Xander West
Xander West is a British writer. He tweets at @XanderHWest
The death of Britannia Agoraia
Deindustrialisation has done damage even beyond the realms of economics
We must escape Subtopia
As Ian Nairn warned, British town planning has had a grim levelling effect on our urban and rural spaces
From austerity to the Swinging Sixties
Two books by David Kirby and Robyn Hitchcock are the equivalent of two albums’ worth of their authors’ holiday snaps
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We found the prawns you so thoughtfully left behind the radiator, but there’s still something here, isn’t there?
Anti-extremism or opportunism?
The UK government should be more careful to distinguish criminal activities from legitimate opinion
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
The melting pot that boiled over
Beirut was once a playground for the rich and famous, but now seemingly destined for decline
Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn, European
Where does shitposting end and statesmanship begin?
War returns to Kursk
Could the famous WW2 era battlefield be yet another military turning point?
Midlands marvels and mysteries
A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties