Can the British film industry survive Trump’s tariffs?
On the road with a new book, I recently spoke at a literary luncheon hosted by the Cambridge Festival. What…
How on earth does Rishi Sunak keep going?
It’s my birthday this week and the end of my seventh decade (mathematicians will note that this does not make…
Diary
The temperature has hit 40°C in Crete, where I am writing this, and although there have been no fires, nothing…
Diary
I love Suffolk, not just for its beauty but for the stories to be found all around me. Every day…
Diary
I have just got back from Cannes, where I was the president of a jury, judging TV dramas. I’ve never…
The nuclear option
I love Suffolk. This Christmas I will be there with my family and we’ll almost certainly walk up the coast,…
Diary
I can’t remember the day I realised Santa Claus wasn’t real but I will never forget the moment I lost…
Open book
If you want children to love reading, don’t tell them what to read
If parliament were more modern, might it become less aggressive?
I’m writing this in Crete where a late summer has seen brilliant sunshine and temperatures reaching 25°C — but can…
I once fell for Boris’s charm – I won’t make the same mistake again
Someone should write a guide to the best literary festivals. Sydney and Auckland would certainly be there, along with Sri…
In defence of Fiona Bruce
Will I be allowed to take my dog to Europe after 29 March? A trivial question, you might think, in…
Diary
New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Raleigh, Dallas… I’m on a book tour in Donald Trump’s USA, which feels much like the…
London Notebook
I’ve spent much of the autumn and winter shooting my new TV series for BBC1. New Blood looks at the…
What’s behind the Boris show?
To interview the Mayor of London is to witness an extraordinary performance
Diary
It was quite fun being named as the new writer of 007 — although actually I’d make a lousy spy.…
Diary
I have written a play, but a month after it was sent to half a dozen theatres, I have heard…
Meeting the monster
Michael Gove inspires irrational hatred among my fellow children’s authors. After interviewing him, I can finally see why
A writer’s notebook
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, the Master of the Queen’s Music, recently wrote about the almost total ignorance of young people…
