paul webster

@paulfwebster

former editor, The Observer

Joined April 2008

1.6K Following 3.9K Followers 2.1K Posts

Latest posts 5

paul webster @paulfwebster Feb 16

A great journalist and a warm, witty man. RIP Chris theguardian.com/media/2026/feb…

www.theguardian.com Former Guardian journalist Chris Boffey, a ‘tenacious’ reporter and ‘great human being’, dies aged... Boffey was head of news for four top newspapers, reported for many more, and had a stint in Whitehall

paul webster @paulfwebster Dec 4, 2025

donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS…

donate.biggive.org Liberty Choir: Unlocking Hearts Through Song – Big Give Liberty Choir brings community volunteers into prisons to sing side by side with prisoners every week. Now in 11 prisons …

paul webster @paulfwebster Nov 14, 2025

observer.co.uk/news/national/…
A beautiful tribute to Rachel Cooke, the brilliant Observer journalist who has died so tragically young

observer.co.uk Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer The Observer journalist was the heart and soul of the paper for 25 years. She leaves an extraordinary legacy

paul webster @paulfwebster Jul 24, 2025

@SteveChalke Steve, I am the former editor of The Observer. I wonder if you could follow me so that I can direct message you about a charity project I am involved in. Thank you. Paul Webster

paul webster @paulfwebster Dec 18, 2024

The announcement of the sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media is a grim end to a shaming episode for the Scott Trust.🧵