Sam Wollaston

Feature Writer at The Guardian

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‘I felt like the atmosphere was quite hostile’

1 week ago | msn.com | Sam Wollaston

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Dining across the divide: ‘I felt like the atmosphere was quite hostile’

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Sam Wollaston |Kitty Drake

Michael, 43, Isle of ManOccupation Communications directorVoting record Michael, originally from Australia, voted mainly for the centre-right Liberal party there.
Dining across the divide: ‘I felt awkward ordering a pork chop after she’d spoken about animal rights’

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Sam Wollaston

Ella, 27, LondonOccupation International development policy and communicationsVoting record Joined the Lib Dems aged 16, but when old enough to vote, consistently backed Labour until last year when she joined the Green partyAmuse bouche Ella spent three weeks in Covid isolation on the 20th floor of a Bangkok hospital over Christmas 2021.
‘One father threatened to stab the referee’: why does kids’ football bring out the worst in parents?

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Sam Wollaston

A chilly Saturday morning on the Astroturf pitches at Coram’s Fields in central London and several youth football matches are under way. I’m watching an under-11s game. The sound is the thud of boot on ball, the shrill interruption of the referee’s whistle, and a whole lot of shouting. From the players (“Mine!”, “Here!”, “Pass!”, “Ref!”, etc). From the two coaches (“Press!”, “Stay wide!”, “Push up!”, “Ref!”, etc). And from the touchline dads. There is one mum here today, but she’s less vocal.
‘He has a very rosy view of empire and colonialism’

1 month ago | msn.com | Sam Wollaston

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Dining across the divide: ‘He has a very rosy view of empire and colonialism’

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Sam Wollaston |Kitty Drake

Frankie, 28, LondonOccupation Aid workerVoting record Used to vote Labour but not a fan of Starmer (austerity, broken pledges etc) and now votes GreenAmuse bouche Once, watching the MP Ian Lavery on a mechanical bucking bronco at Labour party conference, Frankie noticed Hugh Grant standing next to her. “I asked, ‘Can I have a selfie?’ He was like, ‘Oh god, really?’”Nathan, 23, LondonOccupation Welder fabricatorVoting record Reform in the last election. “I wanted to break up the two-party system.
‘He has a very rosy view of empire and colonialism’

1 month ago | msn.com | Sam Wollaston

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
Dining across the divide: ‘He couldn’t see that we were actually disagreeing’

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Sam Wollaston

Clive, 56, ManchesterOccupation Consultant engineerVoting record Mostly Lib Dem. “The last MP, a Tory, thought it was a good idea to send someone a picture of his knob, so I didn’t have much time for him”Amuse bouche Clive once competed in a 24-hour lawnmower race. “The engine blew up after five or six hours”Sheena, 54, ManchesterOccupation Author and university lecturerVoting record Born in Zambia of Indian heritage, she has voted in the UK since 2010 (Labour and Green).
my mother, the con artist

1 month ago | msn.com | Sam Wollaston

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‘Does she love me? No. Is she capable of love? No’: my mother, the con artist

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Sam Wollaston

In early 2020 life was sweet for Graham Hornigold. A pastry chef who has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants and been a judge on Junior Bake Off, he had recently launched his own small chain of high-end doughnut shops and cafes in London, along with his partner, New Zealander Heather Kaniuk, also a pastry chef. They had a baby on the way, too – a chance for Hornigold to create the happy family unit he hadn’t experienced in his own childhood.