Features
Long-form journalism, investigations, and essays from the print edition.
Mr Martin Bought the School
An investigation into Queen Ethelburga’s, a fee-paying school in Yorkshire, whose proprietor is a convicted paedophile.
18 April 2023
The Definitive Guide to Scouseness
One of Southport’s own studies the tribes of Merseyside.
26 March 2023
A Freak Is a Long Time in Politics
Here’s the strongest squad of freaks ever assembled, who could take on any opposition: past or present, at home or abroad.
1 December 2022
Blair’s Blokes
A collection of essays on the men who stood tall in the age of Sir Tony.
23 November 2022
Inside Brampton Manor
A stark report from inside the Newham school that can’t stay out of the headlines.
17 December 2021
Buy and Shell
Inside the battle for Fabergé's last eggs.
7 October 2021
Almost Famous
For almost ten years, one writer has been trying to make his child's nursery school teacher into a superstar.
1 October 2021
The Golden Snitch
They genuinely exist: the quidditch fanatics who don’t like Harry Potter.
25 September 2021
Why Are You Asking Me This?
We asked a host of eminent minds a series of inane questions.
25 July 2021
Club Couture
You've been subpoena’d by Anna Wintour! An inside look at London Fashion Week.
25 July 2021
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Did they tell jokes two thousand years ago? And were they any good?
7 July 2021
Everyman His Own Football
Hark at the golden age of DIY counterfeits.
25 May 2021