Revered at Private Eye for his mastery of the legal device known as the ‘F Off letter’, he was also a much-loved figure at the Telegraph
Revered at Private Eye for his mastery of the legal device known as the ‘F Off letter’, he was also a much-loved figure at the Telegraph
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A connoisseur of the offbeat, he interviewed the last human cannonball and wrote a superb biography of the eccentric poet RS…
After losing a fortune he recouped it through writing, and waged a vociferous campaign against the EU on the Daily Telegraph…
I saw how Robbie Gibb’s behind-the-scenes influence helped drive the BBC into crisis.
He reported on the Vietnam War and Watergate, and was rebuked by Neil Kinnock for ‘malicious and mischievous’ commentary
Robin Smith, who has died at the age of 62, was a fearless hero in a struggling England team, but had to battle his own demons…
The financier took exception to being called a paedophile in story detailing the ‘unusual use of an RAF base’ for his private jet
