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New media circus

19 August 2010

It seems that every news presenter has a blog or Twitter feed – but post personal opinions at your peril. Monocle investigates the pleasures and sorrows of social media in the news.

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Despite its 223-year history, and rural setting, there is nothing dyed in the wool about British knitwear business John Smedley. This is a company that has thrived on its ability to move with the times – and now it is…

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Risky business

19 April 2018

When you get arrested in Saudi or into a scrap in Iraq, one company hopes you’ll call.

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Money to burn

16 August 2012

New weightlifting champion: Airbus A400 M Atlas Tucked away in the British countryside, the Farnborough International Air Show is an unassuming backdrop for deals deciding the future of air defence. This trillion euro…

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Vaughan Smith

16 August 2012

Vaughan Smith is a veteran war cameraman who set up Frontline News TV in London. He shares a meal with Monocle at the Frontline Club restaurant.

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In from the cold

19 January 2012

In the fresh morning chill of the UK’s southern counties lies a late-1960s hideaway by architect Rex Johnson. Monocle makes itself at home with a selection of winter clothing befitting a lost modern classic. *Fas…

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Brainy days

18 August 2011

Monocle starts a new term with fresh fashion ideas to keep you sharp and stylish.

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Supreme court

15 March 2012

Monocle takes a lesson in volleys and countershots at a clubhouse in Pall Mall, London. In our kit bag is some smart sportswear and a slick change of clothes for after the big match.

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Everything changes

18 August 2011

James Brett: hater of pretence in art, lover of the weird and wonderful and founder of a new kind of museum that’s pulling in the crowds. Monocle meets him in the run up to his next show at London’s Selfridges department…

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Monocle on Design - Saddles from Brooks England

8 July 2014

To mark the arrival of the Tour de France, Section D takes its own tour of the Brooks England factory – purveyor of the finest bicycle saddles in the business. We also discover a new collection of stationery by French…

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A piece of England in Malta

26 September 2024

Malta’s pre-eminent architect Richard England isn’t slowing down just yet. The prolific octogenarian writes poetry, draws cityscapes and is currently penning a book based on biblical characters. Over his six-decade career…

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Monocle on Culture - ‘Middle England’ by Jonathan Coe

17 December 2018

Robert Bound is joined by John Mitchinson, publisher at Unbound, and Susannah Butter, deputy features editor at ‘The Evening Standard’ to discuss ‘Middle England’, the new state-of-the-nation novel by Jonathan Coe.

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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 274: England vs Racism

14 July 2021

England has been awash with ugly outbursts of racism during the Euro 2020 football competition and since the national team’s defeat against Italy at the final, it has been directed at the home squad. How was bigotry allowed…

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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 51: The Old England department store

10 April 2017

We wax lyrical about one of Brussels most spectacular art-nouveau structures: the Old England department store, which is now home to the Musical Instruments Museum.

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Waxed-cotton jacket

Inspired by the mod culture of the 1960s Swedish brand Brixtol Textiles has drawn on the best of British workwear for this waxed organic-cotton jacket.

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Mickfield gilet

Underscoring Lavenham’s dedication to practicality, the Mickfield gilet combines style, functionality and convenience.