Simon Usborne
Freelance Feature Writer and Reporter at Freelance
Feature writer. Guardian, FT, Sunday Times, Telegraph et al. Politely declines requests for lists of questions in advance
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4 days ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Simon Usborne
At least one in five UK households have some kind of smart camera device. Do the arguments for safety outweigh privacy concerns? When Ian Barnes, a councillor in north London, started canvassing during local election campaigns in 2013, doorbells were still dumb. You knocked or rang and either someone opened the door or they didn't. Now... it's not so simple. In the past five years in particular, Barnes has watched as smart doorbell cameras have exploded in popularity.
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1 month ago |
thetimes.com | Simon Usborne
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1 month ago |
theguardian.com | Simon Usborne
I hate confrontation. Even a whiff of beef can keep me up at night. As a journalist, I’ve learned to listen and to probe only gently, never raising my voice or outwardly judging. Yet, for a long time – until quite recently – I would occasionally engage in fierce political arguments with certain friends and family members. The trigger would usually be a passing comment about, say, renewable energy, the character of Boris Johnson or the #MeToo movement. Wine often had a place at the table.
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1 month ago |
ft.com | Simon Usborne
To run a speedboat operation on the Thames, it pays to have hair like Charlie Matheson’s.
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1 month ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Simon Usborne
Home / EntertainmentBy Simon UsborneThe Times·2 Apr, 2025 09:00 PM18 mins to readSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen. Already a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech. SaveShare this articleReminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read.
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RT @thomas_m_wilson: Reed Hastings is the only mogul in Utah’s Powder Mountain 😂 Great piece from @susborne in @ftweekend https://t.co/a…
RT @ExplorersWeb: You Can Now Climb Everest in a Week Using Xenon Doping: The Implications https://t.co/obWCbLN0uY
This May, four Brits, including a government minister, plan to climb Everest in a week, including flights, with the help of a controversial Austrian guide and canisters of a rare noble gas. A little exclusive of mine in today’s @FinancialTimes https://t.co/Uqka6HPgMa
