After the conferences, what’s the state of political play, asks ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Author Archives: Alwyn Turner
‘The first pop intellectual’
ALWYN TURNER on the early television shows of the great Jack Good. Continue reading
Depraved and corrupt
It’s 160 years this month since the first Obscene Publications Act was passed and, says ALWYN TURNER, we’ve hardly moved on. Continue reading
Diana and the hacks
ALWYN TURNER remembers how the death of Princess Diana was covered in the media. Continue reading
Street fighting men?
Is the Left still hankering after 1968 and all that, asks ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Phone-in’s finest hour
ALWYN TURNER on Tommy Boyd, James O’Brien and the reporting of disasters. Continue reading
What Katie did (badly)
ALWYN TURNER bids a fondless farewell to Katie Hopkins as she departs LBC. Continue reading
General election 2017: The story so far
Some random thoughts on the election campaign. Continue reading
1997: ‘What’s the point of democracy?’
ALWYN TURNER on the Labour government’s 1997 decision to give the Bank of England control of interest rates. Continue reading
1997: The legacy
ALWYN TURNER on the missed opportunities of the New Labour government. Continue reading
1997: The loser
ALWYN TURNER assesses the premiership of John Major. Continue reading
A lesson in canvassing
It’s 1997 and Alan Clark is out on the knocker. Continue reading
