Tim Burrows
Meme Politics and Apathy in UKIP-on-Sea
It's pretty apt that a funeral parlour off a roundabout in this town on the north-east coast of Essex could well be considered the spiritual home of UKIP.
When Did England Abandon Its East Coast?
A new four-part series looks at England's misunderstood eastern side, starting with Margate and Dover.
Can You Be a Proper Football Fan If You've Never Been to See Your Team Play?
The football ground's role has changed. Once a Saturday pilgrimage, it's now just one part of the over-televised circus.
In Defense of Southend
For me and other Southenders, the town represents the oxygen outside London's claustrophobic pile-up of representations and ambitions.
When Are We Going to Stop Laughing at 'Shit Britain'?
Sacha Baron Cohen's Grimsby is evidence that, in today's culture, working-class toughness is something to be mocked. Why have we turned poor people into punchlines?
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