Southport and the rage of England
The violence of the summer has left deep scars, and open wounds, across the country.
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
The violence of the summer has left deep scars, and open wounds, across the country.
ByHer novels are so absurd they are rarely analysed. Can they tell us anything about Britain and class?
ByThe party has a rich history of supporting the environment – Keir Starmer should not forget this.
ByEngland’s summer riots have violently exposed the failure to resolve our national question.
ByHis account of Luton misrepresents the town and people I knew.
ByKeir Starmer has imposed order after the riots. But now he must lead a national renewal.
ByAlso this week: Why Frank Skinner is the best person to watch the beautiful game with, and what the sanctification…
ByThis nation is left with no choice but to memorialise our losses as victories.
ByOlivia Laing and Richard Mabey reveal the joys, crises and politics of making a garden of one’s own.
ByIn his new play about Gareth Southgate, James Graham uses football to explore a contested national identity.
ByThe National Theatre production presents the manager’s path to national saviour but fails to add anything of note to our…
ByAfter a decade at Ofwat, David Black remains optimistic that the industry can somehow be encouraged to stop pumping sewage…
ByThe disgraced former prime minister is not welcome among his new neighbours in rural Oxfordshire.
ByBuilt for commuters, the county created a brash new consumerist identity. But its success has come at a price.
ByThis year’s Wisden chronicles and fights back against the destruction of the summer game.
ByThis column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
ByExclusive polling for the New Statesman reveals enthusiasm for coalition governing in defiance of national parties.
ByThe government should be funding cessation services and cracking down on Big Tobacco rather than fixating on e-cigarettes.
ByMedics on picket lines are declining interviews and telling journalists that only union reps can speak.
ByThis column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
By