What JK Rowling and John Cleese get wrong about cancel culture
A belief in accountability does not involve condoning threats or violence – and freedom of expression does not mean freedom from consequence.
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Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg is a singer-songwriter, author and activist. His work includes numerous studio albums and the 2019 book The Three Dimensions of Freedom.
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Billy Bragg’s Diary: My Hyde Park soapbox, Frank Zappa’s hologram and boyhood war games in Barking
In the past year, Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park has been the scene of rowdy confrontations between Islamists and…
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The rise, fall and return of Shirley Collins, heroine of English folk music
In the beery, beardy world of folk music, Collins – a young, working class woman – had few people…
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Billy Bragg on Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance: “He scours the edgelands of British pop culture”
From the Long Players series: writers on their most cherished albums.
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Billy Bragg’s Diary: would Harry Potter have voted for Brexit?
He just looks like a Tory.
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To win power, Labour needs to start talking about giving it away
From the House of Lords to First Past the Post, the Labour Party must seek reforms to return power…
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Billy Bragg: Here’s how Labour can truly “speak for England“
Rather than seeking to wrap itself in the Cross of St George in the hope of looking patriotic, the…
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