Sam Wollaston is a feature writer at the Guardian. He covers a diverse range of topics including current affairs, geopolitics, hospitality and leisure, as well as cannabis and psychedelics, reflecting his broad interest in general assignment news and world affairs. Sam's work has also been featured in Yahoo News UK, AOL UK, Yahoo Movies UK, MSN, and Yahoo Sports Canada.
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Sam Wollaston's articles primarily revolve around lifestyle and opinion editorial pieces, often focusing on political differences and social issues. He frequently features personal anecdotes or interviews that explore varying perspectives on controversial topics.
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By: Ling Ko, Ellen Wishart, Rich Cousins, Christopher Thomond, Pip Lev, Sam Wollaston
Half of the most important buildings in the UK are churches and, even when congregations fall away, they are vital community hubs. But many, including beloved St Tyfrydog’s in Wales, which closed in 2020, are decaying. Can they be saved?
By: Sam Wollaston
One moved to the UK 20 years ago. The other is considering a vote for Restore Britain. Could they agree on national symbols and Brexit?
By: Ling Ko, Ellen Wishart, Pip Lev, Rich Cousins, Sam Wollaston, Christopher Thomond
It showcased the biggest stars of the day, including Stan Laurel, Harry Houdini, Morecambe and Wise and Shirley Bassey, before becoming a bingo hall, a church and a squat. It was almost turned into flats. What next for Manchester’s forgotten music hall?
By: Christopher Thomond, Ellen Wishart, Sam Wollaston, Pip Lev, Ling Ko
For 400 years, The Hare and Hounds in Bowland Bridge offered a warm welcome to locals and travellers. Then the rent doubled. With two pubs a day closing in England and Wales, can the community save this 17th-century gem?
By: Ling Ko, Sam Wollaston, Pip Lev, Christopher Thomond, Ellen Wishart
Lund Point in east London was once ‘a beautiful community’, according to Tee Fabikun, who has lived there since 1997. Now just four flats are occupied. Why are Fabikun and her friends hanging on? And what happened to the long-promised redevelopment?
By: Kitty Drake, Sam Wollaston
A student and a salesperson disagreed about drug policy and HS2, but would they see eye to eye on the Edward Colston statue?
By: Sam Wollaston
Sam Wollaston Joe, 20, Southampton OccupationGeography student Voting recordGreen in the last general and local elections.
By: Sam Wollaston
At 60, Davies is less of a hell-raiser than he once was – but a great deal happier. He talks about the excesses of the 90s, the sexual abuse that made him such an ‘angry boy’, his recent bladder cancer, and fatherhood
By: Sam Wollaston
It looks as if Alan Davies is in the wrong place. Not as in the wrong venue: he's here at the Pleasance theatre in Islington, a north London fringe theatre and comedy venue, where we arranged to meet.
By: Kitty Drake, Sam Wollaston
An ‘apolitical’ retired IT manager and a ‘far left’ biologist disagree over tackling global heating – but are they in harmony over truth and reconciliation?
