Tzipi Livni: “A ceasefire isn’t a solution”
Israel’s former foreign minister on how the Gaza conflict could end.
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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.
H Gareth Gavin: “I’m more interested in stubbornness than in hope”
The Goldsmiths-shortlisted author of Never Was on transness as “a tussle with history”.
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Oil’s five decades as ruler of the world
The political scientist Randall Hansen argues that the 1973 Opec embargo changed economies for ever and fuelled mass migration.
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Israel’s past approach to Hamas failed, says ambassador
Tzipi Hotovely says Hamas is barbarous and must be destroyed. But why did Israel allow it to grow stronger?
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Donna Ockenden: “Mothers were blamed for their own deaths”
The senior midwife on the UK’s failing maternity services.
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Kate Briggs: “I took a philosophical vocabulary and offered it to a baby”
The author of the Goldsmiths Prize-shortlisted The Long Form on “patchwork” novels, and why childcare is a political act.
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The darkness of the secret world: Mick Herron and John Gray in conversation
The bestselling author of the Slough House series and the philosopher discuss spy thrillers, the allure of the Cold War…
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Carlo Rovelli: “Einstein made more mistakes than anyone”
The theoretical physicist on the mysteries of the universe.
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Benjamin Myers: “Historical fiction is not all tabards and turnips”
The author of the Goldsmiths Prize-shortlisted Cuddy on being a heathen, and why he wants to see a ghost.
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Anthony Horowitz Q&A: “I admire Rishi Sunak for his resilience and work ethic”
The novelist on optimism, late-night plot anxiety, and being born 25 years too late.
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Andrew Wylie’s rules for life
America’s most feared literary agent on his friend Salman Rushdie, what Sally Rooney taught him, and how he has thrived…
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Ahron Bregman: “The question is whether Israel actually wants to topple Hamas”
The Middle East security scholar on the imminent ground invasion of Gaza.
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Richard Milward: “I use humour as a coping mechanism”
Polari is the “perfect slang for a freewheeling anarchist”, says the author of the Goldsmiths-shortlisted Man-Eating Typewriter.
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Carol Gilligan: why I changed my mind on the gender binary
The psychologist was a feminist icon for her work on how gender shapes our morality. But now, in her eighties,…
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How long can Humza Yousaf last?
The Scottish First Minister on the threats to his leadership, the SNP’s mistakes and what he learned from Malcolm X.
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Ludovic Slimak: “We cannot imagine another humanity”
The French paleoanthropologist on how the Neanderthals lived.
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Justin Welby: “It’s better to be woke than asleep”
The Tories decry his interventions; others say he's too conservative. Can the Archbishop of Canterbury unite a fraying Church?
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Lydia Davis’s war on Amazon
The short-story writer on why the tech giant’s profit-seeking is corrupting culture.
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Mark Littlewood: “The climate has shifted against us”
The outgoing head of the Institute of Economic Affairs on whether the UK will ever turn to free-market economics again.
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Max Bennett’s Q&A: “When we follow advice, we adopt the wants of others”
The AI entrepreneur on Jim Carrey, Game of Thrones and his disdain for self-congratulatory LinkedIn posts.
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