Miranda Sawyer

Loving the Nineties

Who were the gatekeepers who made the country swing again? Travel back to 1992, and meet the DJs, producers and journalists who made Britpop a global juggernaut.
The Fence

Snooker Loopy

Two writers face off in a grudge match of snooker: the fanciful, ludicrous game of punished error and forced embarrassment. Róisín Lanigan cues off first...
Anonymous

A Long Stretch

Ever wondered what happens on a long-term jury trial? A jury foreman reveals all. Well, not quite all. That would be contempt.
Francesca Bratton

This Turbulent Priest

Cake and coffee with Pat Buckley, a whistleblower; ex-priest; newspaper columnist; gay rights activist; HIV activist; husband; and the scourge, in his own words, ‘of everyone’.
Fergus Butler-Gallie

A Professional Service

A visit to the oldest undertakers in London, who have been in operation since the Battle of Trafalgar.
Rebecca Fallon

Goodbye England’s Rose

A grotty hotel that stood against the forces of east London gentrification is no more. But what exactly was happening within its four walls?
Max Daly

A Hackney Story

In the early 2000s, Clapton was the scene of a spate of public shootings, often conducted in broad daylight. The area earned the tabloid sobriquet ‘Murder Mile’. But who was behind the violence?
Francisco Garcia

Last Days of Soho

London’s most infamous neighbourhood has a glamorous mythos. Meet the dwindling band of residents who call it home.
Lucas Oakeley

Empty Orchestra

A short story in a pub.
Clive Martin

The More They Feel, the More They Buy

Mad//fest, or Madfest for short, is an advertising and marketing conference where speakers declaim that 'brands are dead' or 'brands are God.'