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Samuel Fishwick is a staff writer at the Evening Standard. He covers the weird and wonderful within the M25. His work includes a series during the coronavirus pandemic exploring London after lockdown and regular contributions to the Evening Standard’s comment pages as a columnist. He was born in London, and has been there ever since....
Samuel Fishwick is a staff writer at the Evening Standard. He covers the weird and wonderful within the M25. His work includes a series during the coronavirus pandemic exploring London after lockdown and regular contributions to the Evening Standard’s comment pages as a columnist. He was born in London, and has been there ever since.
Great Resignation: who’s in and who’s out of Boris’ inner circle
Five trusted advisers have quit in the last 24 hours. Samuel Fishwick reports on the allies and aides turning their back on the PM — and who is set to replace them
The truth behind Silicon Valley’s obsession with immortality
Jeff Bezos and the rest of the world’s super-rich are throwing their many millions at life-extending research, but are they making any progress? Samuel Fishwick reports
Busted! Your who’s who of lockdown’s (very) naughty list
What do Kim K and Dominic Cummings have in common? Bad behaviour. Samuel Fishwick has a guide to the Covid villains
Pork Pie Plot: Who’s who of the red wall Tories turning against Boris
The 2019 intake of Conservative MPs is accused of plotting against the PM. Samuel Fishwick charts the key players
The downfall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes
She was the Silicon Valley poster girl with a $9 billion company who charmed everyone from Bill Clinton to Henry Kissinger. Her downfall was vertiginous. As she is found guilty of fraud, Samuel Fishwick asks who is the real Elizabeth Holmes?
The art of the deal —the hidden world of London’s auction houses
They hunt in packs, could persuade you to buy a heap of elephant dung and know who might need to sell their cherished Koons fast. Samuel Fishwick learns the insider secrets of London’s auction houses
Inside the return of Extinction Rebellion - is London ready?
As wildfires burn and flood waters rise, the environmental rabble rousers are back in the capital. But what’s changed — and is London ready for the chaos?
Branson vs Bezos: inside the battle of the billionaire blokes in space
The billionaire space race is hotting up. But these boys and their (rocketship) toys are just getting started, says Samuel Fishwick
How will the arrival of GB News change Britain?
It’s the biggest news channel to arrive in Britain since Rupert Murdoch’s Sky TV in 1989. But while the pandemic has delayed the launch of GB News, it’s already causing controversy: to the extent that its detractors are trying to stop it before it’s even started. Samuel Fishwick investigates
How the Sussexes will build their Megha-brand
The Sussexes’ shock announcement last year made headlines around the world — and now the couple have confirmed they’re not coming back. Ahead of their tell-all interview with Oprah, Samuel Fishwick and Katie Strick ask how Meghan and Harry will continue to go it alone
Sauna pods to AI butlers – how London’s super-rich updated their homes
From dog-grooming rooms to garden sauna pods, here’s how the Have-Yachts have been updating their homes for lockdown
The cool lender getting Gen Z hooked on debt
Klarna is the zeitgeist payments start-up with a fluffy pink image that has boomed during lockdown - its valued has now tripled in six months to $31 billion. But its success has sparked fears over easy credit and young spenders spiralling into debt, says Samuel Fishwick
Kingsley Ben-Adir: I couldn’t get a job on the telly in Britain
Kingsley Ben-Adir’s portrayal of Malcolm X in One Night In Miami has had the critics raving — and the Oscars buzz is growing increasingly louder. Not too shabby for a boy from Kentish Town. Samuel Fishwick meets Hollywood’s new favourite Brit
Why Hollywood’s finest are queuing up to work with Nabhaan Rizwan
The actor talks to Samuel Fishwick about crashing bikes, his huge new role in Industry and why rap should be compared ‘with Botticelli’
Nathan Law: ‘The Hong Kong we knew has gone’
Imprisoned, assaulted, forced to leave his home and family — now millennial activist Nathan Law has taken refuge in London. Here, he tells Samuel Fishwick about his grave fears for his life
A day in the life of a TikTok influencer
Six Gen Z-ers are locked away in a mansion making content for millions of fans. Samuel Fishwick joins them