James Hanning

Spies book cover
Books

Spies and Other Gods: When spooks get spooked by self-doubt

You fancy James Wolff, an ex-spy writing under a pseudonym, struggled with life’s Big Questions when he was in service

27 Apr 2026
Dawn Sturgess
Opinion

The Novichok poisoning case tells us everything about Putin's Russia

The tragic case of Dawn Sturgess evokes a world of doomed spy plots

14 Oct 2024
Opinion

Cameron has great political skills but hubris was his downfall

Cameron was quickwitted and eloquent but his brand of slick metropolitan politics may get a rough ride in future

13 Jul 2016
Comment

James Hanning: Phone hacking — the story that keeps on giving

It remains an extraordinary romp through modern Britain, a genuine morality tale for our age

24 Jul 2014