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Victoria Richards

Reporter · GB

Indexed articles, last 90 days
3
Latest publication
Aug 24, 2026
Outlet visibility, for The Independent
Top 5K sites
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Jul 9, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Victoria Richards

    Like Richard E Grant, I’ve ‘ghosted’ friends who’ve let me down (opens the original)

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    If you’re reading this, chances are I haven’t “blocked” you (yet). But I would, if the situation called for it. And I’m entirely unapologetic about it. Like the actor Richard E Grant, who has revealed that he “edited” friends out of his life after they avoided him following the death of his beloved wife, Joan Washington – who died of lung cancer in 2021, aged 74 – there are some occasions where there’s just no coming back when someone proves themselves a terrible friend. Life

  2. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Victoria Richards

    Andy’s Angels: Is Burnham’s Labour good for women? (opens the original)

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    As I was writing this newsletter, I was having a concurrent conversation with a friend who sent me this hilarious message: “Vix, this is the LIVING EMBODIMENT of that Gavin and Stacey skit: ‘It’s the drama, Mick, I just love it!’” What she was talking about – of course – was the tense, nail-biting livestream of Keir Starmer making his leaving speech (I wrote this sketch about how I found the ensemble of politicians lined up behind him at the lectern very amusing indeed – and not

  3. Article · Jul 9, 2026 · Victoria Richards

    Albanese didn’t slip up on Kylie — he showed us what he really thinks (opens the original)

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    If you had an important, public-facing job and someone invited you to play “shag, marry, date” – on a popular podcast – what would you do? If it were me, I’d probably laugh, wink and shrug, and say something innocuous that made it sound like I was playing along – something along the lines of, “Now that would be telling!” – before changing the subject as fast as humanly possible. Unless, of course, I was Anthony Albanese. When quizzed by the comedian Nikki Osborne, host of the B

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