Hugo Rifkind
@hugorifkind.bsky.social
Writing in The Times Thursday and Saturday, talking on Times Radio Monday-Thursday. Also, other things. Latest novel, Rabbits, found here: https://amzn.eu/d/hUQTsSW
September 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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August 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
August 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Really bothers me that my patronising fucking Kindle app doesn't know I'm a novelist who went to Cambridge. Bastard.
July 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Really bothers me that my patronising fucking Kindle app doesn't know I'm a novelist who went to Cambridge. Bastard.
Smiley-faced chemtrails over Glastonbury. Come on.
June 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Smiley-faced chemtrails over Glastonbury. Come on.
Ahoy Dundonians! Come and see me on Sunday night. Tickets here: dundeebookfestival.com/shop/
June 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Ahoy Dundonians! Come and see me on Sunday night. Tickets here: dundeebookfestival.com/shop/
Not much better than seeing your own new book in the window of your local bookshop. #houseofbooksn8 #RABBITS #honestlyyoushoulddefinitelybuyit
June 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Not much better than seeing your own new book in the window of your local bookshop. #houseofbooksn8 #RABBITS #honestlyyoushoulddefinitelybuyit
A really clear and vital piece of analysis in Jeremy Bowen's long piece about the Gaza war, which is too often muddied by almost everyone. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
June 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A really clear and vital piece of analysis in Jeremy Bowen's long piece about the Gaza war, which is too often muddied by almost everyone. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I know a lot of people are doing this now, but I actually do think I might have been the first person to write the extremely obvious column about the extremely obvious thing that was obviously going to happen and now obviously has.
June 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I know a lot of people are doing this now, but I actually do think I might have been the first person to write the extremely obvious column about the extremely obvious thing that was obviously going to happen and now obviously has.
And the cover. With which I perhaps should have started. Hmmm.
June 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
And the cover. With which I perhaps should have started. Hmmm.
My novel *Rabbits* is out today in paperback. On the EXTREMELY RARE and ENTIRELY BAFFLING chance you haven't bought it already, I reckon you definitely should now. Right? Here are some of the lovely things other readers have said about it over the last year...
June 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
My novel *Rabbits* is out today in paperback. On the EXTREMELY RARE and ENTIRELY BAFFLING chance you haven't bought it already, I reckon you definitely should now. Right? Here are some of the lovely things other readers have said about it over the last year...
Latest episode here. Do have a listen to hear what Clarissa is so cross about. Also, maybe subscribe?
pod.fo/e/2dc232
pod.fo/e/2dc232
May 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Latest episode here. Do have a listen to hear what Clarissa is so cross about. Also, maybe subscribe?
pod.fo/e/2dc232
pod.fo/e/2dc232
A special edition of How To Win An Election this week, in which the team and I sit down with Neil Kinnock, who looks back to 1992 and tells us how to lose one. pod.fo/e/2d5d35
May 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A special edition of How To Win An Election this week, in which the team and I sit down with Neil Kinnock, who looks back to 1992 and tells us how to lose one. pod.fo/e/2d5d35
My Week: Donald Trump*
www.thetimes.com/article/70ef...
www.thetimes.com/article/70ef...
May 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My Week: Donald Trump*
www.thetimes.com/article/70ef...
www.thetimes.com/article/70ef...
Remember this one. In five years, or ten, or twenty. When we're a weird, dirty, backward nation that still sets fire to stuff, and places like China and India start to ask us why.
May 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Remember this one. In five years, or ten, or twenty. When we're a weird, dirty, backward nation that still sets fire to stuff, and places like China and India start to ask us why.
May 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
On the unabashed corruption of the British government lobbying for a tournament to be held at Trump's own golf course. Includes no golf jokes.
www.thetimes.com/article/8936...
www.thetimes.com/article/8936...
May 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
On the unabashed corruption of the British government lobbying for a tournament to be held at Trump's own golf course. Includes no golf jokes.
www.thetimes.com/article/8936...
www.thetimes.com/article/8936...
The two places Trump wants - Greenland and Canada - share a land border. They fought the so-called Whisky War over it for almost half a century, and it was basically adorable.
![In 1984, Canadian soldiers visited the island and planted a Canadian flag, also leaving a bottle of Canadian whisky.[10] The Danish Minister of Greenland Affairs came to the island himself later the same year with the Danish flag, a bottle of snaps, and a letter stating "Welcome to the Danish Island" (Velkommen til den danske ø).[11][12][13] The two countries proceeded to take turns planting their flags on the island and exchanging alcoholic beverages.[14] In 2005 a Canadian man and an unknown source on the Danish side also posted advertisements on Google to "promote their claims".[14][15][16]
The minor border dispute was often considered humorous between the two nations, with diplomats displaying good humour. Despite the serious official nature of the matter, the manner in which the conflict was prosecuted was light-hearted, demonstrated by the length of time taken to settle the dispute, if nothing else. The two nations are on friendly terms, and are also founding members of NATO.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:abgvvtq35ocdxplvcpi7yjce/bafkreig7t5xgy5njclpmuf6pb5qf2mnnfyotwc2totd2mnxj2ulm3vqate@jpeg)
March 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The two places Trump wants - Greenland and Canada - share a land border. They fought the so-called Whisky War over it for almost half a century, and it was basically adorable.
Column. On pathetic European freeloaders.
www.thetimes.com/article/7652...
www.thetimes.com/article/7652...
March 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Column. On pathetic European freeloaders.
www.thetimes.com/article/7652...
www.thetimes.com/article/7652...
Whereas I'm still genuinely baffled that nobody fancied me.
March 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Whereas I'm still genuinely baffled that nobody fancied me.
The paywall being down this weekend, here's a thread of some of my favourite pieces I've written over the years, which I'll add to in the random order I remember about them...
March 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The paywall being down this weekend, here's a thread of some of my favourite pieces I've written over the years, which I'll add to in the random order I remember about them...
Speaking of which, here's Thursday's column on the empty, anxious hell of being Marco Rubio.
www.thetimes.com/article/3985...
www.thetimes.com/article/3985...
March 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Speaking of which, here's Thursday's column on the empty, anxious hell of being Marco Rubio.
www.thetimes.com/article/3985...
www.thetimes.com/article/3985...