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Two tribes are at war for the Tory leadership. How to choose? Let me help

Rabid Trussonomics or naked nativism? With the race down to four runners, here’s my guide to a party reeling in two directions, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2024

One size doesn’t fit all: how to buy hats when you have a big head – and 12 of the best

It’s official: I have a really big head. Can experts, stylists and the world’s oldest hat shop help me find the perfect headgear?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2024

The true story behind The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, the mission that inspired James Bond

Turns out, the true story is rather different

Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2024

Endgame 1944: How Stalin Won the War by Jonathan Dimbleby review – the Red army’s advance into history

A fresh take on Operation Bagration, the colossal eastern front offensive in the second world war, is the author and broadcaster’s best book yet – and shows how next to the Soviets, the Germans’ worst enemy was Hitler

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024

Boris Johnson and Tony Abbott: the double act you knew you never needed

Needy former UK PM visibly struggled when some of Abbott’s (bonkers) points drew a bigger cheer than his at rightwing event

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024

MTG is at war with Republicans

House Speaker Mike Johnson may have to be saved by Democrats after MTG is done with him

Salon · Apr 5, 2024

Nye at the National Theatre review: Michael Sheen brings zest to this lumpy story of the founder of the NHS

The Welsh actor’s charisma gets this playfully earnest show over the line

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2024

Jasper Conran's London: The River Café, Jeremy King and Winston Churchill

The hotel design icon Jasper Conran stocks up on cheese at Paxton & Whitfield, tucks in to Italian fare at Bocca di Lupo and recalls his fun years as a Neal Street waiter

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2024

Trump holds wide lead over Nikki Haley in New Hampshire, polls show

Two polls released on eve of state’s primary put ex-president at 19 points and 18 points ahead of his former UN ambassador

The Guardian - US · Jan 22, 2024

OPINION - The Showman review: How war and Vladimir Putin turned Volodymyr Zelensky from clown to commander

Writing the biography of Volodymyr Zelensky, the supreme entertainer-statesman of the 21st century, would be a tough proposition at the best of times. These are possibly the worst of times, now that Ukraine faces a war to destruction with no end in sight.

Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2024