Selected articles
On the crooked lawyer who pretended to be the perfect gentleman, for the Guardian Long Read (rights acquired by Sony)
On the slow dismantling of the Environment Agency, for the Guardian Long Read
On the private equity firm Blackstone, for the Guardian Long Read
On the environmental economist Kate Raworth, for the Guardian Long Read
On the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, Britain’s oldest factory, for the Guardian Long Read
On the dark side of Denmark’s social democracy, for The Guardian
On the rise and rise of stoicism, for The Baffler
On the decline of shopping malls, for The Baffler
On wealth, architecture, and Oxbridge colleges, for Architectural Review
On robots and work, for Times Literary Supplement
On herd immunity (a rare personal essay), for New Statesmen
On climate denialism and masculinity, for New Statesmen
On the landfill rubbish laid bare by coastal erosion, for New Statesmen
On Naomi Klein and climate politics, for New Statesmen
On the history of General Electric, for The Guardian
On consultancy firms cashing in, for The Guardian