Natasha Brown
Contemporary writing with a twist and a tug
In this month’s fiction selection, John Self discovers novels that successfully use their style to enhance rather than simply describe the story
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
Scottish independence is dead, for now
But there is no room for complacency or appeasement
Fair pay is a fiction
Public sector workers are chasing a fantasy
The authorities are inept sheriffs of social media
Politicians, the police and the judiciary should stop trying to control a landscape they do not understand
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
Sinn Féin sullied the cenotaph
Apologists for terrorism should have had nothing to do with Remembrance Sunday
The Conservatives must reject Human Quantitative Easing
It has been a disaster for the party and for the nation
Gambling gifts
New reports on Labour and political donations miss the point
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
