Final cut: Mr Jones (2019)
A film about George Orwell, Lloyd George, Maxim Litivinov and the Ukraine famine? SIMON MATTHEWS has a look.
Latest Entries
‘Batty, bananas or bonkers’
ALWYN TURNER on celebrities and mental illness in the Noughties. Continue reading
‘A bodice-ripping period drama’
Costume drama or fly-on-the-wall documentary? ALWYN TURNER revisits Downton Abbey. Continue reading
‘Slowly masticating’: The words of Boris Johnson
Some quotes from happier days, when Boris Johnson was the court jester at the Palace of Westminster. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Specific criminal offences
What do we want? More criminal offences! When do we want them? All the time! Continue reading
‘The Devil’s Arse’
ALWYN TURNER reflects on the language of Patrick Mercer, John Terry and the Devil’s Arse. Continue reading
Neither Nottingham nor Algeria
SIMON MATTHEWS on Britain’s most radical political novel. Continue reading
‘What is the BBC for?’
Sachsgate, Kittengate, the Queen ‘losing it’ – the BBC had a difficult few years, reflects ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Lies, damned lies & EU citizens
One of the key questions of the Brexit debate: How many foreign EU citizens live in Britain? Continue reading
‘The wrong brother’
ALWYN TURNER remembers the battle of the meek vs the geek – was it really the start of all Labour’s problems? Continue reading
The coming crisis (of 2012)
From the archives, ALWYN TURNER on the political instability of the Coalition years. Continue reading
Biba vs The Angry Brigade
May Day 1971 – and British terrorists bomb a fashion boutique. ALWYN TURNER tells the story. Continue reading
Les McKeown: ‘A cheeky little upstart’
The late Bay City Rollers singer in his own words, as recorded by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
