We’re raiding the Guardian’s long-read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years gone by, along with new introductions from the writers. From this week, 2019: Passing barriers in Britain has become more difficult and expensive, as government hostility leaks into every transaction. By Maya Goodfellow. Read by Lucy Scott
to quote The Wolf of Wall Street“Those are rookie numbers. Those numbers need to go up!” That’s exactly what I thought when I read that the fastest motorcycle speeding ticket in the UK had been issued for…161 mph. It’s not all that fast. Especially considering that the modern motorcycle machinery we have access to is
This post is from Edison’s Weekly Insights email. If you would like to subscribe please click here. Nearly two years after overtaking Spotify in the US for the first time, YouTube has risen to the top as the most popular service used for podcast consumption in the UK. According to Edison Podcast Metrics UK, 29%
‘wI left Warrington at 5.15 this morning to get here,” Emma tells me, standing in a queue that stretches down Walton Street. It’s after 9am on a Saturday in Oxford, the students are still in bed and the tourists have yet to come into town, but this corner of Jericho Already buzzing. There is no
If your social feeds are anything to go by, there’s a slight change in the pickle. From burgers and sandwiches to cocktails and viral taste tests, spicy flavors are popping up everywhere. Now it has found its way into sparkling water, with YEW launching the UK’s first pickle-flavored sparkling water. Available today, July 1 exclusively
The 911 GT3 Earls Court 51 Edition celebrates 75 years of Porsche in the UK. It has been built with a matching 356 coupe restoration. The exterior has been finished in sample Earl’s Court Green paint. Only 51 will be built for the UK market. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first Porsche delivered