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Derek Laud

Derek Laud is Honorary Fellow at Cambridge University’s Lucy Cavendish College, a Visiting Professor at London South Bank University and a broadcaster and journalist.

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Thanks to Truss's first day in offce, the Conservative Party can no longer be perceived as a party of elderly, wealthy, white men

TORIES OP-ED

9 September 2022

Thanks to Truss's first day in offce, the Conservative Party can no longer be perceived as a party of elderly, wealthy, white men

By Derek Laud

4 min

All England Club courts controversy as it reveals more than a hint of jingoism

WIMBLEDON OP-ED

30 June 2022

All England Club courts controversy as it reveals more than a hint of jingoism

By Derek Laud

3 min

Bad boy Nick Kyrgios claims dramatic victory over wild card Paul Jubb during Wimbledon Day 2

GRAND SLAM OP-ED

28 June 2022

Bad boy Nick Kyrgios claims dramatic victory over wild card Paul Jubb during Wimbledon Day 2

By Derek Laud

2 min

Nadal and Williams chase tennis history at Wimbledon

GRAND SLAM OP-ED

26 June 2022

Nadal and Williams chase tennis history at Wimbledon

By Derek Laud

4 min

Boris Johnson is on the cusp of his own personal Brexit – and he is no Winston Churchill

NO-CONFIDENCE OP-ED

6 June 2022

Boris Johnson is on the cusp of his own personal Brexit – and he is no Winston Churchill

By Derek Laud

6 min

As Queen Elizabeth II marks 70 years on the throne, what does the future hold for Prince Charles?

PLATINUM JUBILEE OP-ED

2 June 2022

As Queen Elizabeth II marks 70 years on the throne, what does the future hold for Prince Charles?

By Derek Laud

4 min

World’s tennis bosses wrong to punish Wimbledon for its Ukraine war stance

HUMAN RIGHTS

22 May 2022

World’s tennis bosses wrong to punish Wimbledon for its Ukraine war stance

By Derek Laud

4 min

Boris Becker, we will wait for you on the other side, and wish you redemption and forgiveness

BANKRUPTCY & IMPRISONMENT OP-ED

30 April 2022

Boris Becker, we will wait for you on the other side, and wish you redemption and forgiveness

By Derek Laud

3 min

OP-ED

24 April 2022

Boris ‘The Bozo’ Johnson is toast

By Derek Laud

5 min

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Latest Work

Thanks to Truss's first day in offce, the Conservative Party can no longer be perceived as a party of elderly, wealthy, white men

All England Club courts controversy as it reveals more than a hint of jingoism

Bad boy Nick Kyrgios claims dramatic victory over wild card Paul Jubb during Wimbledon Day 2

Nadal and Williams chase tennis history at Wimbledon

Boris Johnson is on the cusp of his own personal Brexit – and he is no Winston Churchill

As Queen Elizabeth II marks 70 years on the throne, what does the future hold for Prince Charles?

World’s tennis bosses wrong to punish Wimbledon for its Ukraine war stance

Boris Becker, we will wait for you on the other side, and wish you redemption and forgiveness

Boris ‘The Bozo’ Johnson is toast