Alex Klaushofer
Alex Klaushofer is an author and journalist who has written extensively about society in Britain and Middle East. She writes about the changing times on Substack at Ways of Seeing
The slow death of public spaces
Pointless regulations are sucking joy from British life
The 15-minute bait and switch
15-minute cities mean restricted freedom and a town hall traffic-fine bonanza
Life as an accidental émigré
The coronavirus pandemic has birthed a new historically-specific group: the lockdown refugees
A spy’s afterlife
John le Carré’s work and life still haunt British culture
Blame Boris for Britain’s borders
Boris Johnson is no lost Conservative hero — he did tremendous harm
The Modi-fication of British politics
Both parties should stop seeking approval from sectarian Hindu nationalists
Portraits in cowardice
Conservative MPs need to rediscover their spines if they want to be effective
Is Scottish independence really dead?
Labour’s “more devolution” policy will only strengthen the cause in the long term
An election without ideas
We need intellectual substance, not just idle gossip
Bad education
Under Labour a deeply ideological education sector could go very quickly and badly wrong
Balance the books
Britain’s soaring debt may not be as sustainable in the long term as figures suggest