These Europeans came to live a British dream. Is it all over? | John Harris
Hard-working and self-reliant, they moved to the UK to get ahead. But tough talk on immigration makes many fear for the future
On the southern edge of Peterborough is a new residential development called Cardea – a huge expanse of housing served by a solitary Morrisons supermarket and a self-styled “clean, modern pub” called the Apple Cart – which has become a byword for the more affluent elements of the city’s Polish population.
On roads…
SEN assessment: one of the Cameron era’s most howling disasters | John Harris
Changes to England’s special educational needs system have led to an absurdly complex regime full of trapdoors• ‘People give up’: the crisis
It was March 2011 when the coalition government announced proposals to reform England’s special educational needs (SEN) system. Some of the initial noise around their plans was grim: government sources said as many as 450,000 children could be taken out of the category of special needs altogether, while the dependably sensitive…
Liberals can’t hope to beat Trump until they truly understand him | John Harris
Rightwing populists are operating according to different rules. If everything is a circus, who cares about bread?
This week brought a fascinating spectacle indeed: Donald Trump telling the unvarnished truth. The occasion was a joint press conference with the stoic-looking president of Finland, three days after Hurricane Harvey made landfall and Trump simultaneously announced his pardon of Joe Arpaio – the notorious former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, who was facing…
Liberals can’t hope to beat Trump until they truly understand him | John Harris
Rightwing populists are operating according to different rules. If everything is a circus, who cares about bread?
This week brought a fascinating spectacle indeed: Donald Trump telling the unvarnished truth. The occasion was a joint press conference with the stoic-looking president of Finland, three days after Hurricane Harvey made landfall and Trump simultaneously announced his pardon of Joe Arpaio – the notorious former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, who was facing…
Strange fascination: The best David Bowie books
There are surprisingly few good books about the late star – but, as a new collection of reminiscences by friends is published, we pick out the heroes of the Bowieography
Alongside the supremely well-read Bob Dylan, David Bowie was probably popular music’s most bookish star. Christopher Isherwood was an obvious influence on his so-called Berlin period; George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four inspired much of his classic album Diamond…
John's Books
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Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll:
The Ultimate Guide to the Music, the Myths and the Madness
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"The Dark Side of the Moon":
The Making of the "Pink Floyd" Masterpiece
So Now Who Do We Vote For?
The Last Party:
Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock
Britpop:
Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock
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