Looking forward to chatting about my book #AnotherEngland at the forthcoming Folkestone book festival - exploring issues of national identity, meaning & belonging feels more important than ever👇
November 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Looking forward to chatting about my book #AnotherEngland at the forthcoming Folkestone book festival - exploring issues of national identity, meaning & belonging feels more important than ever👇
Labour under Attlee, with far greater economic challenges than today, had boldness, vision & a compelling story. Starmer’s Labour fails on all 3 counts, which amounts to laying out a welcome mat to Farage.
On eve of publication of #AnotherEngland in paperback, I write for @prospectmagazine.co.uk👇
On eve of publication of #AnotherEngland in paperback, I write for @prospectmagazine.co.uk👇
Keir Starmer and his government are suffering from a crisis of confidence—in themselves and the public. The beneficiary is Nigel Farage, writes @carolinelucas.bsky.social.
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Who benefits from Labour’s lack of radicalism? Reform and Farage
Keir Starmer and his government are suffering from a crisis of confidence—in themselves and the public
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Labour under Attlee, with far greater economic challenges than today, had boldness, vision & a compelling story. Starmer’s Labour fails on all 3 counts, which amounts to laying out a welcome mat to Farage.
On eve of publication of #AnotherEngland in paperback, I write for @prospectmagazine.co.uk👇
On eve of publication of #AnotherEngland in paperback, I write for @prospectmagazine.co.uk👇
Spot on @johnharris1969.bsky.social. The Right are hijacking Englishness with narratives of exclusion, exceptionalism & imperial nostalgia,& progressives haven’t even got onto the bloody pitch. We urgently need to tell more compelling stories of who we are #AnotherEngland👇
Flags as symbols of prejudice, not pride – and a distinct air of menace. Welcome to England 2025 | John Harris
The rapid spread of these banners is unsettling – and shows how the hard right is reaching people and places the left cannot, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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August 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Spot on @johnharris1969.bsky.social. The Right are hijacking Englishness with narratives of exclusion, exceptionalism & imperial nostalgia,& progressives haven’t even got onto the bloody pitch. We urgently need to tell more compelling stories of who we are #AnotherEngland👇
“I think if more of our politicians knew more fiction and poetry, we’d have a better politics”. I really do! Great to chat with Tim Adams over lunch at the fab Food for Friends & cover everything from patriotism to protest and poetry #AnotherEngland👇
Caroline Lucas: ‘I can’t imagine my parents ever voted Green, but they became less antagonistic’
The former Green MP on patriotism, protest and and why Labour is much less ambitious than its voters
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“I think if more of our politicians knew more fiction and poetry, we’d have a better politics”. I really do! Great to chat with Tim Adams over lunch at the fab Food for Friends & cover everything from patriotism to protest and poetry #AnotherEngland👇