The ghosts of Amritsar
A hundred years ago British soldiers opened fire on a crowd of unarmed Indians. The massacre still haunts the history…
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Personal Story: Walking an old man home in Camden Town
There is Harold, always Harold. From almost any point in the pub, you can spot him looking out from his…
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Nature writing’s fascist roots
When the Christchurch shooter described himself as an “eco-fascist”, he invoked the age-old and complicated relationship between nature writing and…
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The literature refuting stereotypes of British Muslim women
Two recent collections explore the varying backgrounds, experiences, and beliefs of Muslim women living in the UK.
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Why our political leaders make terrible decisions
They might not be stupid but they suffer from “vices of the mind”: arrogance, imperviousness to evidence, and an inability…
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Why Ali Smith is the national novelist we need
On the evening of 27 March, two days before the UK was due to leave the EU, 100 or so…
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The madness of King Henry VI
The mental illness of monarchs has been a fruitful subject for historians, but in Henry VI’s case his illness led…
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The utopian dreams of 1960s architecture
In the 1960s we were promised jet-packs. The chief planner of Leicester suggested the city should have an underground, a…
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