Why subscribe?
Substack is now the home for most of my writing. I write on a broad range of topics including politics, history, popular culture and internet subcultures. My politics are of the anti-totalitarian left but I also try not to be blindly partisan. That’s why I would ask you to consider a paid subscription: we live in an increasingly tribal social media landscape where shrill and ideological voices are in danger of drowning out more nuanced voices. I don’t claim to have all the answers - but I will hopefully make you think.
About Me
I’m a journalist and author whose writing has appeared in most British newspapers as well as US publications including the Wall Street Journal and the Daily Beast. My second book Hired: Undercover in Low Wage Britain was longlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2019 and was selected as The Times Best Current Affairs and Big Ideas Book of the Year in 2018. I have produced and presented documentaries for Channel 4 television, and have appeared on more podcasts than I can count, including Modern Wisdom with Chris Williamson, Incel by Naama Kates and Rebel Wisdom with David Fuller.
Why Subscribe?
All subscribers will receive a minimum of once lengthy article per week, either an essay, book review or original reported piece.
As a paid subscriber you will have access to premium content. It’s £4.95/month or £50/year. That works out at less than £1 a week and for that you get access to all of my articles, my entire back archive and any journalism workshops that I do.