Alan White

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Alan is Editor-in-Chief of Politics Home and The House magazine. He joined in 2020 from BuzzFeed News, where he was senior reporter and then news editor. He is the author of Who Really Runs Britain? (2017) a study of government outsourcing.

26 Mar Culture

Out Of The Rough: Cricket's Battle To Open Up To All

Cricket has long been seen as an exclusionary and rarefied sport, but it is undergoing huge changes, including a drive by its chiefs to open it up to all. Alan White reports

19 Jan Foreign affairs

Now You Don't: When Espionage Meets Magic

Spies and magicians have plundered one another’s box of tricks throughout history but, as Alan White reports, these practised deceivers can’t be trusted to tell the truth about their co-operation. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

18 May 2025 Environment

Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust

Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

25 Jul 2024 Culture

Breaking boundaries - the inside story of cricket's ICEC report

A year ago, the Independent Commission on Equity in Cricket published a bombshell report that exposed many of the game’s ills. Alan White asks why the sport decided to rip the shroud away from itself, and finds out what comes next

25 Apr 2024 Technology

We are lonelier online than ever before

Years ago, we millennials knew this to be true: social capital was in decline, communities were degrading, and we were getting lonelier.