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Billy Bragg: If you don’t make a pitch for inclusivity around the space we call England, you leave it open to the far right
The punk legend on accountability, the dangers of cynicism, and protecting Englishness from the far right.
Beth Steel: Deindustrialisation is the great unspoken story behind much of what we see today
The playwright on the political and economic upheavals that turned Labour strongholds into Brexit and Reform seats – and why she refuses to flatten those stories into slogans.
Shi Heng Yi: Don’t wait for the world to change – start with yourself
The Shaolin Master on ego, attention spans, and why real strength has as much to do with sensitivity as it does with discipline.
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