning locations from Cornwall to Edinburgh. Photo credit should read: Anthony Upton/PA Media Assignments
Article thumbnail: EDITORIAL USE ONLY People take part in a protest by Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), in Falmouth, who are calling for an end to the sewage discharges plaguing the UK's rivers and seas. Picture date: Saturday May 18, 2024. PA Photo. Over 30 protests are set to take place today, spanning locations from Cornwall to Edinburgh. Photo credit should read: Anthony Upton/PA Media Assignments
Article thumbnail: NO USE AFTER THURSDAY JULY 4, 2024. EDITORIAL USE ONLY Handout photo provided by ITV of members of the media in the Spin Room as ITV host the first head-to-head debate of the General Election at MediaCity in Salford ahead of General Election on July 4. Issue date: Tuesday June 4, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Election. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/ITV/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Article thumbnail: NO USE AFTER THURSDAY JULY 4, 2024. EDITORIAL USE ONLY Handout photo provided by ITV of members of the media in the Spin Room as ITV host the first head-to-head debate of the General Election at MediaCity in Salford ahead of General Election on July 4. Issue date: Tuesday June 4, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Election. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/ITV/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.