Archive - Tom Watson's Newsletter

Corruption - a play about the reality of Britain's media

Rarely do I find myself overwhelmed by emotion, yet witnessing the play Corruption was an exception. This production, now a sell-out at Lincoln Centre…

Apr 6

March 2024

Creativity, booze, death - and election success

Mar 5

February 2024

The Crucible of Politics

Relight my fire and boats with flaky hulls

Feb 16

Your Guide to Being a Candidate: Unveiling the Secrets of Election Success

Wanna be an elected representative or run a campaign? This is for you.

Feb 14

January 2024

Fake Taylor Swifts, What RH Tawney teaches Gen Z scrollers, Cruddas, Levertov

Jan 29

20 million dollars worth of plastic surgery. And that's the face you choose.

A Century of Labour, Wendy Cope, Colonel House

Jan 21

Fitness first, then Fatness

Charles Dickens, Bertolt Brecht and Graham Greene

Jan 14

Staring into the eyes of death

The Poet, The Steel Town and the unnoticed heroine

Jan 6

December 2023

A refreshingly clear statement from our new Foreign Secretary

British Sikhs need answers, plus Barbra Streissand and a fantastic job vacancy

Dec 20, 2023

The psychology of political conformity

Philately, 2 Tone and the Queen's silver jubilee

Dec 10, 2023

Who is the fat monk singing Gloria?

And: what does it feel like to win big on a horse? A play in New York

Dec 3, 2023

November 2023

Mum a Hindu. Dad a Sikh. Meet the Brummie who became a Bishop.

Plus: The arrival of 70 boxes of books. Golda.

Nov 28, 2023

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