Tracey Emin interview: “When I die, there could be riots”
Having survived cancer, the artist has returned home to Margate. Now she’s working on her legacy.
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Discover our latest interviews with notable personalities across various fields. Step into the minds of influential figures and gain unique perspectives.
Hannah Fry’s Q&A: “Pull handles on push doors make me feel like an idiot”
The mathematician discusses why Michael Schumacher is her hero, and her love for the 1990s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
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International Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree: “Women come into their own when they are older”
The author of Tomb of Sand on writing in Hindi, the politics of daily life, and why “people think English…
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Universities minister Michelle Donelan: “Young people are being conned into courses that don’t deliver”
Are the government’s radical reforms to higher education about protecting students or simply saving money?
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“This might be worse than Covid”: Shevaun Haviland on why businesses need help to survive inflation
The director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce says Andrew Bailey told her inflation would be “fine by September”.
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“There is a serious vacuum in the Kremlin. It can’t last” Christopher Steele on Ukraine and Putin
The former spy and author of the Trump-Russia dossier talks Londongrad oligarchs, Ukraine and the vulnerability of Vladimir Putin.
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Mumsnet’s founder Justine Roberts: “It is a place where women can speak the truth”
The parenting forum has become a powerful political force, and has been repeatedly accused of transphobia. Its CEO explains why…
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Clare and Michael Morpurgo: Experiencing nature is as important as literature
The author and his wife teach children to value their environment and themselves by immersing them in farm life and…
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“The BBC won’t survive another Tory government”: Nish Kumar on the British comedy culture wars
The comedian reflects on becoming public enemy number one in Britain’s battle over what it can and cannot joke about.
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Why the godfather of the electric car is betting on public transport
Andy Palmer, the former CEO of Aston Martin, has traded luxury supercars for electric buses.
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“Covid has revealed a lot of nonsense about work”: the CEO who moved his bank to a four-day week
Mark Mullen, CEO of Atom Bank, explains why he trimmed his employees’ working week to 34 hours.
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“The idea that Brexit has liberalised trade is just nonsense” – Treasury grandee Nick Macpherson
The longest-serving Treasury chief in 80 years on Rishi Sunak, austerity and the decade to come.
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Peter Hennessy: the eminent historian on the scoop he missed and whether we’re going back to the 1970s
The cross-bench peer and broadcaster has some lessons from history.
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“Ministers just went blindly ahead”: The woman trying to stop a mass cull of Britain’s pigs
Zoe Davies, chief executive of the National Pig Association, on how Brexit has pushed her industry to the brink of…
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Roald Dahl’s anti-Semitism was grotesque. I should know – I saw it first hand
When I interviewed him in 1983, Dahl was polite and not unfriendly. But he was a bigot.
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Jesse Armstrong on power, politics and the return of Succession
How the British writer created an era-defining American satire.
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Rostam Batmanglij: “There’s no such thing as art that isn’t political”
As a producer, the former Vampire Weekend instrumentalist helps artists “realise their vision”. What does that mean for his solo work?
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Liz Phair: “I’m practising not being cool”
Liz Phair was a feminist icon in the macho, predatory world of indie rock. Now she’s trying to let go…
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Musician Sophia Kennedy: “Being a loser in Europe is easier than being a loser in America”
The Baltimore-born, Hamburg-based artist’s music is a wholly idiosyncratic mix of dance and alt-pop.
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Peggy Seeger: “Ageing is a process of watching yourself decompose slowly”
The 85-year-old folk legend reflects on a life in music and why she feels “invisible”.
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