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Celebrity dining across the divide

Every week we put people with diverse views together to see if breaking bread can help bridge political differences? In this one-off celebrity special, we ask public figures to do the same

  • Nimco Ali, left, and Gina Miller. All photos by Suki Dhanda/The Guardian

    Gina Miller and Nimco Ali dine across the divide: ‘What will we disagree on? I think Boris Johnson is an OK person’

  • Richard Coles, left, and Richard Dawkins.

    Rev Richard Coles and Richard Dawkins dine across the divide: ‘The problem is he’s not swayed by evidence but by feeling’

  • Diane Abbott and Katharine Birbalsingh at a restaurant table

    Diane Abbott and Katharine Birbalsingh dine across the divide: ‘Kids thanking teachers for detention? That’s a bit extreme!’

    In our celebrity Dining across the divide special, the Labour MP and the headteacher debate education, discipline and their shared Jamaican heritage
  • Picture of two people having a meal but fencing with baguettes

    ‘You can’t say that!’: how to argue, better

    A good debate isn’t about one person declaring victory, it’s about both people making a discovery, says psychologist Adam Grant
  • Rufus Hound and Geoff Norcott sitting turned away from each other at a table

    Rufus Hound and Geoff Norcott dine across the divide: ‘The idea that there is anything you can’t say is nonsense’

    In our celebrity Dining across the divide special, the comedians cover everything from cancel culture to Jeremy Corbyn
  • Billy Bragg and Tim Martin sitting at a table at George’s Meeting House pub in Exeter

    Billy Bragg and Tim Martin dine across the divide: ‘Not everyone who voted Brexit is racist, but every racist voted Brexit’

    In our celebrity Dining across the divide special, the singer-songwriter meets the JD Wetherspoon founder. Can they find any common ground on leaving the EU?
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