Tom Watson's Newsletter

drawings from nightclubs and warzones

Exclusive weekend investigations and more extended features from the whole Byline team, with weekday forums taking you behind the headlines and building a community based on truth

Media, politics, culture and the fight to save democracy.

Dispatches from my hospital bed. Writing on writing; sex and drugs and music, TV shows and writers I admire, my memories, among other matters.

Keeping up with the gender data gap (and whatever else takes my fancy).

Exploring British History through stories, people and place

Top recipe, restaurant and wine tips from food and drink writer Fiona Beckett to help you eat and drink more joyfully

After 35+ years of psychology, I quit. Now my journey continues through mid-life and beyond.

Your guide to great writing happening on Substack, plus the home of “The Active Voice,” a podcast by Hamish McKenzie.

The secret thoughts, conversations and lives that women keep...by the ex-editor of ELLE and Cosmopolitan. (Plus, access to my invite-only writing group)

An ocean of stories from Salman Rushdie: I'll be talking about stories I’ve read or seen, true stories, tall stories, stories about me, and some I just made up.

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

The whole shebang. Writings, personal and political .

Step into our salad laboratory. We got your leafy greens, your grains, your veg, and protein. Plus: salady guests, salady books & recipes, recipes, recipes 🥗

Sometimes I feel like writing things, so this is where I write them.