Marina Hyde used a reader Q&A to range across politics, media and personal habits, saying Restore could peel votes from Reform’s right flank and that Nigel Farage now looks vulnerable.
On journalism and politics, Hyde argued reporters have exposed figures such as Farage, Richard Tice and Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, while insisting columns do little to sway election outcomes directly.
She said the most credible politically motivated threats she has faced came from the far right and far left, but added that lone men with obsessions have posed the bigger danger.
Personal answers filled out the exchange: Hyde said she writes best at 5am, does not take notes, barely uses X, has no therapist, and values compassion, tolerance, wisdom and humor most.