Podcast of Intelligence Squared event, with Matthew Goodwin
The history of The Spectator
A review essay, published at the New Left Review blog, on the history of The Spectator and what it tells us about Britain’s new political elite.
The decline of the ‘state effect’
Comment piece on the crisis of trust in British government, originally drafted in October, now shared on the PERC blog.
What was Corbynism?
Blogpost at PERC, seeking to relocate Corbynism in the political and economic context that gave rise to it: Osbornite austerity.
‘Forget unity – elections are now about revenge as much as representation
Comment piece in The Guardian, on trends towards polarised, plebiscitary politics, and the problem they pose for liberalism.
Interview with the Another Europe podcast
Discussing anti-elitism on Thinking Allowed
Eliane Glaser and I discussed elites, anti-elitism and our new books. Listen here.
‘Liberal democracies have a creeping loyalty problem’
Comment piece in The Financial Times, on how excessive loyalty in the political arena is normalising policy failure and clientalism.
How did we get here? – RSA dialogue
In advance of the publication of This Is Not Normal: The Collapse of Liberal Britain, I discussed the themes of the book with Katrina Forrester, hosted by the RSA.
‘Woke conspiracies’
Piece for the London Review of Books on the forces mobilising against the BBC and what they actually want.
Interview with New Humanist about the crisis of liberalism
I discussed my forthcoming book This Is Not Normal: The Collapse of British Liberalism with New Humanist, reflecting on the book’s historical perspective and political implications.
Review of Head Hand Heart
I reviewed David Goodhart’s new book, Head Hand Heart, for The Guardian
New journal article
‘Anti-equivalence: pragmatics of post-liberal dispute’ , looking at the fractious and warlike character of contemporary political discourse, is now published online by European Journal of Social Theory.
The economic context of the ‘war’ on universities
Blogpost published at PERC., on how the financial crisis opened the door to attacks on ‘low value’ and ‘woke’ degrees.
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