Catherine Bennett

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

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!

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

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

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

And thank you Hap Hapner!

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

Thanks so much Claire.

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

Hello and thanks so much William.

you too

Still uncertain about Trump? Let Boris Johnson guide you on this ‘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.

Thanks so much Pat.

Thank you for making my decade.

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

Fantastic piece and every word deserved; thank you.

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

‘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.

Same!

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...

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

Yes quite.

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.

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.

"This is what we're up against"