Reuniting Everything But the Girl, pop culture’s high priest, and perfecting the art of the selfie
Now our album is being released, I feel like I could cry at any moment – while reaching for the…
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Sigrid Rausing’s Diary: Why it’s time to step down at Granta, the sound of music, and the art of making lists
Our Best of Young British Novelists list proved that publishing is more permeable, and more transformative, than we imagine.
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The transporting effects of plane reading, how not to adapt Dickens, and why I care only for novels
I rarely see anything on television or in the cinema as adventurous as what can be found in a book.
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An audience with the King, London’s pest problem, and why the English are afraid of the Scots
There was a hoopla in Colchester for the royal visit, with small children waving flags and a brass band.
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Gary Lineker’s tweet, the BBC’s panic, and why I was left to “sort it out”
As the Match of the Day host’s agent, I had a busy week at the centre of the impartiality storm.
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Iain Dale’s Diary: An eerie Washington DC, Keir Starmer’s own goal, and the conundrum of Isabel Oakeshott
The Labour leader fumbled his justifications on LBC – but much of the outrage over Sue Gray’s appointment is confected.
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Joanna Cherry’s Diary: Identity politics, squabbles in the SNP, and my position on the leadership race
I am optimistic about the debates in my party, as a roadtrip reminds me just how far we’ve come.
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Andrew Murray’s Diary: Back to my old Commons beat, recalling the bellowing-booth and lessons from the Iraq War
I am reprising my role as the Morning Star’s parliamentary reporter – and hoping there are no problems with my…
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