Robbie Smith

Comment and Literary editor

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By Robbie Smith
15 Apr 2025
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Morgan and Farage square up for broadcaster battle

By Robbie Smith
11 Jan 2022
Michael Gove
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: no level up for Gove — does BBC have a lift problem?

By Robbie Smith
11 Jan 2022
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: ‘Build new parliament and add Westminster to V&A’

By Robbie Smith
10 Jan 2022
Margaret Atwood
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Literary hoodwinker has been brought to book

By Robbie Smith
6 Jan 2022
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Gal Gadot: You may say I’m a dreamer… I meant well

By Robbie Smith
5 Jan 2022
Maureen Lipman
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Golda Meir film should cast a Jewish actress

By Robbie Smith
4 Jan 2022
Comment

The gritty London remake of ‘alfresco’ is just so grim

By Robbie Smith
21 Dec 2021
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: arts venues face tough time over ‘tainted’ donors

By Robbie Smith
20 Dec 2021
Papyrologist Dirk Obbink, right, and Greece’s Apostolos Pierris examines facsimilie images of a 2,400-year old scroll in Thessaloniki, Greece
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Professor told to return $7m over ‘stolen’ papyrus

By Robbie Smith
17 Dec 2021
Marco Pierre White
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Safety is top of the menu for Pierre White

By Robbie Smith
16 Dec 2021
Michael Cockerell and Boris Johnson
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Politicians ‘are fighting shy of big interviews’

By Robbie Smith
15 Dec 2021
Maajid Nawaz
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: LBC’s Dale aims jab at colleague over boosters jabs

By Robbie Smith
14 Dec 2021
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Ghost of Christmas Covid past hangs over the arts

By Robbie Smith
13 Dec 2021
Chris Bryant
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Blame Boris woes on Bryant’s missed millions

By Robbie Smith
10 Dec 2021
Tristram Hunt
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Anger at V&A over libraries plan

By Robbie Smith
9 Dec 2021
Edward Enninful
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: ‘Man on a mission’: Vogue editor to publish memoir

By Robbie Smith
8 Dec 2021
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Neil will take action over Arcuri’s Epstein tweet

By Robbie Smith
8 Dec 2021
Netflix's "House Of Cards" New York Premiere - Arrivals
Diary

The Londoner: I hope Spacey is a distant memory, says Lord Dobbs

By Robbie Smith
26 Nov 2021
BRITAIN-ART-HOGARTH
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Tate chief hits back at ‘wokeish drivel’ critics

By Robbie Smith
25 Nov 2021
Joe Corre Burns His Entire £5 Million Punk Collection
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: £5m punk blaze wasn’t a hoax, insists Corré in row

By Robbie Smith
24 Nov 2021
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