The Archers
21st century villains
The Walliams dilemma
The idea of the countryside Pt. 2
English rural life in theory and practice Pt. 2
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Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
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Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
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How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
How Bridget Phillipson earned an F
Phillipson’s big ambitions were reduced to performative stunts
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Gruesome twosomes
Considering culinary mismatches
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
A very postmodern schism
A postmodern spectacle exposed deep divisions about the nature of truth
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide
The cosy world of an Oxbridge golden age
Twilight of the Dons: British Intellectuals from World War II to Thatcherism by Colin Kidd
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
Could the driverless car save the country pub?
Autonomous vehicles will give us the freedom to drink further from home
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
Nigel Farage is not establishment
Power in the UK is not determined by your schooling or your bank account