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Editorial, Updates 12th June 2021

How to pitch to us

At The Social Review, we want to be welcoming to new voices and hope to encourage new writers to put themselves forward. We aim to be a space that allows people to hone their skills and develop as writers. We know that the challenge of getting started can at times seem incredibly daunting, so here are our guidelines for how to pitch…

Column, Updates 3rd June 2021

The end of an era (and the start of another)

After almost three years and roughly three hundred articles, some members of the Social Review team have decided to step back from the site. In this piece, editors and contributors – those leaving and those staying – reflect on their time with the Social Review. — Well. It’s been almost three years. I’m proud of my time as part of the team…

Reviews 21st May 2021

Review: Roads, Runways and Resistance by Steve Melia

Transport policy is one of those boringly interesting things- things, like taxes and the census and geography, that as children we understand to be classically, almost canonically boring, but that are in fact fascinating, sat right at the heart of how our lives work. For anyone searching for an in-depth look at the last 30 years of UK transport policy, this most…

Podcasts, Possibilities 3rd May 2021

The Social Review Podcast Episode 65: Planet on Fire (with Mathew Lawrence and Laurie Laybourn-Langton)

Labour Leadership, Strategy 7th April 2021

What one Easter media visit reveals about what Keir Starmer’s office lacks – and what it needs to change fast

After three days of discontent, Keir Starmer finally publicly apologised on Easter Monday for his visit to Jesus House. Perhaps it would be easy to leave things there. But it would be a mistake. The fallout from his visit to the anti-LGBT church, and the party’s failure to shut down the story, revealed weaknesses across the board in the Opposition leaders’ office…

Interviews, Miscellaneous, Possibilities, Realities, Strategy 21st March 2021