London Review of Books

lrb.co.uk

22 July 2026 11:18

‘Joyce regarded nationalism as a modernising project rather than a means of resuscitating the past. He wanted to see Ireland as an enlightened, autonomous European nation-state, not as a land of saintly peasants.’ Terry Eagleton on James Joyce’s political life. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Margot Finn

eicathomefinn.bsky.social

10 July 2026 18:37

Does that include universities?

Kiran Stacey

kiranstacey.bsky.social

17 June 2026 15:08

Would be funnier if he said yes. "When I said I was running to change the Labour party, I meant from within Keir Starmer's cabinet as business secretary."

ProfAFinlayson

profafinlayson.bsky.social

27 May 2026 16:51

British Politics has hit new heights of self-parody today: a parade of commentators experiencing the holy revelation that it's best to have a plan & people to implement it. Meanwhile, the question I most want answered about the Blair essay remains unasked: 'Who wrote it?'

Rob Ford

robfordmancs.bsky.social

26 May 2026 09:16

No there will not be an early election. A man with 400 seats will not risk half of them three years early to satisfy columnists’ belief in mandate fairies.