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Reading Dominic Cummings from the Left

Dominic Cummings' recent interviews reveal an awareness that the political system is broken, but a narrow analysis as to why – because it is populated by the wrong people, not designed to serve the wrong interests.

Chasing Utopia

Between the wars, various groups experimented in building new societies. None lasted – but they were proof of the enduring desire for a future radically different from the past.

Labour’s Self-Flagellation Tour

The Labour leadership's 'listening tour' will do little to rebuild relationships with postindustrial communities – but it will provide plenty of opportunities to repeat right-wing attacks on the party's progressive base.

A People’s Architecture

Elain Harwood's forthcoming book Mid-Century Britain focuses on a time when the architecture of the welfare state was decorative and cheery, rather than monumental and avant-garde.