Miss Marple doesn’t really belong in Swinging London, concludes ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Author Archives: Alwyn Turner
Farewell to the Girls
ALWYN TURNER mourns the decline of the Dagenham Girl Pipers, the band that Hitler coveted. Continue reading
Sausages: an anthology
ALWYN TURNER selects some passages from British literature that concern sausages. Continue reading
The retail Altamont: the fall of Biba
60 years since the Biba boutique opened its doors, ALWYN TURNER remembers its fall. Continue reading
‘The street fighting was excellent’
ALWYN TURNER on the riots of the early 1980s. Continue reading
‘This way for the cuts’
A Labour government facing a rebellion over benefits cuts? Surely we’ve been here before, says ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
‘Cathedrals are cathedrals’: the first 25 years of Talk Sport
From Caesar the Geezer to Covid, via the Two Mikes and the mighty H&J, ALWYN TURNER celebrates TalkSport radio. Continue reading
Rishi Sunak: an obituary
So farewell, then, Rishi Sunak. ALWYN TURNER on yet another departing prime minister. Continue reading
The Man Who Would Be Blobby
He wanted to be Mr Blobby and to be Conservative leader. ALWYN TURNER remembers John Redwood in 1995. Continue reading
‘They will rue this day’
ALWYN TURNER salutes the indefatigable George Galloway. Continue reading
Nice ‘n’ sleazy
ALWYN TURNER remembers Alan Clarke, David Ashby, Stephen Milligan and other subjects of Tory scandals in the 1990s. Continue reading
‘Dig deep for the miners’
ALWYN TURNER remembers the miners’ strike of 1984-85. Continue reading
