Simon Hattenstone

thanks so much. I'll have to dig up my old Alan Bennett and Hockey interviews. Love both of them (the people not the profiles)

Heathcliff and Cathy next, Rebecca

Corinne Bailey Rae: ‘If you weren’t tits-out-for-the-lads, they called you middle of the road’ Her first album was a huge hit – then she faced the sudden tragedy of her husband’s early death. She describes the rupture of grief, her return to music and the harsh reality of fame as a woman in the...

This is my interview with the inspirational Corinne Bailey Rae. She's brilliant on grief and what the music press wanted from women in the noughties

www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

The case against Jeremy Bamber was built around the use of a silencer. Now, after 41 years in jail, one of Britain's top forensic physicians, commissioned by the Guardian, has analysed crime scene photographs and concluded that a silencer was not used
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

Thank you JR.

Well, this made me bawl. Immense courage of the sort we never see but also an openness to talking about her mistakes.

thanks so much Rebecca. Perfect poem

‘She did kill. There’s no grey area there’: Labour MP Naz Shah on the day she and her mother were arrested for murder The politician was 18 when she and her mum were hauled off to a police station for the killing of the man she’d considered an uncle. What happened next would shape her future. She talks Labour’s woes,...

There are not many politicians (or people full stop) who have had a life like Labour's Naz Shah. She tells me all about it.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Thanks so much Tim, hope you're well.

Thanks so much Oli, that's incredibly kind of you

‘Am I at peak popularity? I hope not’: on the road with Zack Polanski, from protest to podcast to Heaven nightclub With polls and membership at an all-time high, the Green party are having a moment – and it’s largely down to their charismatic (if slightly cheesy) new leader. Can he really pull off a socialist revo...

I go on the road with Zack Polanski.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Thanks so much Paul. If I took my personal beliefs into every interview with me and just prosecuted them, I wouldn't be doing my job!

Thanks so much Ben

thanks loads Laurie, doesn't look as if they're mking you aware of any other option!

I think that's in breach of contract unless they explain (which is kinda irrelevant to you) that they will be doing the form for you and you're free to phone, walk in and book appointments as you used to. If you want to email me abt it I'm, on simon.hattenstone@theguardian.com

I'm great at bursting into tears Laura, but rubbish at doing it on command. Thanks for the advice!

Laurie, did your GP say that the form is the only route to access GP. If so they are breaking their contract.

Yea a mix of stories. some v positive, and some where surgeries are blatantly breaching contract

This is a piece on how my GP practice appeared to be misuing the new online booking service by suggesting it's the only way of making appointments. (ie not through phone or walk-in)
If something similar has happened to you, I'd be interested to hear about it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

RIP Martin Parr.
His football photography is time-travelling magic.
Here are Halifax's top boys lying in wait for the Doncaster Rovers ultras.

‘What’s my life like away from rugby? Chaos’: Red Rose superstar Ellie Kildunne on confidence, cowboy dances and why it’s cool to be different Kildunne is known for her startling speed and audacious tries, but there’s more to the talented full-back than rugby, from a passion for photography to a sideline in DIY tattooing

‘This is the golden age of women’s sport. What British women have achieved over the past couple of years will shape the next generation.’

Ellie Kildunne on winning the World Cup and much more, with @shattenstone.bsky.social

‘It has made me live life more’: Jessie J on cancer, comebacks and cracking China Endometriosis, failed relationships, suicide and gaslighting … they are all laid bare in the singer-songwriter’s new album. But just as she finished recording it, she found out she had cancer. She tal...

Jessie J on leaving US day Trump was elected:
Did she want to be far away from him? “As far away as possible. I feel awful for the people who are still there. It scares me that I can’t even get into that mindset to try to understand what he does.'
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...

‘It felt dangerous. You got naggy’: Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater on power, combovers and Blue Moon Ahead of their 11th movie together, the actor and director discuss musicals, the legacy of Philip Seymour Hoffman and what being bald and 5ft tall does to your flirting skills

Lovely interview with Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke by
@xanbrooks.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...

‘Her amazing smile was undimmed, and I would try anything to summon it’ | The Observer

Such a beautiful tribute to Rachel Cooke by her husband Anthony Quinn

observer.co.uk/style/featur...

‘It has made me live life more’: Jessie J on cancer, comebacks and cracking China Endometriosis, failed relationships, suicide and gaslighting … they are all laid bare in the singer-songwriter’s new album. But just as she finished recording it, she found out she had cancer. She tal...

So @JessieJ talks to me about the shock of cancer, men who've gaslit and abused her, taking back that bisexuality comment, and leaving America the day Trump got elected. Oh – and her new album!

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...

The road towards justice and change Survivors and journalists are still campaigning on historic abuse in prisons

If you're interested in the power of journalism in supporting CSA survivors to challenge abuse, here is the latest newsletter from @tbij.bsky.social about @shattenstone.bsky.social and Eric Allison's impactful work on Medsomsley.

(Ghost written by me) ⬇️
the-spark-tbij.beehiiv.com/p/the-road-t...

Thanks so much Lucy!

The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17-year wait for leave to remain Ussu fled imprisonment and torture, only to find himself treated like a liar and outcast in the UK. Here’s how he survived homelessness and horrific injury in almost two decades without a decision

So many of the problems with the UK asylum system - culture of disbelief, poor or nonexistent advice, endless delays, cruel accommodation policies - rolled into one awful case.

@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about

AI summaries of my emails? Seriously? Oh fuck the fuck off, AI.

Thanks so much Fiona. What a lovely message – to me and the survivors.