23 Apr 2026 - 1:03am

Is London an English city? The country has disowned its capital

Wessie du Toit

25.03

Alan Bennett’s English grotesque He’s lost interest in ordinary people

Fred Sculthorp

03.01

‘Excalibur’ is English fantasia John Boorman’s myth is richer than reality

Aris Roussinos

05.12

The parable of Sycamore Gap The tree has become a fantasy object

Kathleen Stock

21.03

Will Thomas Tuchel answer England’s prayers? Wars colour everything — even football

Jonathan Wilson

20.10

In defence of the Little Englander We can track his evolution through football

Tom McTague

28.08

Tommy Robinson, England’s class clown His books reveal the paradox of the far-Right

Pratinav Anil

27.08

Sven-Göran Eriksson, English revolutionary He charmed a nation and transcended football

Jonathan Wilson

14.06

Gareth Southgate’s ruthless reign Don't be fooled by his vanilla demeanour

Jonathan Wilson

29.04

Will the English ever revolt? The threat of ethnonationalism is a progressive fantasy

Aris Roussinos

26.04

Dungeness is England’s last hope Derek Jarman predicted our spiritual decay

Alexander Poots

25.04

How Parklife skewered the Nineties The Britpop generation knew they were a joke

Nicholas Harris