Stiff Upper Quip
James Harris, Layo Gibbons, Richard BatesWriting about politics and culture
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 239 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 13 days ago |
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What is hopeful about Zack Polanski?
Ash Sarkar and Zack Polanski 1, EartH, Hackney, London, UK. 17.11.2026. Photo by Cory Doctorow under a CC 4.0 license
The Green Party of England and Wales has an official policy of seeking ‘the effective abolition of private landlordism’....
We are all Evangelos Marinakis now
I’d like to write more about politics on here, but failing that, the best way is to get someone else to do it for me. So I’m delighted to welcome back to take us through a rather brilliant sustained comparison between Evangelos Marinakis,...
Four things I like about Brussels
Making the best of the Belgian metropole
I realise that my newsletter, to the extent that I’ve touched upon my current place of residence, may have sounded a slightly negative tone on the Belgian capital. For it’s true, that having come he...
A conversation about success
Brussels, 10.03.2026
Brussels, where I live, is something of a transport hub, the last stop for many on a European jaunt before returning to the UK. Eurostar City. As such, I often get a message from acquaintances old and new that they’re...
On writing less
Against toxic productivity
A recent piece of mine at the wonderful Republic of Letters is up here. In the meantime, a very happy Easter to all of you.
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Writer and reformed comedian. I write the 'Stiff Upper Quip' Substack
Here is my blog for my longer-form hot takes (short-form hot takes can be found on my Twitter). Expect to read my musings on society, culture and politics.
Historian at the University of Nottingham
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