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Richard Woodall

The View from Mount Olympus

2012’s Summer Olympics were a harbinger of the dreadful decade to come.
May 23, 2021
John Phipps

A Series of Unfortunate Names

George Hitler declined to speak to the writer.
May 5, 2021
Frankie Lister Fell

Hounds of Love

Digging into the dark world of puppy breeding.
Apr 25, 2021
Henry Dyer

A Jesus Fish out of Water

Our investigation, in collaboration with the Guardian, looks back at the controversial politician’s year in south-west London.
Apr 25, 2021
The Fence

Fourth Estate or Fifth Column?

We asked a series of journalists and experts how they saw the relationships between patronage, print and power in Britain today.
Apr 22, 2021
Anonymous

Exit, Pursued by a Bear

In the wake of London's post-pandemic reopening, our insider pondered the future of the necrotic British theatre industry.
Apr 13, 2021
Anonymous

Inside the Producer’s Studio

Factual television is one of the most influential arenas in British culture. But our insider has serious concerns about what is happening behind the camera.
Mar 5, 2021
Fergus Butler-Gallie

At the Altar of Capital

How the Conservative Party lost their religion to the pull of the market.
Jan 12, 2021
Richard Smyth

The State of Nature

A classic treatise against men writing about the natural world.
Dec 7, 2020
Harry Shukman

Pray not to Be Gay

Inside the sick, sad world of conversion therapy.
Nov 29, 2020

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