Rebecca Long-Bailey MP: a career in 34 quotes. Continue reading
Author Archives: Lion & Unicorn
Election heroes and villains 2019
Who were the winners and losers in the general election. Continue reading
A bad night for Labour
The general election – how was it for Jeremy Corbyn? Continue reading
The Sca-la days are over
SIMON MATTHEWS remembers the Scala, London’s coolest cinema. Continue reading
‘I like my shoes’: The wit & wisdom of Theresa May
The life and career of the former prime minister, in her own words. Continue reading
Final cut: Red Joan (2018)
SIMON MATTHEWS on Judi Dench as Red Joan – and other suburban spies. Continue reading
Our Singapore
SIMON MATTHEWS on the Empire Trilogy of JG Farrell, and what it tells us about Brexit. Continue reading
The battle of Jenkins’s heirs
Where is the Independent Group heading? Is it the SDP Mk II? Blair’s Babes? Or David Davis revisited? Continue reading
An experimental plane
Some first thoughts on the Independent Group. Continue reading
Proud to be British
What kind of thing made young people proud of Britain 40 years ago? Continue reading
Calling all cliches: History will judge…
Who knows how history will judge Brexit? These people do… Continue reading
2018 Politician of the Year (living)
Our not so annual gong goes to the female Boris Yeltsin. Continue reading
