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Galloway is poison. But we have all betrayed the memory of Jo Cox

Jo Cox in Batley. Image: BBC
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The commemoration of martyrs is an enduring British pastime. This week a memorial statue of Princess Diana will […]

June 30, 2021 Politics

Stop treating the Israel-Palestine conflict like a football match

Palestine and Israel protests in London
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In his 1945 article on ‘The Sporting Spirit’, George Orwell wrote: “If you wanted to add to the vast […]

May 26, 2021 Politics

St Vincent’s new album ‘Daddy’s Home’ delivers modern pathos in vintage clothes

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Given the ubiquity of 1980s sounds and aesthetic in modern pop music (recently taken past the point of […]

May 20, 2021 Culture

Only the Corbynites can save Labour from electoral oblivion now

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Picking at the carcass of the local elections, one faction in British politics is on hand to guide […]

May 10, 2021 Politics

Boris Johnson’s tantrum is no surprise- he’s a bully even when he’s joking

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Watching Boris Johnson’s temper tantrum at this week’s PMQs, I was struck by the thought that I’d seen […]

April 30, 2021 Politics

Labour & Tory Political Ill-health Left Us At COVID’s Mercy

First published 20 November 2020 on Lit With Bozza back in quazza, attempts to reboot his premiership after […]

April 11, 2021 Politics

Trump’s Bizarre Convention Is The Natural End-Point Of Tory Culture Wars

First published 31 August 2020 on Lit  While watching the circus formerly known as the Republican National Convention […]

April 11, 2021 Politics

Conspiracy Corbyn Is Still Wasting Labour’s Time. When Will Starmer Act?

First published 20 August 2020 on Lit. After the A-Level results fiasco, and the publication of research that finds Facebook […]

April 11, 2021 Politics

Ergo ho hum: Billie Eilish’s new single is her least inventive. Where does she go next?

Billie Eilish
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First published on Medium on November 13th, 2020   “Articles, articles, articles, write that you remain unremarkable” The […]

April 11, 2021 Culture

Hackocracy: Boris Johnson’s insulting slogans are straight outta Fleet Street

Boris Johnson Build Build Build
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First published on Medium on July 9th, 2020 For those who found the slogans “Take Back Control”, “Get […]

April 11, 2021 Politics

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