Jasper Goddard

Europinion • 18th November 2025

Late-Stage Tory Malaise - How Did Labour Go So Wrong So Quickly?

It was meant to be different. When Labour rode to a massive 174 seat majority in July 2024, despite a palpable lack of excitement about the Keir Starmer project, a feeling that at least the adults were back in the room prevailed...

Europinion • 19th October 2025

Political Storytelling in the Age of Performative Politics

It often seems that the next general election is a matter of months away, with seemingly no escape from Nigel Farage’s 24/7 media coverage and gleeful references to Keir Starmer and Labour’s abysmal polling...

Why sacking Postecoglou was the right call - and Frank is the perfect replacement

And so it comes to an end. Exactly two years to the day that Ange Postecoglou arrived in N17 with the prerogative of re-establishing attacking football...

Europinion • 3rd May 2025

News Avoidance and the Death of Boredom

Across the world news avoidance is rising, as audiences increasingly disengage from reporting despite news being more accessible than ever before...

29th April 2025

Eubank Jr v Benn lives up to the hype, but no rematch is needed

Saturday night at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium provided a rare occasion of a fight perhaps even exceeding its hype, as Chris Eubank Jr overcame Conor Benn by unanimous decision to make it 2-0 to the Eubanks in a 25-year-long rivalry with the Benns...

Europinion • 27th March 2025

Is JD Vance the Greatest Danger in Trumpland 2.0?

Barely two months into Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House it is becoming increasingly apparent that Trumpland 2.0 will be even more turbulent than its previous iteration...

18th March 2025

What to do with Postecoglou?

After Tottenham Hotspur suffered their 15th defeat of the Premier League season, is the writing on the wall for the Australian manager?

14th March 2025

Mickey 17 misses the mark

Bong Joon Ho’s science fiction satire is a rare miss for the visionary filmmaker, littered with unconvincing performances, lacking in subtlety and simply not funny.

Europinion • 4th March 2025

Google AI Arms Shift Proves Only Politics Can Protect Us

Earlier this month, Alphabet, the owner of Google, altered its AI principles to remove a promise not to pursue the development of AI technologies for weaponry or surveillance purposes...

The Relevance of Severance

Six weeks into season 2, Severance is proving once again to be an especially relatable critique of the modern office job, while providing a fascinating puzzle to solve.

Europinion • 27th February 2025

The Forgotten Importance Of Time In Politics

You could be forgiven for thinking we were approaching the end of this Labour government’s term in power, rather than being merely a tenth of the way through...

25th February 2025

Beterbiev v Bivol II: Full Card Analysis

The “greatest card of all time” lived up to the hype as a trilogy surely following an all-time classic between two of the greatest fighters of their generation.

24th February 2025

The Brutalist Review

Brady Corbet’s three-and-a-half hour epic is a grand exploration of addiction, discrimination and obsession

22nd February 2025

The business approach to science in Trump's America

In Trumpland, one thing matters above all else: profit

17th February 2025

The Fall of Daniel Levy

As criticism of the Tottenham Hotspur chairman intensifies amidst widespread protests, how did the ENIC project stutter and derail after steady progress.

17th February 2025

Incendies Review

Denis Villeneuve's fourth film remains his most emotionally hard-hitting and a cinematic masterpiece of storytelling.

12th February 2025

The Substance Review

A gloriously over-the-top body horror that succeeds in critiquing misogyny and Hollywood’s unrealistic beauty standards

Europinion • 22nd December 2024

Leaving X for Bluesky? Shunning Social Media Altogether Could be the Better Option

For many, Donald Trump’s re-election was the straw that broke the camel’s back. In the days after Trump won a second term in the White House, Bluesky picked up over 1m users. A growing dissatisfaction with X’s proliferation of disinformation and abuse on the platform since Elon Musk’s takeover motivated user migration to Bluesky.

11th December 2024

Bazball shares many traits with Angeball, and proves Spurs should stick with Ange Postecoglou

Each project shares much in common with the other - Tottenham should keep faith with Postecoglou now and back him

Europinion • 21st November 2024

How the US Media Should Respond to Four More Years of Donald Trump

Here we go again. On November 5th the most dramatic political comeback was completed, as Donald Trump returned to the White House four years after losing out to Joe Biden. Half of America rejoiced, while half wallowed in fear and trepidation of what a second Trump term might bring. There are certainly valid reasons for concern. Trump’s previous time in the White House ended with his attempt to undermine the peaceful transfer of power that is essential to the democratic system by inciting Capi...

Europinion • 5th November 2024

The Rhetoric Dilemma

The U.S. Presidential election is upon us, and the world is questioning how voters could possibly give their backing, again, to Donald Trump despite his role in the 2021 Capitol attack and the inflammatory language he and his supporters routinely bandy about. Whether it be his attacks on his political enemies as “vermin” who he will “root out”, his claims that immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of the United States, or his recent musings on how Liz Cheney would feel when “the guns are trained...

Medium • 12th September 2024

Why Labour should avoid the temptation to extend cuts to sport

This summer showed the unifying power of sport and its potential to inspire, if anything this sector should receive more investmentLast week, The Times broke the news that Labour has frozen a £35m funding package for English cricket agreed by Rishi Sunak in April. This will remain on hold in the lead up to the Autumn spending review, while Olympic sports and the Football Foundation may also receive cuts.The new Labour government has emphasised the mess the previous Conservative government left t...

Medium • 6th September 2024

Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs are the closest thing to the peak Poch era, but with one gaping hole

And we’re back. It didn’t really feel as though we were ever away. With the Euros followed by the Olympics there was barely a chance to catch a breath before the Premier League hit our screens again and attention turned to whether anyone can stop the Pep juggernaut.For most, if any team can do it, it would be Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, fresh off a second consecutive runners up finish. Liverpool no doubt have the players, but can they adjust to life without Klopp? So far, so good for Arne Slot’s men...

Medium • 6th September 2024

Lex Fridman’s Interview with Donald Trump illustrates the limitations of conversational podcasts

Dissecting the recent Donald Trump interview on the Lex Fridman podcast highlights the limitations of the new age conversational podcast format. Podcasts have exploded in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic, emerging as a platform for thinkers to discuss and promote their ideas, reaching a potentially limitless audience.This has particularly benefited academics, providing opportunities to speak in-depth about their area of expertise, rather than relying on short quotes in a journalist’s artic...

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