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Welcome to the age of the ‘dadcast’: ubiquitous, lucrative – and a bit boring

Identikit podcasts featuring men of a certain age and character – think George Osborne and Alastair Campbell – are elbowing out innovation, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter

The Guardian - UK

Rory Stewart considers becoming a children's author

The former MP has already had bestseller success with his memoir

Evening Standard

Inside the elite private members' clubs beloved by UK politicians

Welcome to London's Clubland, where men-only rules and strict dress codes still draw top politicians

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Liam Byrne: ‘I’d say about a quarter to a third of MPs are the children of alcoholics’

In his new book, the Labour MP, who left a note to his Treasury successor in 2010 saying that there was ‘no money’, likens modern Britain to the last days of Rome. He talks about trauma, Starmer and creating a fairer society

The Guardian - UK

Former Tory minister Rory Stewart says he would serve in Keir Starmer's government

FORMER Tory cabinet minister Rory Stewart has said he would serve in a Labour government led by Keir Starmer.

The National (Scotland)

The best politics books of 2023

Rory Stewart’s bridge-burning memoir; the rise and demise of Liz Truss; and what Trump’s aide saw at the White House

The Guardian - UK

Rory Stewart, Jeanette Winterson and Marlon James announced for Hay festival 2024

The UK literary festival unveils 29 taster events next year and plans to focus on ‘global themes and the impact of issues on the world’

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The blockbuster book festival returns: Hay announces first wave of 2024 guest speakers

The annual festival will once again unite ‘great minds and fascinating people who’ve looked at the world from different viewpoints’ for a week of wide-ranging debate

The Independent UK

‘The echoes with Trump are obvious’: BBC series on Caesar casts light on similarities with modern populists

A new three-part docudrama will explore the rise and fall of the Roman general-turned-despot and his impact on history

The Guardian - UK

Grotesque? Rory Stewart clashes with portrait painter over 'caricature'

'Maybe he was hoping for something a bit more heroic,' said artist Lorena Levi

Evening Standard

Alastair Campbell plays bagpipes and thinks Keir Starmer 'isn't boring'

FORMER Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell said he thinks Keir Starmer “isn’t boring” at this year’s Journalists' Charity press lunch.

The National (Scotland)

Criminals may be freed early to ease overcrowding as prison crisis laid bare

Dire warning from the chief of UK prison governors who tells The Independent the ‘nuclear button could be pressed very soon’

The Independent UK

Cuts, war, Brexit: all fuel the battle for the centre ground, but no one really knows where that is

It is the concept dominating our politics, but unless people have a clear idea what it means, the debate will isolate them further, says author and broadcaster Steve Richards

The Guardian - UK

Millwall fans are not always fair game

Brief letters: An insult too far | The long road to HS2 | How to wear a hat | Royal visits | Cat collars

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Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart review – a ringside seat for mayhem

The life of a minister is described with flair and frustration by the former Tory MP and cabinet member

Evening Standard

Rory Stewart: ‘Anti-populists need candidates with charisma too’

He’s been a soldier, diplomat, Conservative leadership candidate and is now author of one of the most excoriating political memoirs of modern times. But does he still dream of being PM? Richard Godwin meets him

The Guardian - UK

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Boris Johnson an ‘egotistical chancer’, says Rory Stewart

Former international development secretary says ex-PM did not understand his own Brexit proposals

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‘I saw how grotesquely unqualified so many of us were’: Rory Stewart on his decade as a Tory MP

When he arrived in 2010, he was surrounded by people who looked like him – and shared some of the same assumptions. Then, as the world changed in unimaginable ways, he watched in horror as the people in charge failed to change with it

The National (Scotland)

Worst of Westminster: Rory Stewart's flirt with Holyrood and bizarre memoir

Good evening all, Steph here! We have now reached more than 1000 subscribers to the newsletter, so thanks to each and every one of you for signing…

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Weirdo by Sara Pascoe and The Seventh Son by Sebastian Faulks.

The Independent UK

Former Tory minister reveals he has ‘often’ thought of Scottish Parliament run

Former Conservative minister Rory Stewart resigned from the Conservative Party in 2019.

The Guardian - UK

Some MPs came close to suicide, says ex-Tory minister Rory Stewart

Former leadership contender says life of politician puts ‘almost unsustainable’ strain on mental health

The National (Scotland)

Former Tory MP Rory Stewart says he has 'often' considered standing to be an MSP

A FORMER Conservative minister has said he has "often" considered standing for election to the Scottish Parliament, branding the idea…

The Independent UK

MPs have tried to kill themselves – ex-minister on mental health in Parliament

Rory Stewart said it is a ‘miracle’ that some of his former colleagues have not died by suicide due to the ‘almost unsustainable’ nature of the job.

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