My friendship with the great actor and director Alan Rickman did not have a particularly auspicious start. Katharine Viner Read Quote
Our movements and feelings are constantly monitored, because surveillance is the business model of the digital age. Katharine Viner Read Quote
As editor-in-chief of the ‘Guardian’ and the ‘Observer’, my job is to ensure that our independent journalism continues to be enjoyed by as many readers as possible and that our print newspapers make a positive financial contribution to securing a sustainable future. Katharine Viner Read Quote
Muslim women deplore misogyny just as western women do, and they know that Islamic societies also oppress them; why wouldn’t they? But liberation, for them does not encompass destroying their identity, religion, or culture, and many of them want to retain the veil. Katharine Viner Read Quote
Producing in-depth, thoughtful, well-reported journalism is difficult and expensive. Katharine Viner Read Quote
For some time, destitution has been a harsh reality for asylum seekers, migrants, and refugees who are unable to access mainstream accommodation and support. Delays in the asylum and appeals process can leave them in limbo for years without money, shelter, and advice. Katharine Viner Read Quote
Guardian’ journalism itself will remain what it has always been: thoughtful, progressive, fiercely independent and challenging, and also witty, stylish, and fun. Katharine Viner Read Quote
During the Second Boer War, from 1899 to 1902, Britain was rampantly jingoistic: anyone who opposed the war was cast as a traitor. The ‘Guardian’ stood against it and ran a campaign for peace while the brilliant ‘Guardian’ reporter Emily Hobhouse exposed the concentration camps for the Boers run by the British. Katharine Viner Read Quote
