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Jack Goulder

The Vampire Diaries

You might feel a sharp scratch with this piece
May 20, 2026
Lotte Brundle

Six or Seven Under Lime Street

Any risk of a beer? A dispatch from the last unreformed industry in London.
May 20, 2026
Fonie Mitsopoulou

Dean Street Comedown

For years, The Groucho was at the centre of London clubland, but recent years have seen ownership changes, a shift in a clientele and one troubling story after another.
May 15, 2026
The Fence

Our Cringe Century

Since the start of the millennium Britain has found new and exquisite ways to humiliate herself. Here, in order, are the most embarrassing moments.
May 5, 2026
Tim MacGabhann

Gaff

A short story that concerns a successful Millennial Irish author.
Apr 30, 2026
Laura Beveridge

I Am a Meme, a Meme I Am

Naming the squeezed middle: 30-year-old men called Nick.
Apr 28, 2026
Sophie Heawood

How Do You Know Liz Truss?

One of our star new columnists recalls a memorable encounter with a younger man, rudely interrupted by persistent messages from Liz Truss and the concept of the menopause.
Apr 22, 2026
Tommy Gilhooly

The Quiet Revival

Gen-Zs are gathered in their Masses in Soho.
Apr 5, 2026
Sarah Haque

Singhs and Roundabouts

This writer is British and Bangladeshi. Somehow, she is also neither. She looks to the nation, and keeps score.
Mar 30, 2026
James Sharp

God, ULEZ and Emmanuel Frimpong

It’s time for court report from a buddying young reporter on the beat.
Mar 23, 2026

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