UK Politics Red Wall Diary: How Covid-19 has newly exposed the north-south divide Viewed from the north, England has always operated on a two-tier system. The government’s pandemic response has simply made this more visible. By Katy Shaw
OLD-CULTURE-INT Life under lockdown beyond the Red Wall: A freshers’ week like no other and disgruntled first-time Tories By Katy Shaw
Don’t avoid the end of the world – embrace the post-apocalyptic genre End-of-the-world dystopian narratives in books and films can help us navigate our current situation. By Katy Shaw
To save the Union, we need a new progressive national story For people to recognise the value and potential of the United Kingdom, we have to craft narratives that capture hearts… By Katy Shaw
Why all parties should heed the Power Up The North campaign The battle for the Conservative leadership has suddenly become a battle for the north of England. Theresa May famously… By Katy Shaw
The effects of the Mancession, why Labour should move north, and my summer of Corbyn It’s encouraging to hear Labour is moving its HQ away from Westminster, but it would be even better if… By Katy Shaw
Writing the strike: poetry from the 1980s miners’ picket lines Writing was fundamental to the protest, yet the poems and songs have been largely lost from popular memory. By Katy Shaw