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Alex Niven

Alex Niven is a writer and editor. His books include Folk Opposition, Definitely Maybe 33 1/3, and New Model Island.

Has Labour Lost the North?

Deindustrialisation, privatisation, and then austerity produced decades of decline in the north of England. Labour must fight its corner again — before it’s too late.

The Socialism of T. Dan Smith

Often derided as a symbol of corruption, T. Dan Smith’s vision of a modern, socialist ‘Brasilia of the North’ transformed Newcastle and deserves to be remembered.