Everyone from Michael Gove to Michael Portillo (via Jacques de Cock) is worried about nocturnal wandering. Continue reading
Author Archives: Lion & Unicorn
Calling all cliches: Eye watering
From knicker-shredding to the Black Death, the media are becoming increasingly lachrymose. Continue reading
The language of Blajorism
Spelling out Tony Blair’s debt to John Major at the heart of Europe. Continue reading
‘No longer two nations but one’
In an exclusive extract from his new book, ROGER HERMISTON tells the story of the astonishing Franco-British Union plan of 1940. Continue reading
Articulate, glamorous and patronising
Some perceptions of the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg in 2010. Continue reading
Hitler in springtime
A collection of quotes from the Left about the Third Reich. Continue reading
Proud to be British
Jan Morris explains the difference between British English and American English. Continue reading
Keir Starmer: Keeping busy
A newly elected MP who’s putting in the groundwork. Continue reading
‘An historic step for Europe’
A hundred business leaders in 1998 speak on why Britain needs closer European integration. Continue reading
First notices: Part 3
Newspaper reviews of Jekyll & Hyde, 1984, Lord of the Flies, Clockwork Orange and others. Continue reading
First notices: Part 2
Newspaper reviews of Wind in the Willows, Brave New World, Brighton Rock and others. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Taking them down
From wresting to reviewing – the takedown in modern life. Continue reading
