ALWYN TURNER on the time that Tony Blair apologised for slavery. Continue reading
Category Archives: History
Farewell to the Girls
ALWYN TURNER mourns the decline of the Dagenham Girl Pipers, the band that Hitler coveted. Continue reading
‘The street fighting was excellent’
ALWYN TURNER on the riots of the early 1980s. Continue reading
‘Dig deep for the miners’
ALWYN TURNER remembers the miners’ strike of 1984-85. Continue reading
Edwardian Tales: The Hooded MP
Who was the Hooded MP? Was he involved in the murder of an Eastbourne policeman? We may never know, finds ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Edwardian Tales: The Queen of Hatchetations
ALWYN TURNER on militant teetotaller Carrie Nation, who came to Britain in 1908 and was horrified by what she found. Continue reading
Edwardian Tales: The Man with the Red Beard
ALWYN TURNER tells the tale of the man who killed himself for love of a music-hall star. Continue reading
Privatising the NHS
Year-by-year fears of NHS privatisation in the Thatcher-Major era. Continue reading
Calling all (historical) cliches: Winters of Discontent
When was the Winter of Discontent? Oh, pretty much every winter in the 1970s. Continue reading
Yesterday’s papers: Harry & Class War
‘This bullshit has no bearing on our lives.’ How anarchist paper Class War greeted the birth of Prince Harry in 1984. Continue reading
History cops: Endeavour
So what do we learn of British history from watching the period cop show Endeavour? ALWYN TURNER is our guide. Continue reading
2022 Politician of the Year (dead)
He worried that he looked like a ghost, but the former 14th Earl could be a model for his slick successor Rishi Sunak. Continue reading
