The bastard son of democratic aestheticisation
How Donald Trump made populism funny
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Reject the culture of death
Darkness lies beyond the euthanasia rubicon
Embrace your inner exile
How can we appreciate art in alienating times?
Towards a shared Englishness
There is a third way between civic nationalism and ethno-nationalism
Sorry, not sorry
Sincere apologies require a shared set of values
Mad dogs and English football
Our memories of hooliganism deserve more nuance
When things could only get better
Fans of the 1990s aren’t nostalgic reactionaries. They celebrate an era of optimism, peace, prosperity and great popular culture
The sincere insincerity of centrism
Politicians cannot but seem like they’re lying even when they genuinely aren’t lying