The Latest Articles by Catherine Bennett

If only other cancer patients could wish it all away, just like heroic Elle Macpherson

Like other celebrity wellness entrepreneurs, the former model seems to peddle nonsense

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024

Is the Taliban-friendly Imran Khan really the best choice as Oxford’s next chancellor?

The former cricketer also blames women for rape and calls Salman Rushdie a blasphemer

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2024

How to lose weight and influence no one – the Robert Jenrick diet for party leadership

Could a trimmer figure, the quick-fix way, and new hairdo be enough to get the party vote?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024

Great for parties, useless for governing: grace-and-favour homes are the spoils of power

The country piles of Dorneywood, Chevening and Chequers that were so fiercely squabbled over by Tory ministers are suddenly up for grabs

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024

Is a slimmed-down monarchy really such a ‘foolish idea’? We subjects seem to be surviving just fine

After Princess Anne’s accident, concerns over a too small royal family may be over-inflated

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024

An amnesty for Covid lockdown breakers? Robert Buckland plays the rest of us for fools

The pandemic appears to be the subject of amnesia in this election campaign, with the worst suffering put tactfully aside

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024

Victoria Starmer isn’t playing ball with the rightwing press. Good for her

To add to its frustrations, the Labour leader’s wife hasn’t said anything silly and has refused to exhibit the couple’s children

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024

Your sermons on integrity are a bit rich, archbishop, given your faith in Paula Vennells

Justin Welby has urged politicians to behave nicely. Shame he didn’t say as much to the former Post Office boss

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2024

Must we pity put-upon parents sacrificing all to send their offspring to private school?

The rightwing media are full of faux outrage about Labour’s plans to apply VAT to fees

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024

Hiring Nick Kyrgios to fill its vacant toxic male slot is an unforced error on BBC’s part

Despite hopes he will improve ratings, the new Wimbledon commentator is so unappealing even male sports fans recoil

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024