Gareth Southgate is our first guest on The Amol Rajan Connection

An icon of the Beautiful Game - who redefined both modern leadership and modern England while taking his country to the edge of glory - is on sparkling and mischievous form in our first long-form conversation. This is a side to him you’ve never seen before

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How Nostalgia Conquered Our Politics

'Decade Bingo' is all the rage. Reform pine for the 1950s; Greens for the 1960s; Labour, the 1970s; and the Tories, the 1980s. Me? I long for the 1990s. Plus: was Burnham's speech one of the greats; a look ahead to our first ARC episode next week; Your Questions, please, for Jacob Dunne; and The Arc of Recommends...

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The Inside Story of the Night I Was Murdered in that Chapel on Celebrity Traitors

This special, BONUS newsletter is exclusive to members of The Amol Rajan Connection. If by some modern mischief you have received it without signing up at amolrajanconnection.com, rest assured your life will improve dramatically when you do join this lovely club, which has surged to over 10,000 members. To those of you who have signed up, my sincerest thanks. In future, these BONUS items will be for paying members only. For now, they're on me. Enjoy! And thank you for all your support, which means the world to me.

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Here’s everything I can’t tell you about what happened in Celebrity Traitors last night

I’m surprised my phone didn’t melt when the credits rolled yesterday. At *some* point, I’ll tell you - and only you - *everything*, I promise. Plus: my leaving bash and the rediscovery of sleep; and The ARC of Recommends....

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If only the dead could attend their own memorials

Why do we wait for loved ones to die before telling them we love them? Plus: what happened when I watched the first 2 episodes of Celebrity Traitors; how the ARC Universe will expand in coming weeks; and The ARC of Recommends...

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‘The Great Society’ Could Be Burnham’s Vision, and Agenda, for a Decade of Social and National Revival

The Prime Minister needs a story for where Britain is going, with a policy agenda to match. He could do worse than lean on a social-ist tradition that connects LBJ, David Cameron, and the New Labour government he served in

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Scrolling Alone: the Silent Crisis Condemning a Generation to Lives that are Shorter, Less Healthy, and Less Happy Than They Deserve

Gordon Brown’s new book describes the most neglected crisis of our age. Plus: a visit to the Bayeux Tapesty, a party bag of top recommendations; and tickets on sale for the national tour are live!

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What Have I Done? This Is The Unvarnished Truth About Why I Left BBC News

I’ve given interviews about my change of career. But I haven’t confessed the Howard Beale-ish moment that was the trigger - until now. Plus: what you can expect in the coming weeks; the real reason I wear two watches; and... I’m hiring!

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Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware

Season 2, Ep. 4: Amol Rajan

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Amol Rajan: Why I’m leaving the BBC | Political Currency

George Osborne sit down with Amol Rajan, as he leaves the Today Programme and sets out on a new venture

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Amol Rajan cooks a Paneer Curry | 5 O'Clock Apron

Amol sets about teaching Claire his recipe for Paneer Curry

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Levi Roots: Flavours of Home

Ep. 1: Amol Rajan

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Interview Lord Rumi Verjee CBE by Amol Rajan, Editor of The Independent

An interview by Amol Rajan

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Comfort Eating with Grace Dent

S6 Ep 5: Amol Rajan

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All of my BBC articles

Everything I wrote for the BBC (links provided)

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The Independent Letters from the Editor and more

Everything else I wrote for The Independent (links provided)

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BBC: Phillip Schofield: The Interview - June 2nd, 2023

An interview by Amol Rajan

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Steven Pinker on Enlightenment Now interviewed by Amol Rajan

An interview by Amol Rajan (with 5x15 stories)

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Amol Rajan Interviews | Martina Navratilova

Amol Rajan Interviews

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Edward Enninful: Vogue editor says losing eyesight is his biggest fear

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Tory leadership: Why newspapers matter in race to be next PM

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Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham: How to be a pro-active regulator

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Coronavirus and a fake news pandemic

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The Bob Iger method

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The new threats to journalism

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