Richard Thompson
The brilliance of Richard Thompson
What sounds like two guitars overlaid in the studio is all coming from him
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
Peston’s Inbox
Burnham: “Ay up! I’m a northerner”
How procedure is enabling petty criminals
We should support workers who confront criminals
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
Why do we still have social housing?
A decade working in Social Housing taught me that the sector’s perverse incentives guarantee the perpetuation of the very poverty it exists to eradicate
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
What if the AI bubble bursts?
Arguing that an AI bubble is a good thing reeks of techno-optimist complacency