The grim rise of the ‘death positivity’ movement
It was the day after The Spectator’s summer party and I was on my way to something called a death…
Why some small tradesmen are turning to bartering
Holly, a 25-year-old sign writer and muralist, recently spent a couple of days staying in a shepherd’s hut an hour…
The Welsh government’s mad decolonisation plans
A teenager in Wales might want to play video games, hang out with their friends or even, dare I suggest…
The real story of Manchesterism isn’t the one Andy Burnham is telling
‘Manchesterism,’ Andy Burnham declared in his Makerfield by-election campaign video, ‘is the end of neoliberalism.’ The path to power, he…
The ADHD-ification of squishy toys
‘Feeling a bit stressed or anxious? Want to practise more mindfulness? Looking for good vibes and your best mellow and…
Labour won’t be able to quota its way to a female leader
Labour has never had a female leader. But some of the party’s MPs have alighted on a solution: make Andy…
Is Andy Burnham really not going to whip his MPs?
Most of Labour’s 411 MPs arrived in Parliament’s Westminster Hall on Monday afternoon for a photo with their new messiah.…
Women have lost faith in the Metropolitan police
Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive living in Brixton, and a ‘wonderful daughter and sister’, was killed earlier this month.…
Three hours to prepare for a local lockdown
My weekend plans have somewhat been ruined by Matt Hancock tonight. The government has announced new lockdown restrictions for over…
China’s ambassador has no answer to the treatment of Uighur Muslims
When Liu Xiaoming agreed to come on the Andrew Marr show, he ought to have expected that – as the…
Why I joined today’s protest
The protest in Manchester today was supposed to be static and socially distanced. While that may not have worked out…
