The condescension of class analysis
A new book about the white working classes only tells part of the truth
The crisis of masculinity is class-based
Gareth Southgate is focusing on symptoms at the expense of root causes
Foul play
David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football
NatCon lives on
The conference has gone ahead in Brussels despite protests and police action
The coddlin’ of the British dance
How Britain’s anarchic rave scene turned authoritarian
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
When violence is its own reward
How do we deal with people who kill for the sake of killing?
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Let’s give parents back control
We need a more pluralistic childcare sector
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
The radical feminism—Christianity pipeline
For radical feminists, clarity about the realities of sex often opens onto a search for moral order
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes