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
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Crisis? Watt crisis?
Renewable energy promises the gold at the end of a rainbow
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
Britain and brutalism: listed, not loved
The visitor numbers and heritage status of the Southbank tell us nothing about what people actually want to look at
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner