Sam Bidwell

Sam Bidwell is a Parliamentary Researcher and freelance writer, who has written for a number of UK publications on geopolitics, culture, and current affairs. He tweets at @sam_bidwell

History is full of institutions which could not justify their own existence

London’s nightlife could be great — but it needs real change

A new and dangerous kind of local politics is emerging in Britain

How ideas like “citizens’ assemblies” threaten democracy and effective policy-making

The farcical naming of new overground lines has exposed the fragility of progressivism

Why men and women have been marching in different ideological directions

The school does not offer a successful model of integration for Britain

The nanny state is not the solution for the problem of irresponsible parenting

How H.V. Morton deepened and enriched British perceptions of Wales

Right-leaning discontent comes in many different forms