ALWYN TURNER’s reviews of books from the late 19th century and the early 20th. Continue reading
Author Archives: Alwyn Turner
Ed Miliband: An obituary
From the archives: ALWYN TURNER’s immediate response to the 2015 general election. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Brigadier Gerard
ALWYN TURNER on Conan Doyle’s Napoleonic hero: ‘all spurs and moustaches’. Continue reading
Revive 45: April 1974
ALWYN TURNER listens to the top 10 from 45 years ago. Continue reading
‘Let them drink curry’
The Great Famine? The Corn Laws? If only people had listened to the Duke of Norfolk. Continue reading
‘Petty differences’: Not a government of national unity
ALWYN TURNER remembers the appeals for the country to come together in 1974. Continue reading
‘Where there is discord’: The 1979 election
ALWYN TURNER on the arrival of Margaret Thatcher in Downing Street. Continue reading
The battle of the bulls’ semen
ALWYN TURNER remembers John Major’s problems with BSE and the EU. Continue reading
First lines: 1970s – part 2
ALWYN TURNER chooses the best opening lines in British pop 1975-79, from Peter Skellern to the Monochrome Set. Continue reading
First lines: 1970s – part 1
The best opening lines in British pop 1970-75, from Black Sabbath to the Goodies, chosen by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
‘I see nothing wrong with rock ’n’ roll, but…’
Cyril Smith didn’t approve of schoolchildren dancing to rock music, says ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Dickson McCunn & Co.
ALWYN TURNER on the continuing adventures of John Buchan’s heroes from the Gorbals. Continue reading
