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On what landlords and tube drivers have in common
Missing Labour Party conference and missing the docks
Oct 1 • 
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September 2025

On reflection
On the government as 'nothing' and the act of trying to mean nothing at all
Sep 26 • 
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On clarity
Resistance must be its own reward - Ta-Nehisi Coates and The Message
Sep 22 • 
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Notes on a scandal
On 'closure' and Angela Rayner's resignation
Sep 16 • 
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On the September 'reset'
Why Westminster's need for a 'reset' narrative misses the point
Sep 2 • 
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August 2025

On inability
"We used to make shit in this country, build shit. Now all we do is put our hand in the next guy's pocket." - Frank Sobotka
Aug 29 • 
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On Oasis
The Oasis reunion tour: on grief, hugging your mates and the passage of time
Aug 27 • 
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What some football pitches next to Old Street tell us about our broken economy
Why these football pitches neatly sum up our whole broken economic model
Aug 18 • 
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July 2025

On Ideology
Why claiming to be “non-ideological” is actually deeply ideological
Jul 25 • 
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On grief, class and Test Match Special
A review of Annie Ernaux: 'A Man's Place'
Jul 22 • 
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What law school taught me about Keir Starmer's government
Instead of trying to work out what Keir Starmer "stands for", understand the approach he applies to the problems of government - IRAC
Jul 5 • 
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March 2025

A right-wing case for council housing
Inspired by Oasis and 'Common People'
Mar 29 • 
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