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Claire Rushbrook and Adam Pearson join The Independent and ICA London’s Free Thinkers film festival

Tickets to see the actors chat about the films ‘Ali & Ava’ and ‘Under the Skin’ are available now

The Independent UK · Oct 16

We’re addicted to interruption – daydreaming should be a GCSE subject, says Poet Laureate Simon Armitage

THE TALK SHOW: Before he became a writer, Simon Armitage had barely travelled outside of his native Yorkshire. Yet poetry has taken him to Tasmania, China and the Arctic, to universities and village halls, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace. He speaks to Geordie Greig about the unfading power of words…

The Independent UK · Oct 16

Bob Geldof, Grayson Perry and Tom Hollander join The Independent’s star-studded 40th celebrations

INDEPENDENT AT 40: A host of high profile celebrities attended the Independent’s glamorous anniversary event at the British Museum, enjoying a private viewing of the Bayeux Tapestry

The Independent UK · Oct 15

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The Independent celebrates 40 years with series of events

The Independent is marking 40 years with an anniversary programme which declares ‘Independent then. Independent now. Celebrating 40 years of free thinking’

The Independent UK · Oct 7

Penny Mordaunt has finally been allowed on the Tory candidates list — but at what cost?

ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox looks at whether Dame Penny Mordaunt and Sir James Cleverly have really changed their principles as they seek to be candidates for Kemi Badenoch’s party – or are just being pragmatic to stay in the game

The Independent UK · Oct 4

‘Don’t borrow clothes, wear their own’: Geordie Greig’s advice to Kemi Badenoch ahead of party conference

Parties should stop channelling leaders of the past and be themselves, The Independent's editor-in-chief Geordie Greig has said, ahead of the Conservatives launching their annual party conference with a series of fresh policy proposals.

The Independent UK · Oct 4

Fury as BBC's Laura Kuenssberg snubs Greens on party conference weekend

The BBC's flagship Sunday politics programme failed to include a Green Party representative – despite the party's conference taking place this weekend

The National (Scotland) · Oct 4

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Who is on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg? See full list here

The line-up of guests for the BBC's flagship Sunday politics programme has been confirmed

The National (Scotland) · Oct 3

The Independent and ICA London announce free-thinking film festival to mark paper’s 40th anniversary

‘Celebrating Free Thinkers’ will feature series of specially curated events and film screenings

The Independent UK · Oct 1

How Osborne’s Independent interview persuaded Burnham to reconsider customs union

The prime minister quoted the former chancellor’s interview with The Independent’s editor-in-chief Geordie Greig when he explained his options to fix Brexit

The Independent UK · Sep 30

Watch in full: Salman Rushdie denounces ‘horrifying’ behaviour of ‘thin-skinned’ Donald Trump

Sir Salman Rushdie said he looked forward to the “demolition” of Donald Trump in a wide-ranging interview with The Independent's editor-in-chief, Geordie Greig.

The Independent UK · Sep 27

Salman Rushdie: I long for the demolition of Trump’s vanity ballroom and his legacy

Author tells Independent editor-in-chief Geordie Greig about a new documentary on the assassination attempt that left him blind in one eye, the ‘Hollywood’ moment when he met his fifth wife, and why it’s harder to be an immigrant in Britain now than decades ago

The Independent UK · Sep 27

David Miliband: If you can make a difference, you should

“If you can make a difference, you should,” David Miliband urged at The Independent’s Climate 100 event in New York City, marking the launch of the 2026 Climate 100 list.

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson: UK’s electricity market built for a fossil fuel era that no longer exists

Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson warned that the UK’s electricity market is built for a fossil fuel era that no longer exists during a conversation with The Independent’s Editor-in-Chief, Geordie Greig, during our Climate 100 event.

The Independent UK · Sep 25

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The Independent UK · Sep 23

Build data centres next to Scotland’s wind farms, says Octopus CEO

Speaking to The Independent’s Editor-in-Chief, Geordie Greig, during our Climate 100 event in New York, Mr Jackson also warns that the UK's electricity market is built for a fossil fuel era that no longer exists

The Independent UK · Sep 22

US is no longer the world’s ‘anchor’ but countries can still make a difference, David Miliband tells The Independent’s Climate 100 event

Miliband, CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is joined by environmental lawyer and activist Erin Brockovich, Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg and Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates on the third annual Climate 100 List

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19

Small boat arrivals are ‘wealthy men’ who do not deserve help, says Reform’s Danny Kruger

The fact that some migrants pay people smugglers thousands of pounds makes them well off, MP claims

The Independent UK · Sep 18

Geordie Greig’s tribute to co-founder of The Independent Andreas Whittam Smith

TRIBUTE: Andreas Whittam Smith changed the landscape of British journalism by founding and editing The Independent. Current Editor-in-Chief Geordie Greig paid tribute to the pioneering journalist’s passion and genius at a memorial service this week

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The Independent UK · Sep 12

Brexit was like Battle of Hastings defeat – rejoining EU body will fix it, says George Osborne

THE TALK SHOW: The former chancellor and chair of the British Museum tells The Independent’s editor-in-chief Geordie Greig that much like the Bayeux Tapestry, which he has just brought to Britain, Brexit is not the end of the story

The Independent UK · Aug 19

‘Prolier-than-thou!’ Burnham accused of ‘desperate’ attempt to play up working class roots by novelist

THE TALK SHOW: Robert Harris tells The Independent’s editor-in-chief Geordie Greig that the Labour prime minister’s ‘desire to be liked’ risks making him look ‘facile and glib’

The Independent UK · Aug 11

The Independent’s acclaimed Climate 100 List returns for 2026 – and we need your help

Back for its third year, our Climate 100 List will be backed by a keynote speech from former British foreign secretary David Miliband at an event during the annual Climate Week NYC in New York

The Independent UK · Jul 31

Nick Rhodes: Mick Jagger kept Duran Duran together when we nearly split – we’re still touring 50 years on

THE TALK SHOW: In a wide-ranging and candid interview with The Independent editor-in-chief Geordie Greig, the New Romantic legend opens up about his iconic fashion sense, hanging out with Bowie and Andy Warhol at Studio 54, and a timely intervention from Jagger

The Independent UK · Jul 27

BYD Sealion 7 review: Testing the Chinese electric SUV on British roads

Independent Editor-in-Chief Geordie Greig is spending the next few months with BYD's range-topping Sealion 7 to find out whether China's fastest-growing car brand can really tempt drivers away from the established names.

The Independent UK · Jul 10

‘Nobody teaches it’: Salman Rushdie points to major topic that is ignored in British schools

Rushdie was honoured at cultural diplomacy organisation Liberatum’s 25th anniversary event

The Independent UK · Jul 10

Watch in full: Sir Nick Clegg in conversation with Geordie Greig

The former deputy prime minister compared Brexit to a ‘massive cardiac arrest’ – and warned Britain now needs Europe more than ever

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