The best years of British television relied on diversity of funding, thinks ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Category Archives: History
The London effect: Livingstone’s legacy
Thirty years on, the warnings about the image of London Labour still ring true, says ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
‘Pay your taxes, you scum’
ALWYN TURNER on the Queen’s annus horribilis, including Windsor Castle on fire and Prince Philip on deconstruction theory. Continue reading
The Gouldfather
ALWYN TURNER reflects on the 1992 Labour leadership election, when the party chose the wrong man. Continue reading
The Regina monologues
Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl, but PAUL SAFFER thinks she ought to have a bit more to say. Continue reading
National anthem plus
From 1857, a long-lost verse for the British national anthem. Continue reading
Old King Log: The rise of James Callaghan
ALWYN TURNER remembers the Labour Party’s leadership election in 1976. Continue reading
‘Close to tears’: Tories and disability
ALWYN TURNER remembers a Tory government in conflict with disabled people in the 1990s. Continue reading
A Harold for all seasons
DAN ATKINSON celebrates the 1970s incarnation of Harold Wilson. Continue reading
Harold be thy name
A selection of quotes by and about Harold Wilson. Continue reading
A Sunday kind of love
Remembering the government’s defeat over Sunday trading in 1986. Continue reading
Abducted: A restoration mystery
ALWYN TURNER explores a seventeenth century X-file. Continue reading
