The Obama Legacy (2016)
Expectations were sky high when Barack Obama was elected president in 2008. As his term draws to a close, has he disappointed or delivered? From race »
Understanding is the least we owe the dead (2015)
After the terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris, I wrote about my reaction for The Guardian. »
On Being Faithless (2014)
Of all the jargon words that get thrown around in British political discourse, "faith" may be the one from which I feel most alienated. »
On one Matey (1997)
Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House Matthew Collin with contributions from John Godfrey (Serpents Tail) Disco Biscuits Edited by Sarah Champion (Sceptre) »
Looking back on New Labour (2010)
The Guardian has published a series of reflections by novelists on the New Labour era. Will Self, Sue Townsend, Peter Akinti, Andrew O'Hagan, Philip Pullman, Jonathan »