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No, Glastonbury does not reflect a new England

Letters: Readers respond to an article that described people at the music festival as the voice of the silent majority

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2025

At Glastonbury, I saw what England’s silent majority really looks like. Why aren’t politicians listening?

Orthodox politics no longer represents how people feel about the world. Sooner or later, something will have to give, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2025

“George Martin came up to me that morning and said, ’Oh, I’ve got a poser for you... I know it’s never been done before, can you do it?“: The story of the greatest thing The Beatles ever recorded

How Sgt. Pepper's epic finale was created

MusicRadar · Jul 12, 2025

It’s crunch time for Starmer and Reeves: either build social housing or lose the next election

As the clock ticks down to this week’s spending review, a lack of secure homes remains a defining issue in the UK. For Labour, the stakes couldn’t be higher, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2025

Family carers of all ages need looking after too

Letters: Readers respond to a column by John Harris about the need to include unpaid carers in the political conversation

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025

“He was the only one who found it necessary to perform - which was useless”: The Beatle who had to be cut from Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon

The making of Pink Floyd’s 1973 masterpiece originally featured a cameo from one Paul McCartney - but his contribution didn’t impress Roger Waters…

MusicRadar · May 27, 2025

Passed over, targeted, fined – but is the magnificence of family carers finally being recognised?

Britain’s army of unpaid support has been excluded from the political conversation. I didn’t expect to find hope in a book by a party leader, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2025

A Labour lost in the weeds can’t rebuild this country. Starmer must regain his nerve

Labour has good ideas and years left to change Britain. Why is it acting as if its time is almost up, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2025

Want to know how the world really ends? Look to TV show Families Like Ours

The Danish drama is piercing in its ordinariness. In the real world, the climate crisis worsens and authoritarians take charge as we calmly look away, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2025

“John said, ‘I don’t know where to go from here.’ So Paul said, ‘Well, I’ve got this other song I’ve been working on.’ They joined the two bits together to make one song”: The story of the greatest thing The Beatles ever recorded

How Sgt. Pepper's epic finale was created

MusicRadar · May 9, 2025