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7 Sep 2020 - 1:05am

Uber’s dangerous drive to serfdom The company might fancy itself as a woke corporation, but its exploitative labour practices are worthy of the Gilded Age

Marshall Auerback

Can our seaside survive the winter? Bournemouth made it through lockdown, but the worst could be yet to come

James Bloodworth

Friday

04.09

All this Covid confusion helps no one David Halpern's work on prosperity suggests that dividing the population on a health issue will not end well

Polly Mackenzie

‘Cultural appropriation’ is American cultural imperialism The outrage over Adele shows the extent to which the US culture wars intrude in places they don't belong

Why Christopher Nolan needs to calm down There's nothing thrilling about over-complicated plots — they create confusion, not tension

In praise of autumn, the best of seasons In England the period when the leaves fall and the evenings darken is uniquely evocative and beautiful

Thursday

03.09

Has lockdown left you with existential angst? Covid confinement has forced many to wrestle with thoughts of mortality and meaning

How to save British farming (and the countryside) As a farmer I've come to accept that our impact on nature is often destructive, but saving the landscape won't be cheap

A portrait of power, warts and all A series of novels set in Cromwell's England shows that taking control is easy enough — but keeping it is much harder

The tragedy of Britney Spears Everyone wants a piece of her: even the fans are complicit. But is there anything left to give?

Wednesday

02.09

The commuters are revolting Does the Government fear an economic rebalancing away from the capital?

Mary Harrington

Six ways to fix our failing government The problems illustrated by the exam fiasco cannot be blamed on a 'mutant algorithm' alone