The Very Model of a Modern Labour Candidate
My black suit was clean and pressed. My white shirt with a herringbone pattern embedded…
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A Time of Chaos
East Anglia’s summer is at its height. The flat land doesn’t readily retain its temperature,…
Eastern Promise
Two weeks ago, my fiancée and I piled our remaining belongings and our grumpy cats…
A Weekend with Labour
Bradford’s summer has rolled up its shirt sleeves, offering its inhabitants a rare but welcome…
City ’til I Die
I looked at the form. It was printed on green paper; the black sans-serif letters…
Four More Years
Not every member of my family supports the President. Some are aghast at the idea…
Notes from a Precipice
The holiday season, as the cliché goes, is a time of family, and this often…
With a Whimper
It was a marked contrast to the flashbulbs and glory of President Obama’s re-election; on…
The Bittersweet Hereafter
Election Day always makes me think of my grandfather. Had he lived to see this…
Fired Up. Ready to Go.
By the time this essay is published, most people in the United States will be…