Author of ALOHA RODEO, SMOKEJUMPER and CROSSING THE HEART OF AFRICA for HarperCollins. Writer of all the things: Esquire, Smithsonian, Wired, Nat Geo. Musician, dad, galeophobe

Journalist. Author of Depp v Heard: the unreal story and The Great Post Office Scandal. Sex is corporeal. Gender is performative.

Writes the most popular UK politics Substack (samf.substack.com) Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State" out now. (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Senior fellow: Institute for Government

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