Why is The Guardian on strike? Plus – Trump’s Christmas tat and other interior design disasters

We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Guardian staff walk out over the potential sale of The Observer – Miranda Sawyer explains the scandal from the picket line! Marcus Brigstocke and Coco Khan debate the most cringe-worthy interior design trends. Plus – Donald Trump’s holiday merch is here, but Jason Hazeley won’t be decking the halls with the gold-plated tat.    Support Paper Cuts and get mugs, t-shirts, extended ad-free editions and access to our exclusive live streams here: back.papercutsshow.com    Follow Paper Cuts:  • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/papercutsshow.bsky.social  • Threads: https://www.threads.net/@papercutsshow  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/papercutsshow  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papercutsshow  • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@papercutsshow    Illustrations by Modern Toss https://moderntoss.com     Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Production. Liam Tait. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production    Podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Have you SEEN the state of the papers today? PAPER CUTS has. In our thrice weekly podcast, some of Britain’s sharpest commentators and funniest comedians come together to look at the madness, the strangeness, the obsessions, and – occasionally – the brilliance of our national press. Host Miranda Sawyer is joined by journalists and comedians like Jonn Elledge, Grainne Maguire, Jacob Jarvis, Ava Santina, Jacob Hawley, Marcus Brigstocke, Coco Khan and many more. Illustrations by Modern Toss: https://moderntoss.com