Nek’s graffiti is everywhere. Who is he?
One man’s search for the meaning of a Birmingham tag
Samuel McIlhagga
Samuel is a features writer and reporter whose work has appeared in the Financial Times, UnHerd, Jacobin and the LA Review of Books. In 2024, he won The Independent’s Rupert Cornwall Prize
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