Robbie Smith

Comment and Literary editor

Men’s shoes

Best men's running shoes for half-marathons, tried and tested

For comfort and performance through 13.1 miles, read our expert guide

By Robbie Smith
15 Apr 2025
Harper's Bazaar Women Of The Year Awards 2016 - Arrivals
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Rothschild: I get horribly vilified on social media

By Robbie Smith
26 Oct 2021
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Music loaded against working class, says Gillespie

By Robbie Smith
22 Oct 2021
Professor Corinne Fowler
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: ‘National Trust report reaction ‘like juggernaut’

By Robbie Smith
20 Oct 2021
Lord Mountbatten assassination apology
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: ‘Secret Mountbatten papers must be released’

By Robbie Smith
19 Oct 2021
The 13th Annual BGC Charity Day At BGC Partners In London's Canary Wharf
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: ‘Retain and explain has failed on slaver statues’

By Robbie Smith
18 Oct 2021
Stanley Tucci
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Tabasco tastebuds cure is a step too far for Tucci

By Robbie Smith
15 Oct 2021
Matthew Goodwin
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Professors at loggerheads over academic freedom

By Robbie Smith
14 Oct 2021
Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judith Dench
Diary

Londoner’s Diary: Dame Judi vs Dornan in the battle of the Bonds

By Robbie Smith
13 Oct 2021
Oliver Dowden
LIVE

Londoner’s Diary: Dowden’s drinks do turns into a knock, knock joke

By Robbie Smith
7 Oct 2021
BEFORE - 2021 Conservative Party Conference - Leader's Speech
Lifestyle

Boris, banter and Bolly: What really happened at the Tory conference?

Power-mongering, jockeying for the leader’s ear and, of course, drinking for Britain — the Tories’ rally this year was as colourful as ever. Robbie Smith reports from Manchester

By Robbie Smith
7 Oct 2021
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LIVE

Londoner’s Diary: How MI6 quashed spy’s Philby memoir

By Robbie Smith
6 Oct 2021
LIVE

Londoner’s Diary: Labour’s Gardiner an unlikely Tory conference star

By Robbie Smith
4 Oct 2021
Courtney Love
LIVE

Londoner’s Diary: ‘Britney should have got out of the US years ago’

By Robbie Smith
1 Oct 2021
Labour MP for Coventry South Zarah Sultana
LIVE

Londoner’s Diary: Sultana raises the roof as new darling of the Left

By Robbie Smith
29 Sept 2021
LIVE

Londoner’s Diary: Labour disarray over frontbencher resignation

By Robbie Smith
28 Sept 2021
Wesley Streeting
LIVE

Londoner’s Diary: No ceasefire in sight for divided Labour

By Robbie Smith
27 Sept 2021
David Hockney
LIVE

Londoner’s Diary: Invitation could prove awkward for David Hockney

By Robbie Smith
24 Sept 2021
Maria Balshaw
LIVE

Londoner’s Diary: I’m with XR aims, says Tate chief Balshaw

By Robbie Smith
24 Sept 2021
National Portrait Gallery
LIVE

Londoner’s Diary: Tory donor named new chair of National Gallery

By Robbie Smith
23 Sept 2021
Royal Academy Of Arts Summer Exhibition Preview Party
LIVE

Londoner’s Diary: Rojo - Brexit would have stopped me coming to UK

By Robbie Smith
21 Sept 2021
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