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Simon Hoggart

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Name: Simon Hoggart

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Plastics

Why the snobbery over corks?

Portugal, where most of the world's corks are harvested, has fought back against the chemical compound trichloroanisole (TCA), one of the most common causes of tainted corks.But the screw cap not only avoids the problem of tainted cork, it forms a tighter ... [Published BBC - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Simon Hoggart, Jay Rayner, Plastics, Tannic Acid

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

David Cameron

Another plane crash for Cameron at PMQS | Simon Hoggart's sketch

The film Alive, in which survivors eat their fellow passengers, is a perfect metaphor for the present state of the ToriesThe one person I wanted to hear from at prime minister's questions was Caroline Lucas, the only Green party MP. She was wearing a ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: David Cameron, Caroline Lucas, Ed Miliband

First reported Jun 09 2013 - Updated Jun 09 2013 - 1 reports

Boston, Lincolnshire

Endless ovation for The Amorous Prawn

_ In the late 60s, at the Piccadilly theatre, Bea Lillie was appearing in The Amorous Prawn. Well into her 70s, as soon as she appeared on stage the applause began, and only ceased when other cast members wanted to be heard by the audience. But every ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 09 2013]

Entities: Prawn, Nicaragua, Simon Hoggart, Boston, Lincolnshire

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

Simon Hoggart's week: so blatant and bent, I hung up

A call from a PR firm made me feel that the whole relationship between parliament and the press was being put in doubt✒Given the shenanigans in parliament that have been exposed this past week, I wonder if there isn't a lot more going on. Years ago, embargoed ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: Anchovy, Simon Hoggart, Paul Theroux

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Harry Whewell: We shall not see his like again

Harry WhewellHarry Whewell's Old Man was a dust man. As a child on Friday nights Harry sat round the kitchen table with the family, sorting through the likely rubbish brought home by his father, searching for valuables.Later in life from his mansion flat he ... [Published Press Gazette - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Alastair Hetherington, Manchester, Benedict Nightingale, Jonathan Steele

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

Railtrack Plc

Simon Hoggart's week: time to admit we're living in a kleptocracy?

A small group are getting rich by robbing us blind. But at least we don't need 15 minutes of fame now – 15 seconds will do✒ Suppose you got a letter from HMRC saying: "Your tax bill of £3,258.47 is now overdue. If it is not paid immediately further action ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 31 2013]

Entities: Railtrack Plc, G4S Plc, Peter Alliss

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Simon Hoggart's week: TV guilt and swanupmanship at Vintners' dinner

The shame of not having seen The Wire or Game of Thrones is soothed by an anniversary dinner for the Vintners' Company✒ Do other readers suffer from TV guilt? I have seen only three episodes of The Wire. Admit this to friends, and they look as if you ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 24 2013]

Entities: Helen Mirren, Game of Thrones, Winemaker, Jeremy Hardy

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

The swivel-eyed, the glass-eyed and the cross-eyed | Simon Hoggart

Leading Tory MPs is far harder than herding a sackful of kittens No sign of David Cameron in the Commons chamber. Perhaps he was lying in a darkened room, or consulting a hermit on top of a Himalayan mountain. His party appears to be disintegrating into ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 20 2013]

Entities: Edward Leigh, Gay, Daniel Byles, Brigade of Guards, Creationism

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Theresa May tries the oblique defence | Simon Hoggart

The home secretary was very hard to pin down: she answered questions at vast length, backtracked and wandered off subjectIt was pin the tail on the home secretary time in the Commons committee. MPs tottered forward, more or less blindfold, yearning to ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Theresa May, Keith Vaz, Simon Hoggart

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Margaret Thatcher's funeral: the key pieces of commentary

Eleven Guardian contributors give their verdicts on the ceremonial funeral at St Paul's CathedralMichael White Jonathan Freedland Giles Fraser Martin Kettle Michael Billington Sam Wollaston Jess Cartner-Morley Nick Hopkins Catherine Bennett Rhiannon Lucy ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Margaret Thatcher, Catherine Bennett, Martin Kettle, Michael Billington, Simon Hoggart

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Lady Thatcher funeral: keep shtoom for Maggie | Simon Hoggart

The former Conservative leader regarded PMQs as the arena of her greatest public triumphsApparently Margaret Thatcher has died, so there is to be a big tribute to her on Wednesday. The sound of Big Ben, and the chimes of the clock in what we now call ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Margaret Thatcher, Simon Hoggart, Philip Hollobone, Nuclear, Big Ben

First reported Mar 11 2013 - Updated Mar 12 2013 - 1 reports

Iain Duncan Smith's forward roll of benefits | Simon Hoggart

The new archbishop of Canterbury's criticism of the quiet man leads to a counterattack on Labour and a possible PE moveThe new archbishop of Canterbury had barely got his knees on to the hassock this weekend before he was inveighing against Iain Duncan ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 11 2013]

Entities: Simon Hoggart, Edward Leigh, Duncan Smith, Justin Welby, Iain Duncan Smith

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William Hague: 14-pint-sized politico [Published Guardian.co.uk - 9 hours ago]
Why the snobbery over corks? [Published BBC - Jun 17 2013]
Simon Hoggart's week: is the age of the billboa... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 14 2013]
MP complains of Commons 'bullying' [Published BBC - Jun 13 2013]
Another plane crash for Cameron at PMQS \| Simon... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 12 2013]
Endless ovation for The Amorous Prawn [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 09 2013]
Simon Hoggart's week: so blatant and bent, I hu... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 07 2013]
Harry Whewell: We shall not see his like again [Published Press Gazette - Jun 04 2013]
Edinburgh Fringe 2013: Get with the programme [Published The Scotsman - Jun 02 2013]
Simon Hoggart's week: time to admit we're livin... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 31 2013]
Simon Hoggart's week: TV guilt and swanupmanshi... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 24 2013]
Mehdi's Morning Memo: Dave's Love Letter To The... [Published Huffington Post UK - May 21 2013]
The swivel-eyed, the glass-eyed and the cross-e... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 20 2013]
Harry Whewell [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 30 2013]
ConservativeHome Diary Week 3: Theresa May & Li... [Published Iain Dale's Diary - Apr 26 2013]
Simon Hoggart's week: the madness of Margaret T... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 19 2013]
Theresa May tries the oblique defence \| Simon H... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 18 2013]
Margaret Thatcher's funeral: the key pieces of ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 17 2013]
Politicians reassure themselves of their import... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 17 2013]
Eric Pickles's mind strays to food as he defend... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 16 2013]
Lady Thatcher funeral: keep shtoom for Maggie \|... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 15 2013]
Simon Hoggart's week: the good, the mad and the... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 12 2013]
The less Thatcher doubted herself, the more the... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 08 2013]
How the Guardian and Observer reported the care... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 08 2013]
Simon Hoggart's week: the ugly face of Swiss wa... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 06 2013]
Simon Hoggart's week: hubris and the house of M... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 29 2013]
Chloe Smith enjoys brief salvation after Jeremy... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 26 2013]
Today's media stories from the papers [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 26 2013]
Boris Johnson has been brought to his knees by ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 25 2013]
Budget 2013: George Osborne is upstaged by the ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 20 2013]

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ConservativeHome Diary Week 3: Theresa May & Li... [Published Iain Dale's Diary - Apr 26 2013] I’ve never seen Theresa May as a political risk taker, but she certainly seem to be placing all her chips on red in her bid to rid us of the turbulent priest, Abu Qatada. As far as her political reputation goes it really is s*** or bust. If, in the end, ...
Press regulation - hostile newspaper editors ke... [Published Media: Greenslade \| guardian.co.uk - Mar 19 2013] Several national newspapers didn't try to conceal their hostility towards the press regulation deal today - but they refused to commit themselves to open rebellion. They held back from saying that they would not be following prime minister David Cameron ...
Lord Heseltine is ‘Golden Oldie of the Year’ [Published The Coffee House \| Politics and News Discussion ... - Feb 12 2013] To Simpson’s-in-the-Strand this afternoon for The Oldie of the Year Awards (the ‘Tootys’ for short), which were presented by Sir Terry Wogan. The guest list read like a Tatler bash in the late 70s. The debonair Peter Bowles charmed anything that walked ...