The recent re-issuing of Raymond Williams' The Country and the City should remind us of the importance of rural Britain.
A Bridge of Spies is a timely reminder that East-West relations in the Cold War can be viewed now with the perspective of history. This is not always in the West’s favour.
Downton Abbey’s blend of nostalgia and wishful-thinking has been entertaining, but it raises questions about class that have yet to be resolved even now.
The Oldham by-election is an early suggestion that public support for the new Labour leadership is stronger than has been supposed.
A true patriot cares about the social realities rather than sentimental ideas of nationhood.
Corbyn’s leadership is new and untested. But the real question is not about one politician. It is about a climate of feeling which he represents.
Various parts of the media are threatened by scandals of their own making, as well as coercive political challenges. This is the moment to re-think what media is for.
Slurs against a revitalised Socialism insult the mainstream of Labour’s long history. Denial of that tradition has no place in the Labour Party.
The Old Vic has become part of a network of dissenting theatrical voices that will not be easily silenced.
Are anniversaries of historic events an occasion for serious assessment or simply a nostalgic indulgence that reinforce current prejudice?
Latin America provides ideas on how to translate social need into an available programme of action.
In five years we’ve witnessed a massive change in society with little opposition. Cameron’s vision is incompatible with democracy.
