@timburrows
Writer on culture/politics/place. The Invention of Essex is published by Profile
Selected writing/coverage/events
Guardian feature: ‘It’s scary how many St George’s flags there were’: Blood Orange on coming home to Essex and mourning his mother
Guardian feature: ‘It’s scary how many St George’s flags there were’: Blood Orange on coming home to Essex and mourning his mother
My Guardian feature on These New Puritans
My Guardian feature on These New Puritans
Adored by Björk, Massive Attack and Elton John, the cult avant-popsters are back with an album that takes in everything from Greek church bells to Ukraine. We meet the Barnett twins among the Southend amusement arcades
BUY See You Down Raquels: Clubbing and Commune-ing in Essex, edited by Tim Burrows
BUY See You Down Raquels: Clubbing and Commune-ing in Essex, edited by Tim Burrows
Latest Guardian long read: ‘Ryan Reynolds never had to deal with this’: the slow death and (possible) rebirth of Southend United
Latest Guardian long read: ‘Ryan Reynolds never had to deal with this’: the slow death and (possible) rebirth of Southend United
The long read: In 20 years, this Essex club has tumbled down the leagues and seen its ground fall apart. Is a revival finally coming – or will hopes be dashed again?
Feature for Guardian Sport - The Haaland safari: Bryne celebrates its famous son in Norway’s newest tourist attraction
Feature for Guardian Sport - The Haaland safari: Bryne celebrates its famous son in Norway’s newest tourist attraction
Visitors are encouraged to visit the training ground and first club of the Manchester City No 9 and can stay in the ‘Haaland suite’ at a local hotel
The Invention of Essex book extract via the Guardian long read: The rubbishscapes of Essex: why our buried trash is back to haunt us
The Invention of Essex book extract via the Guardian long read: The rubbishscapes of Essex: why our buried trash is back to haunt us
The long read: Landfill sites have swallowed many a beauty spot along the Thames estuary in the past 50 years. Now, as those dumps start to disgorge tonnes of mouldering detritus into the river, it truly feels like the Age of Consequences
The Invention of Essex - buy and learn more via Profile Books
The Invention of Essex - buy and learn more via Profile Books
Guardian long read from 2019: The invention of Essex: how a county became a caricature
Guardian long read from 2019: The invention of Essex: how a county became a caricature
The long read: From Loadsamoney and ‘Basildon man’ to Towie and Brexit – Essex has long been held up as both the authentic England and the crudest, stupidest symbol of Englishness
New Statesman 2024 election: the betrayal of Essex man
New Statesman 2024 election: the betrayal of Essex man
Reform's victories here are symbolic of the area's contradictions and inequalities.
Nigel Farage thinks leave-voting Clacton will welcome his return. He may be in for a surprise | Tim Burrows
Nigel Farage thinks leave-voting Clacton will welcome his return. He may be in for a surprise | Tim Burrows
From collective ambition to crumbling concrete: Essex is a totem of Britain’s decline | Tim Burrows
From collective ambition to crumbling concrete: Essex is a totem of Britain’s decline | Tim Burrows
Starmer thought he’d found the nation’s pulse in Essex. Here’s what ‘Essex man’ made of him | Tim Burrows
Starmer thought he’d found the nation’s pulse in Essex. Here’s what ‘Essex man’ made of him | Tim Burrows
In thrall to a character who may not truly exist any more, the Labour leader kicked off his election campaign in Purfleet, says author Tim Burrows
A year ago my Essex home town was abuzz at becoming a city – now a ‘toxic’ culture war has taken over | Tim Burrows
A year ago my Essex home town was abuzz at becoming a city – now a ‘toxic’ culture war has taken over | Tim Burrows
Southend’s struggles tell us a lot about modern England, says Tim Burrows, who writes about society, culture and place
Letter from Essex: Southend, land of cockles and candyfloss, is a city at last
Letter from Essex: Southend, land of cockles and candyfloss, is a city at last
The Bunker podcast discussing Essex with Marie le Conte
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The Bunker podcast discussing Essex with Marie le Conte
Podcast · Podmasters · News without the nonsense, every weekday morning. In episodes that fit your commute*, The Bunker cuts through the noise to make sense of what’s really going on in news, current affairs, politics, economics and culture. We bring you smart explainers, interviews, fresh perspectives and under-reported stories to as a refreshing alternative to repetitive Punch and Judy news coverage. It’s the only way to start the day. From the producers of Oh God, What Now? Our regulars include: Gavin Esler • Ros Taylor • Alex von Tunzelmann • Andrew Harrison • Zing Tsjeng • Jacob Jarvis • Emma Kennedy • Rafael Behr • Seth Thévoz. • Sign up to support the podcast and get episodes ad-free and early: patreon.com/bunkercast • Apple users: Get all of our core shows ad-free and early with the Podmasters Originals super-subscription. (* Even if it’s just from the kitchen to the front room. ) The Bunker is a Podmasters production.
Free Thinking - Essex special on BBC Radio 3, with Simon Heffer and others. Hosted by Matthew Sweet
Free Thinking - Essex special on BBC Radio 3, with Simon Heffer and others. Hosted by Matthew Sweet
Talking Essex on BBC Radio 4's Today programme
Talking Essex on BBC Radio 4's Today programme
Spectator review: 'Exceptionally well-written and intelligent... a thoughtful, atmospheric book of genuine insight and erudition'
Spectator review: 'Exceptionally well-written and intelligent... a thoughtful, atmospheric book of genuine insight and erudition'
Apparently much of the notoriety – or perhaps by now it has become allure – of Essex is my fault. In 1990, weeks before Mrs Thatcher was defenestrated, I wrote an article in the Sunday Telegraph called ‘Essex Man’, in circumstances that Tim Burrows describes entirely accurately in this exceptionally well-written and intelligent book. Although
FT review: 'Burrows does not disappoint. There is always another story, a myth concealing a reality “mysterious, unknowable and incongruous.” And he has a lyrical turn of phrase'...
FT review: 'Burrows does not disappoint. There is always another story, a myth concealing a reality “mysterious, unknowable and incongruous.” And he has a lyrical turn of phrase'...
Tim Burrows traces the history of a county that has become a byword for brashness and rebellion
Times review: 'Burrows's new book is part-memoir, part-travelogue and part-political tract'...
Times review: 'Burrows's new book is part-memoir, part-travelogue and part-political tract'...
The New Statesman editor (and Essex boy) Jason Cowley assesses this search for the soul of a very complicated county
Podcast: a walk with Tollesbury marsh man Flavian Capes
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Podcast: a walk with Tollesbury marsh man Flavian Capes
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