Jasper Goddard

Europinion • 23rd June 2026

Labour's Battle of Ideas Came Four Years Too Late

Last month, former Prime Minister Tony Blair provoked a media storm by penning a 5,000 word essay titled: “The Labour Party Is Playing With Fire Over Its Future and the Future of the Country”...

Europinion • 6th May 2026

The Disruptor Trap

As the May Local Elections approach, things look bleak for the political centre. Polling suggests Labour could lose close to 2,000 local councillors...

Jasper’s Substack • 21st April 2026

The booing epidemic is a symptom of our always-online culture

The full-time whistle goes and you know what’s coming. The home side have lost again so it’s likely the end of the game will signal boos to ring out around the ground...

Europinion • 26th March 2026

Trump's War Against The Common Man

“I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars.” These were the words of Donald Trump, the self-described “President of Peace”...

Jasper’s Substack • 16th March 2026

Against reality: how politics entered a post-truth age

We live in a post-truth age. Consigned to the past are the days when the facts mattered and politicians were expected to uphold, at a minimum, a commitment to objectivity...

Europinion • 28th January 2026

Jenrick & Co's Expulsions Are A Golden Opportunity

Earlier this month, Robert Jenrick was abruptly sacked by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch after screenshots of the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice’s resignation speech were sent to senior figures in Badenoch’s office...

Europinion • 21st January 2026

Who’s Afraid of the BBC?

The BBC has increasingly found itself under fire over the last few years, with right-wing media and politicians alike finding every possible opportunity to lambast the public-service broadcaster...

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...

Europinion • 19th October 2025

Political Storytelling in the Age of Performative Politics

Meanwhile, Starmer's government endured a late-summer of internal crises and the Prime Minister is repeatedly accused of not standing for anything...

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

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