Being a politician was ‘very yucky’, ex-MP Rory Stewart tells Hay audience Former Tory minister admits at festival that he felt a fraud due to need to give the impression he was in three places at once The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024
11 brilliant writers on the books that made them who they are today Anne Enright, Rory Stewart, Adam Kay and more authors from the Hay Festival lineup tell Ellie Harrison about the books that they’ve loved and felt inspired by The Independent UK · May 23, 2024
Emily Maitlis and The Rest Is Politics to host Channel 4 election night coverage The News Agents’ Maitlis to present its general election results coverage alongside Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024
Have we reached peak political podcast? We are, barring a huge upset, about to enter an era of boring government. Good news… unless you’re one of the never-ending procession of people commentating on it. Juliana Close wonders which ones will survive Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2024
King Charles once rescued a staff member by ordering axe-wielding servants to break down a locked door - all while wearing his dressing gown A former employee of the King's revealed a bizarrely heroic story that saw the monarch save him from sleeping on a bathroom floor all night Woman & Home · Mar 9, 2024
Oxford dons plot to stop Rory Stewart becoming university chancellor Lawyer Lady Elish Angiolini could stand to beat the former MP Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2024
Rest is Politics podcast snubbed by Liz Truss Hosts Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell were poking fun at her new book Evening Standard · Feb 29, 2024
Rory Stewart leads race for top job at Oxford The bookies gave him the highest odds for our predicted top five candidates Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2024
Boris Johnson vs Theresa May? The race for Oxford Chancellor is on The forthcoming election is the first to be held online Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2024
Thatcher was right: Tory moderates have no power over the party’s ruthless rightwing extremists The civilising influence of the ‘wets’ is a myth. The party’s angriest elements always end up back in the driving seat, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024
A centenarian’s plea: recall Rory Stewart to save Britain from itself Letters: Prof John A Davis thinks the only public figure who comes out of the past quarter-century with any credit should be called back from retirement The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
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 · Jan 30, 2024
Rory Stewart considers becoming a children's author The former MP has already had bestseller success with his memoir Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2024
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 Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024 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 National (Scotland) · Dec 17, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023 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 · Nov 28, 2023 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’
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023 ‘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
Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2023 Grotesque? Rory Stewart clashes with portrait painter over 'caricature' 'Maybe he was hoping for something a bit more heroic,' said artist Lorena Levi
The National (Scotland) · Oct 20, 2023 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 Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023 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
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