Lord Taverne obituary Ousted Labour MP who had a famous byelection win against his old party in 1973 and later joined the SDP The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2025
Michael Steed obituary Liberal party activist and psephologist who provided statistics for David Butler’s general election guides The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
Nadine Dorries and four of the other weirdest Westminster exits Labour leader Keir Starmer has said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must “get a grip” and force Mid Bedfordshire MP Nadine Dorries to step down. The Week · Aug 23, 2023
Stonehouse review: Matthew Macfadyen stars in a tale of jaw-dropping audacity The story of ‘Stonehouse’ is itself a pleasantly victimless one. Sure, the kids might get pulled out of private school, the manor house sold, but as political scandals go, this is less sinister and more ludicrous The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023
ITV dramatises life of John Stonehouse MP who faked his death in 1974 Series with Matthew Macfadyen as Labour member who disappeared in sea off Miami and was later jailed is part of revival of interest in bizarre story The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022
Sustainable agriculture key to consumers A new report has found consumers want Australian farmers to be more sustainable, and that a national verification scheme is needed. AAP · Nov 10, 2022
Family of fraud scandal MP John Stonehouse in plea over new TV drama Daughter of Labour cabinet minister who faked his own death in Miami in 1974 fears spying charges will feature in ITV show The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2022
‘Retirement? Not for me’: meet the top chefs who won’t hang up their aprons They’ve been working day in, day out, for 30, 40 or even 50 years in some of the best restaurants. What’s their secret? The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022
Death, fraud and canoes: how a mind-blowing insurance scam became an ITV drama John Darwin pretended to die at sea – then spent years in a secret room in his house while his sons mourned. As The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe brings the caper to TV, its creator and star talk crime, coercion … and dentures The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2022
Norman Scott from A Very English Scandal releases blockbuster biography The former stable hand, who claimed in court that the Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe tried to have him killed, has written his side of the story Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2022
‘Stunning pay rise’: commodity boom to fuel improved Australian budget Export revenues and low jobless rate combine to cut almost $90bn from projected federal budget deficit The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2022