Dear England and the English Question
In his new play about Gareth Southgate, James Graham uses football to explore a contested national identity.
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The long shadow of the Iraq War
How do you mourn soldiers killed in an “unjust” war? For years the town of Wootton Bassett showed us how.
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The myth of England’s “fair play” fetish
In sport and politics, the English boast that they always play by the rules – but history tells a different…
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It’s time to banish Britain’s Celtic ghosts
The Anglo-Celt divide continues to shape the political fate of the British Isles – yet it is a historical mirage.
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Why “Jerusalem” is the anthem England needs
William Blake’s poem, set to music by Hubert Parry, is viewed by some as patriotic, and others as a progressive…
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