Richard Barnbrook, who won a seat on the Greater London Assembly for the BNP, is now being expelled from the party after an attempted coup, according to a report in today’s Guardian. I took tea with him at his home in Dagenham two years ago, for the Independent on Sunday, and it was a remarkableContinueContinue reading “Rommel with ballet shoes: what it’s like to take tea with the man thrown out of the BNP”
Category Archives: Interviews
‘There are important reasons for staying alive’ Sir Richard Branson
Sir Richard Branson leans back in the captain’s chair on board his £18 million racing yacht, as Formula One cars tear along the Monte Carlo quayside just a few yards away. He puts his shoeless feet up on the control panel and – would you believe it – yawns. ‘Sorry,’ he says, grinning. ‘I had aContinueContinue reading “‘There are important reasons for staying alive’ Sir Richard Branson”
The intimate truth about Nick and Dave
I’ve been able to sit down with both Nick Clegg and David Cameron in the last year and ask awkward questions. They told me some fascinating things about themselves and their personal lives. What do you think Dave said when I asked if he had ever had an affair? What do you think he said heContinueContinue reading “The intimate truth about Nick and Dave”
Jamie Oliver gets confessional
“I don’t know mate,” said Jamie Oliver when I interviewed him the other day. “I’m not sure I’d want to be married to me. But Jools made that decision. It’s a challenge.” He was off to America again; she was at home with their three daughters. “My wife’s a real homey. The thing is, I grewContinueContinue reading “Jamie Oliver gets confessional”
Frank words about England, women, God and his mum
Footballers don’t talk. They can’t, as a rule, and those who can have it coached out of them. For some reason, the Chelsea and England midfielder felt like breaking that rule when we sat down for a nice up of tea. There’s stuff in here about the World Cup, Capello, John Terry, the breakdown ofContinueContinue reading “Frank words about England, women, God and his mum”
Cole Moreton 