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 nurseryfication of culture
Alienation has encouraged the normalisation of childishness
Eyes on a miserly prize
It’s not just owners who are being fleeced
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
Towards a shared Englishness
There is a third way between civic nationalism and ethno-nationalism
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
When geek culture was good
A celebration of Spaced
What’s the point of university during a freedom of speech crisis?
Students should be taught to do more than agree
The war on women’s spaces
Roxanne Tickle’s legal triumph is nothing to giggle at
Don’t trust the Runnymede Trust
The law is too indulgent of political charities
No room for reform?
We should hope that even the worst people can change
