Surrendering Control
Review of Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn...
People Power
We Are Bellingcat describes the genesis of a remarkable intelligence-gathering organisation...
The dark(ly comic) side of MI5
Mick Herron has brought his own unique style to the spy genre. His books are set in Slough House, a dumping ground for spies who've messed up. The leader of the pack is Jackson Lamb, a foul-mouthed, apparently washed-up old Moscow hand who turns out to be far handier than he first appears. And hilariously, gloriously, offensive. The books have now been turned into a TV series starring Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas....
An Ode to Soil
George Monbiot's latest book provides a radical solution to the twin challenges of ecological destruction and food production...
A Radical Life
Samuel Taylor Coleridge is one of England's most notable poets. Bethany Askew has written extensively about his life, focusing on two productive periods - his time in Somerset and a later spell in the Lake District, drawn there by his friendship with Wordsworth....
