London calling
The decline of our capital
American politics at the crossroads
And its short but bitter history
Britain and the Blob (w/ Poppy Coburn)
Where does the left have power?
The Revolution’s shadow
How did conflict affect British politics?
Not going to be ignored (w/ Victoria Smith)
On the demonisation of middle-aged women
Fielding Sterne questions
The novel world of English literature in the 1700s
Mission accomplished? (with Ben Sixsmith and Sebastian Milbank)
Assessing the Iraq War and its ongoing effects
Colonial expansion and industrial development
Did Britain’s 18th century colonies spur the Industrial Revolution?
Performance politics (with Lola Salem)
On the multi-pronged campaign against reality
The making of a multi-national state
What the Scots and Irish brought to Westminster
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
Reject the culture of death
Darkness lies beyond the euthanasia rubicon
Online gambling isn’t bad for the economy
Is there an economic case for prohibitionism? No
The strange death of the Office for Place
The demise of the Office for Place is a missed opportunity for housing
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
Is “progressive realism” either?
Weighing up the rights and wrongs of the Lammy Doctrine
What do Labour think a conversion therapy is?
There has to be a middle ground between complete denial and complete affirmation
Why the Conservatives will be anti-woke
Standing up to the thought police is key to making change
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
